What is West Coast hip hop?
{{Infobox music genre | name = West Coast hip hop | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[electronic music]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[funk]]|[[East Coast hip hop]]}} | cultural_origins = Late 1970s, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | derivatives = | subgenrelist = | subgenres = | fusiongenres = {{hlist|[[Hyphy]]|[[G-funk]]|Mobb Music}} | regional_scenes = | local_scenes = '''California:''' {{hlist|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]|[[San Francisco]]|[[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]]|[[Los Angeles]]|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]|[[Compton, California|Compton]]|[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]|[[San Diego]]}} '''Washington:''' {{hlist|[[Seattle]]|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]}} '''Oregon:''' [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] | other_topics = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[Golden age hip hop]]|[[Hip hop|hip hop (subculture)]]}} }} '''West Coast hip hop''' is a style of [[hip hop music]] that originated in [[California]] in the early [[1980s]]. It has since grown into a major force in hip hop and has developed several creative centers. ==Notable West Coast hip hop musicians== * [[Tupac Shakur]] (2pac) * [[Snoop Dogg]] * [[Xzibit]] * [[Dr. Dre]] * [[Ice Cube]] * [[Kendrick Lamar]] * [[Ice-T]] * [[N.W.A]] * [[YG (rapper)|YG]] * [[Tyler, The Creator|Tyler, the Creator]] * [[213 (group)|213]] * [[Nate Dogg]] * [[Eazy-E]] * [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] * [[Paris (rapper)|Paris]] * [[E-40]] * [[Too Short]] ==West Coast hip hop record labels== * [[Rappers Rapp Records]] founded by Duffy Hooks III & Jerry Hooks Sr. in 1981. * [[Ruthless Records]] founded by [[Eazy-E]] and [[Jerry Heller]] in 1986 * [[Sick Wid It Records]] founded by [[E-40]] in 1989 * [[Lench Mob Records]] founded by [[Ice Cube]] in 1990 * [[Death Row Records]] founded by [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Suge Knight]] in 1991 * [[Doggystyle Records]] founded by [[Snoop Dogg]] in 1995 * [[Open Bar Entertainment]] founded by [[Xzibit]] in 1995 * [[Aftermath Entertainment]] founded by Dr. Dre in