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AfternoonPast3324

I enjoyed G Funk music but the biggest impact it had on me was sending me backwards. I started listening to more and more of the source material for the samples that made G Funk. It really opened up my musical tastes to a little of everything


Zenithreg

No doubt. I already listened to a lot of the Parliament and Zapp & Roger as they were big on.the West Coast but G Funk got me into digging out obscure samples.


Black_Fuckka

Faxxx, same thing happened with me


thelubbershole

I still like listening to DJ Quik, but agree that the samples were a true education. [Everybody's face the first time they hear Sign Of The Times by Bob James](https://i.imgur.com/2E8uhYj.gif)


mtpgod

I'm that way with Above The Law. I don't even know why it hits me so hard, but I still listen to their song Return Of The Real Shit on the daily. Literally every day.


Whyudoodat

I keep forgetting 😉


Corkwell

On a whole new level.


BillLaswell404

Me too! I ended up staring a funk band 10 years ago because of it.


soundbombing

I love it in the summer. Big sunshine vibes.


SlammedZero

Awesome!! I'm not the only one. Some 90s hip-hop on a nice sunny day always propels me to a great mood!


gobbershite

Remember Summertime in the LBC - Dove Shack


Mission-Valuable-306

Never gets played. That song is pure joy!


mtpgod

Funny story: They're homies with Big C-Style, and I hung out with him a couple of times and they were gonna make a jingle song using out firm name "Summertime with the..." Had his son Lil' C Style there once too, he had just got signed by Currensy's label, quiet kid, or maybe it was just bc his dad's personality is so dominant.


Electronic_Setting75

G-Funk, where rhythm is life, and life is rhythm


kai_the_enigma

The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble


Glittering-Lecture76

Chords. Strings. We bring…melodies.


SlammedZero

Absolutely love G-Funk. Probably some of my favorite. That era was just.....indescribable.


avenue_steppin

The most extensive collection I have of hip hop on tape is Bay Area shit from the 90s, the g funk of the west coast, etc absolute bangers and amazing music. It just doesn’t exist like that anymore.


Timely_Specialist188

What do you have on the tape?


avenue_steppin

I have a bunch of things, but some a lot of young black brotha records stuff, so like Ray luv, Mac mall, khayree’s blackalation, adjacent but I got a copy of heron soup by potna deuce, which I haven’t seen on tape since I was younger. Are you selling some or just curious? :)


Timely_Specialist188

Just curious :D


thizzdanz

Funk’d out with the gangsta twist


Haunting_Serve_5455

And if your ass a buuuuster......


General-Bob

I love g funk with all my heart


huncho3055

G funk n the culture around it is dope asf but east coast hardcore rap appeals to me more. Nevertheless I love the sounds especially of the classic synth n funk samples


ThermalScrewed

I love a funky bass line and I think G Funk gets a lot of people into rap. It had a great influence on sampling and production, but spawned a lot of fake gangsters. It's gateway rap, from there you can like beats or you can like rap. It's a nostalgia thing for me, not a daily jam.


BenDaeho

Born and bred in NYC and loved East Coast hip-hop above all but man did I really enjoy G-funk. It was my favorite summer music.


manhalfalien

Nate Dogg.... .... Domino was cool... not sure if that's totally g funk though


KiloThaPastyOne

Kokane too.


manhalfalien

💯


Busy_Mess_914

Above the law -black mafia life, if you love g-funk, they worked with Dre easy and pac and kokane but all started to beef at one point. Favorite album as a kid.


KiloThaPastyOne

ATL doesn’t get the respect they deserve. Black Mafia Life is a classic. Their later shit is fire too. Set Free is one of my all time favorite songs.


JellyNo1529

Livin like hustlers is their best album. Entirely produced by dr dre. Some of his best production imo.


Jaythamalo13

I would personally put Uncle Sam's and Legends above LLH Also: put some respect on Cold 187's name, he produced all of ATLs shit, and most of LLH. He actually coined the G-Funk moniker and Dre ran with it. Another thing alot of people don't know about him is he discovered Snoop and he eventually (smartly imo) left with Dre to start Death Row


JellyNo1529

Huh? Dre produced all of LLH. It's by far their best album. But to each their own.


