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Intro

GFunk

Originating on the West Coast through the work of Dr. Dre with Above the Law, G-Funk stood in contrast to many of the dominant Hip Hop sounds of the time. Heavily utilizing P-Funk samples, Dr. Dre and Cold 187um created a form of Rap which sounded much more relaxed and organic than other forms of rap. This was achieved through limiting the amount of samples in a track and dressing them up with live instrumentation. By the mid-1990s, this style proliferated throughout the Midwest and Southern states, becoming, for a period, the dominant form of Hip-Hop. G-Funk was not as common among East Coast rap artists, although artists like Redman would adopt its emphasis on funk samples.

Synonym(s) GangstaFunk

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Parents	HipHop	Typically features rapped vocals (emphasis on rhythm over melody, characteristically verbose compared to other musical styles) over beats. It emerged out of neighborhood block parties as part of a broader hip-hop culture among African-American communities in the Bronx in New York City in the late 1970s.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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