how did yall get into westcoast "gangsta" rap

[iDontTrip]

i knw its alotta yall from europe on here...just wonderin, how tf did yall get into this from all the way out there 

[Fonkarround]

i knw its alotta yall from europe on here...just wonderin, how tf did yall get into this from all the way out there 

and what, you live across the street from snoop? it was all played in TV

[Heinz]

This thread will be great.

[bouli77]

well g-funk was the mainstream sound of the mid 90's, there was no way you could escape from hearing it one way or another. it influenced the commercial sound of the day and in my case, France being a pioneer in hip hop since the 80's after the US, basically we got exposed very early. in France you got entire hoods who were raised on g-funk, especially in Lyon. I think it's also due to the fact that france has always been big on funk music too, and g-funk is an offspring of funk and the youngins whose big brothers exposed them to funk really related to g-funk. another reason is the musical appeal compared to other hip hop subgenres, i got into east coast rap later as i started understanding english but when you don't understand jackshit about english the music and the flows have greater appeal.

i'm from the younger generation so it wasn't until 1999 really that i got into g-funk with next episode blowin me away at the time (funny cause i can barely listen to it nowadays) but i'm always amazed at how groups like the spice girls had g-funkish songs and how some commercial one hit wonders were totally inspired by the  g-funk sound.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY</a>

[iDontTrip]

i knw its alotta yall from europe on here...just wonderin, how tf did yall get into this from all the way out there 

and what, you live across the street from snoop? it was all played in TV

hell nah, I used to go to school wit one of the Migos tho lmao...I sense some sensitivity in ur post tho, I guess yall don't talk to eachother like that in Europe lol

[iDontTrip]

well g-funk was the mainstream sound of the mid 90's, there was no way you could escape from hearing it one way or another. it influenced the commercial sound of the day and in my case, France being a pioneer in hip hop since the 80's after the US, basically we got exposed very early. in France you got entire hoods who were raised on g-funk, especially in Lyon. I think it's also due to the fact that france has always been big on funk music too, and g-funk is an offspring of funk and the youngins whose big brothers exposed them to funk really related to g-funk. another reason is the musical appeal compared to other hip hop subgenres, i got into east coast rap later as i started understanding english but when you don't understand jackshit about english the music and the flows have greater appeal.

i'm from the younger generation so it wasn't until 1999 really that i got into g-funk with next episode blowin me away at the time (funny cause i can barely listen to it nowadays) but i'm always amazed at how groups like the spice girls had g-funkish songs and how some commercial one hit wonders were totally inspired by the  g-funk sound.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY</a>

yea bro...ive checked out a lotta g funk on youtube..shits sounds str8 even tho I don't understand it....I always liked this one

[Black Excellence]

spontaneously.

[bouli77]

doc gyneco's album which was released in 1996 is one of the biggest selling french rap albums and one of the first "french g funk" album. it sold over a million  copies (which is a LOT in France, especially for a rap album) and was recorded in LA with live instruments and shit. some of the best g-funk productions i've heard. shit had mad influence over here.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/UKEXTLHXV0w" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/UKEXTLHXV0w</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/wzAnZJhV9DE" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/wzAnZJhV9DE</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/lYikN9ypXkk" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/lYikN9ypXkk</a>

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I was Alwayz Into Somethin...

[Aladin]

i knw its alotta yall from europe on here...just wonderin, how tf did yall get into this from all the way out there 

I was looking for a way to do a drive by.
And what better than to accompany it with some westcoast Gangsta funk.

[Soopahigh]

well g-funk was the mainstream sound of the mid 90's, there was no way you could escape from hearing it one way or another. it influenced the commercial sound of the day and in my case, France being a pioneer in hip hop since the 80's after the US, basically we got exposed very early. in France you got entire hoods who were raised on g-funk, especially in Lyon. I think it's also due to the fact that france has always been big on funk music too, and g-funk is an offspring of funk and the youngins whose big brothers exposed them to funk really related to g-funk. another reason is the musical appeal compared to other hip hop subgenres, i got into east coast rap later as i started understanding english but when you don't understand jackshit about english the music and the flows have greater appeal.

i'm from the younger generation so it wasn't until 1999 really that i got into g-funk with next episode blowin me away at the time (funny cause i can barely listen to it nowadays) but i'm always amazed at how groups like the spice girls had g-funkish songs and how some commercial one hit wonders were totally inspired by the  g-funk sound.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vqXETTRZD-U</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sEH-kTP2guY</a>

jamais j'aurais pensé que quelqu'un utiliserait Ophélie Winter et G-Funk dans la même phrase mais c'est vrai que les 2 sons en questions sonnent pas mal G-Funk !

[RxScenester]

I'm from Santa Ana Cali and there's a lot of gang activity where I'm from.  I was around 5 when I first hear Quik being bumped from my OG neighbors Impala and never stopped loving West Coast since.

[TidyKris]

Doggystyle was pretty big here in UK when it dropped and Snoop was all over the late night
music programs on weekend TV, i picked up on it from that and it opened my eyes to other
westcoast artists from 1993 onwards...then around 1994 - 1995 the G-Funk sound started to cross over
into Pop music, even the cheesy UK Boybands & Girlbands were using it haha!

[TRAX (SFV)]

How did I get into gangsta rap???  The OG KDAY!  NWA and Eazy-E were some of my first rap tapes, they used to play that all the time.

[MOBNigga06]

I got into rap when Pac was on top of the game. I was a real young nigga at the time. I remember discovering his music and playing it constantly, walking around rapping his songs, etc. The music was eye-opening to me and I still play it to this day.