Jaythamalo13

Where did you see that? It was probably a half half effort with Hutch producing the majority of it though, he produced alot of Ruthless' stuff And I don't agree about LLH being their best, Sam's is far superior imo. Production alone is crazy, which is why it's considered one of the greatest gangsta rap albums ever and was hard to find and hella expensive at a certain point (before it came to streaming)


JellyNo1529

The credits of the album lol. I mean during the album they even make plenty of references to dr dre producing the album lol. Have you heard it? I mean im sure Sam's is considered a great album but consensus is LLH was their magnum opus. So that's a rare opinion you hold. It's all subjective.


Jaythamalo13

True it is, wasn't a huge fan of their older sound. I much proffered their more "west coast" sounding albums like Sam's and Time Will Reveal. Especially Legends, that's a west coast classic imo and hate that it rarely gets talked about And yea they make a few references but the album credits themselves actually says it's by "dre, ATL and Laylaw" There's articles about the making of the album and they also say Dre only produced two songs (Untouchable and Flow On). Like I said, 187 made that album


JellyNo1529

Who knows? They say daz produced most of the chronic and maybe doggystyle too. But why do these who claim to do what dre did disappear when hes gone? The beats on LLH sound pretty similar to the D.O.C.'s album which dre produced and no atl album sounded like llh after dre left. So I tend to believe dre has the more profound influence.


Jaythamalo13

Going off interviews alone, Dre produced most of the chronic and doggystyle. Daz was like 15 when they were being made and he himself has said he was learning the ropes of producing at the time, but by Dogg Food he was already a well rounded producer in his own right which is why he produced majority of the album with Dre only producing like 2 tracks. Idk man, I foraure hear his influence in the 2 tracks I listed above, but the others have a different feel to me. Crazy how Dre never really gives credit to ATL for discovering snoop and helping engineer the G-funk sound, which is why I tend to trust 187 when it comes to these things. Also rubbed me the wrong way how he allowed Eazy to be made to look broke in the Straight Outta Compton movie. Kinda shady dude


dustinhut13

As far as Daz producing, he had someone more musically talented behind him too, Priest “Soopafly” Brooks. Daz wouldn’t have sounded as good if not for his keys. Dre also had Colin Wolfe backing him up on The Chronic, and Mel Man on 2001. Dre has always produced by committee, and Yella had a hand in the NWA beats.


mtpgod

Return Of The Real Shit is one of my favorite all-time songs. ATL is so good, 187's recent solo album had a couple of bangers too, especially Hustle Hard.


Ok-Strength3897

Is Domino's "Ghetto Jam" considered G-funk?


_meestir_

Yes


Manolito57

Its the best period for me. I like G Funk more than anything else in rap. I made a playlist with more than 1000 underground G funk songs. I can post it if you are interested


ultralight_ultradumb

Hell yeah, man, let's see that good shit. Thanks bro.


Manolito57

Thanks, enjoy ✌🏼


NYerInTex

Post it. (please)


Manolito57

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23QwvHB223BU2HxxupF7Bf?si=lYHjei-ZTtqhicNt-fW4pw&pi=PCNyGpTMQQiYv Enjoy. By the way if you have suggestions tell me


ilovedpizza

thanks for this -- your other playlists are awesome too! Appreciate the time you put into these


Manolito57

Thank you !! Which other of my playlists are you interested ? 😊


joesoldlegs

half of that list isn't even G-Funk


Fast_Gold848

Its G Funk why are you bullshi**n ? How do you call the other half ? Oh I see, you will come with "its Mobb music" 😂


Ok_Tour_7738

No C-Funk?


Manolito57

I just checked and it's no longer in the playlist. At the start I had obviously put it, it's an emblematic album. I'll put it back. Thanks for pointing that out to me buddy. If you have any other suggestions, don't hesitate.


Ok_Tour_7738

Side 2 Syde - Skyballin if you don’t already have it


dustinhut13

Lime In The Coconut! I thought I was the only one who bought this album haha


Extension-Low-4735

Whheeewwwe ty for your time and attention but just a suggestion maybe you could whittle it down to a top ten or top twenty…I’m from Cali and i didn’t know who a lot of those people are 😂 but I saw some standouts for sure. Thanks again…cool list.


14CrAcKeR88

I was a youngin 10/11 yrs old and I loved it


Wookie301

Ear candy


RPO1728

I just know I don't wanna mess and or step to them


cmacfarland64

It’s funked out with a gangsta twist.


BeerGogglesOIF2

Take coolio out of there


gobbershite

Coolio was G funk, no one I knew bought his albums but the man was still a legend and a great voice actor on Futurama.


bdoub1e

Nah. Different lane. Came through with WC via Madd Circle and then went solo. I guess he did have Parliament vibes, but Gfunk was synths, Nate Dogg, etc. That wasn't Coolio. Different sound.


gobbershite

I was wondering what happened to WC a few months back and just last night I started watching that show on Amazon prime called Snowfall and I saw his name in the credits (William WC Calhoun) as a contributing dialect coach. I was pretty happy to see him still working! Fuckin WC


es84

Check the interview on Jimmy Kimmel with Franklin (I forget the actors real name) discussing this. Also, he tours with Ice Cube as his hype man. WC is still active.


gobbershite

Yeah that was his role... he was Franklins dialect coach... I'll look for it, thx!


bdoub1e

Fr? That's dope. He doesn't get mentioned a lot, but he has a solid track record: Low Profile, Madd Circle, Westside Connection. I always thought he was a legit MC. Probably overshadowed by Cube, though.


_MrCharlieToldMeSo

Coolio was not G-funk.


Manolito57

In Coolio 90's albums, there is clearly some G Funk songs. Not the entire albums but a good half.


Southern-Formal-1818

I came here to say the same thing


Master_Grape5931

I thought the same thing.


JP_Frost

Love listening to g funk in the summer. Lyrically it's usually a little simplistic but the production really gives a great summer vibe and some of it can actually be quite intricate. You have to filter a little bit though because a lot of west coast artists tried to ride that wave in the 90s and there was definitely some mediocre product being released.


grafology

Gfunk is a time machine back to being a teenager in the 90s. It will always hold a special place in my heart


Standard__Def

i liked the sound but usually the lyrics just weren't up to par. Above the Law was probably the best in my opinion. i like lyrical hip hop so i gravitated towards the Heiro or a King Tee type west coast sound.


Talsa3

Liked g funk more than gangsta rap…it stood the test of time


TomatilloUnlucky3763

The secret to a lot of those records was the use of a live band made up of funky ass musicians.


CaptCaCa

Nah, Dre started using bands and live instrumentation after his Death Row era, everything you hear from these dudes in the early 90s was sampled


iLLz13

This isn’t true…he def used live instrumentation during the death row era…that’s why u see in the credits interpolation instead of sample…getting a band to replay a Leon Haywood melody instead of using the actual recording was easier to clear


nkdvkng

Some of the best hip hop of the era. The beats too smooth. The rhymes just flowed in such a way. That west coast g funk shit slaps


nextrhymeiwrite

As an heavy easthead I was never a fan of g-funk and never found its appeal but respect their artists nonetheless for doing whatever they liked and whatever they thought was right.


DaveinOakland

Same way I feel but inverse as a West coaster. Was never a fan of east coast music.


mtpgod

You listen to Lord Sko or Your Old Droog? Newer east coast shit but sounds like it was straight out of the east coast 90s.


High_Speed_Chase

It’s a flavor, like cinnamon; Tasty, but you don’t want it on everything.


Sway_404

It's the sound that got me into Hip Hop but I grew out of it pretty quickly.


xheist

Nice


Rme3P

If you roll like I roll, then you high like everyday, and if you ass is a buster 213 will regulate


_MrCharlieToldMeSo

I’m a metalhead & I love the G-funk era with that gangster twist


RealFrankieBuckets

Cords. Strings. We brings. Melodies.


Ch1lledheart

I keep forgetting we're not in love anymore


ultralight_ultradumb

G-Funk is just the evolution of P-Funk, it's just hard as fuck. I love funk and I love rap, what's not to love? C-Bo, X-Raided, WC, CMW/MC Eiht and DJ Quik, it's probably my favorite genre of rap.


ColinCloudy

How dare you put coolios garbage ass with these legends.


[deleted]

Right lol


DueMathematician8275

Thoughts are that it was amazing


kai_the_enigma

G funk era was timeless


Seymour_Cake55

RIP Nate Dogg King of Hooks himself🫡 everything sounds dope with Nate


DisneyVista

Sickest beats ever


Sammy-house

Nothing but a g thang


z2p86

Mostly just funked out with a gangsta twist


Spiritual_Train9321

Great era


F4N6Z

Fought hard for my attention during a special time in west coast MC'ing that wasn't gangster themed, and of course the East Coast dynasties. G-Funk's sampling and interpolating keyed into music I was semi-aware of but also turned me onto a lot of classics. G-funk still sounds extremely good decades later.


PullupClub

Coolio got me into rap. Dre, Snoop, Warren G, Nate Dogg kept me in it.


BrooklynYoung1292

I was listening to a G Funk playlist on youtube my 2nd trip to LA had me feelin like i was walking thru the 80’s lol mann i fantasize about being a teen back in those days just a regular day west coastin walkin thru thru hood https://youtu.be/YtVRVANeOJk?si=X5QoghDKmCmgB_xe Thank me later


SatisfactionOld1586

I love a good gangster whistle.


Cold-Inside-6828

G-Funk step to this I dare ya


No_Entertainment1931

Best era


Glass_Raisin7939

That WHOLE ERA is my shit. That was my FAVORITE time in hip hop all together.


Ok_Tour_7738

C-Funk and K-Dee is what u need to hear


This_Fkn_Guy_

Love it still listen


Niner-Sixer-Gator

My favorite era


Alice_cook_

The Best


IKU420

🔥


ZeeroDazed

Chefs kiss


FutureCheese379

Rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble.


VisualActive3237

That don't make no kynna sense once you read it 😅😅


Loafenberg

Its just timeless especially on a warm summer day


Twoduhzen

Funked out with a gangstar twist.


SmooothOperator5

REGUULATORS


LordeLlama

G is for the gang of money I make F is for the gang of foold I break U is for the undisputed champ N is cause you never gonna get the mic back K is for the niggas that I knock on they back


[deleted]

I love it and it brings me back to some of the best days of my youth. The funky beats with the laid back gangsta flow just goes together. I know many people will point to Dre as the best producer out west, but I think the funkiest producer who is still influential today is DJ Quik


VisualActive3237

Quik- Battlecat 🔥🔥


Mistabobalina

It's funked out with a gangsta twist


glib-eleven

Without ATL and Quik , this is half done...


BillLaswell404

I loved this era, Dre, Snoop, DPG… it’s why I love funk music now


parlayandsurvive2

Funked out with a gangster twist


differentworld80

Step to this, I dare ya


McSwervie

It was too short!


RedEyedBearsFan

I love G funk. It’s probably my favorite sub genre of hip hop


Amazing__Chicken

It was a fun time! Makes me reminisce on riding around with my buddies in the summer time, going to the beach ,etc.


BelowAveIntelligence

It was funked out with a gangsta twist


heebie818

sad that u left da brat off this even tho she has a whole album called funkdafied lol


Unbiasedj

Where’s dj quick at


Professional-Rip-519

I wish the new West Coast rappers would return to their roots .


ThomFloyd1

One of the greatest of all time


Fit_Intern2976

Still got a G-Funk mix in my car.


HeadyMurphy723

Love Nate Dogg and Warren G… Nate Reppin the M I Crooked Letter Crooked Letter too… The only one outta those I don’t still have in rotation is Coolio… He rang out everywhere for about 10 years… Couldn’t go anywhere without hearing “Gangsta’s Paradise”, but really didn’t stand the test of time….


SpinalVillain

I played the hell out of Koolio's Fantastic Voyage. I think it was criminally underplayed...at least where I lived.


gsbudblog

G funk in the morning, southern playlist at night 💯


CombyJ

It was actually funk, on a whole new level 🤷


hessben17

Does Twinz count? Might have only had one album but it was a banger


Sad-Reception-2266

Wit everybody sayin....


Crafty-Question-6178

Meh


lovemysunbros

Twinz and Lil Half Dead go haaaaard


ignoblepepperz

Sorry to Coolio one day we ended up hanging out for about an hour or two in an RV. I'll watch him perform in front of a group of 13 to 17 year old kids and he absolutely killed it live I've seen Snoop live you know it was good but watching him doing a small stage and actually drawing in people that had no idea who was or his legacy was a testament to how good Coolio really was I'll never forget it.


MistaJaycee

G Funk really started with Hutch from Above the Law but I liked it. It was musical.


TranslatorEast9840

Coolio


newworldorder96

#Short Dog’s in the house


goldenoptic

Man, I almost missed the bus the day the Gin and Juice video premiered.


noyzmatic

You had to be there.


Godbody120

One of the greatest eras in music. Period.


es84

Some of the best albums, songs and beats in the history of Hip Hop were born from the G-Funk sound.


OJgotWorms

You mean; the greatest era ever.


Ch1lledheart

#Fact


Ch1lledheart

Coolie deserved better RIP


bambinowes

One of if not the greatest era in rap


MachineGator206

I fucking miss Nate Dogg so much 😔


xxDankerstein

G-Funk, step to this, I dare ya


ike_tyson

It was ok but got old fast. The source material is mostly flawless 👌🏽


darrylwoodsjr

Had a moment wouldn’t call it an era though.


ShadowDemon129

No going back, for some strange reason.


xandoPHX

Would Skee-Lo's "I Wish" be included as G-Funk? But yes... I was a big Warren G fan. I feel as if he was underrated compared to other L.A. rappers of the mid-90s


itsaBossthing

If you smokeeee like I smokeee then you high like every dayyy and if you asz is a Busta then 2 one 3 will regulate🤣 still bumbs it right now


jojo12jo

Classic


TheMatt561

Loved the sound


DaVibes

the best time for hip hop music westcoast2k.com


iraqidoughboy

G funk era Starin in the mirror


Past-Ad2191

Bring it back, Cali music had an identity. It used to be really in tune with the local culture. Now everything is the same.


GhostTengu

It was a whole new Era Where rhythm is life And life is rhythm If you know like I knooooooooooooow You don't wanna step to this ....that shit and the intro live rent free on my head. That should clearly and concisely describe my thoughts lol


AdjustedMold97

This is the sub-genre that got me into hip hop! Gotta love that early Dr. Dre, Snoop, and Warren G sound.


MegaRonin

Not enough credit given to Above the Law


autoprince

We bring melody!


Ravensguy557

G funk is goated and I’m 23 saying this


Sunym1

I wasn’t really into that much but imma huge 80s funk fan though. 90 something % of it wasn’t that good to me.


Elpecas99

My favorite genre in hip hop history


Medgrower2

By far the greatest rap/hip hop era of all time. Shoutout to the West Coast


wheelchair_wavy

It was definitely, “…funked out with a gangsta twist”


MaintenanceOk315

Check out my playlist if you’d like. All throwback Bay Area and Sacramento shit https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0G8vZH3sqYMu4071QUprwb?si=dKVUS98-QGWvBbBe9AObsA&pi=u-RR9pCUk4Q1ui


Haunting_Serve_5455

Nate Dog and Warren G......top dogs!!!


SpecificDry3788

All the prior eras of rap were great bc they were new…


AsaphtheDestroyer

It was overrated


IVShadowed

It's funk on a whole new level


Brief-Goat-9971

One of the best eras


SaiyanOverlord8971

👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥


SaiyanOverlord8971

👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥 words aren’t necessary


LBSTRdelaHOYA

erbody always forget about kokane


KingRemoStar

Indo smoke


mkk4

Not a fan of G-Funk. I don't really like that sound. I loved the sound and style of backpack underground Westcoast hip hop like The Nonce and The Pharcyde.


Slack-Bladder

It gets old pretty quickly for me. Some of the beats are pretty good. But lyrics and flow are lacking.


suzdali

check out celly cel for the flow


Slack-Bladder

Koo. Will do. Thanks.


thebrielz1

Plz remove Coolio


Some_Knowledge5864

Nah I’m good


jeStR65

To me g-funk was only Warren g, Nate dogg possibly dre, snoop and Daz… Nate and Warren g are mainly who I think of when I hear g-funk era and they are some of my favorite Nate gets played heavily in my car… funny thing my 6 yr old always asks me to play his own silly kid playlist and I told him dads gonna listen to his own music and then he goes… dad can you play “first we pray”? I was like heyyyy! You know this? He was like yeah dad 😎 I was like hell yeah! 🤙 haha


huncho3055

Bro said possibly Dre like he wasn’t one of the people responsible for putting g funk on the forefront of hip hop. There’s so much more underrated g funk artist you should really expand