As far as West Coast rappers and producers...who's style was influenced by who?

[R-Tistic]

I will list some rappers n producers, and you can add on to the list. What rappers n producers would you say that the following were most influenced by, or who's style do you feel their's evolved from? Try to mention old school and new school (at the time when they came out) producers and artists.

As producers:
DJ Quik - Mainly from early 80s funk as far as older music, but much of his early style seemed to be influenced by Dre, even though it didn't sound a lot like it. His scratches and cuts resembled Dre's from the NWA days, and he interpolated early 80s music when he first started just as Dre did to 70s music.
Dr. Dre - For old school, it obiously came from George Clinton the most, along with others such as Cameo, Roger n Zapp, and others. For rap producers, much of his early music sounds a lot like Jam Master Jay, but he added his own flavor to it. Other than him, some of his music sounded like Public Enemy's songs, such as "Straight outta Compton".
Warren G - For old school, mainly early 80s R&B and funk just like DJ Quik. He was also influenced a lot by Dre, as he did just as Quik did by interpolating 80s music as Dre did to 70s.
Battlecat - Seems to have been a bit influenced by Dre in his mid-90s style, but most of his early 90s sounded George Clinton and Parliament era influenced like most producers at the time.
Bosko - His sound resembled the G-Funk sound that LA used the most, but somehow it had a different feel to it, which was more synthy. It seemed as if he was more influenced by 80s funk versus the 70s Funk that most G-Funk used.
Fred Wreck - When he first came out, his sound was similar to Battlecat's, but after Chronic 2001, he definitely used Dre's style and changed it a bit to make it his own. Some songs sound just like somethin Dre woulda had on 2001, and some songs have that influence but sound like somethin Dre woulda never done, such as on "On on site".

Rappers:
Snoop - It's really hard to say, because he had his own style when he came out, and it wasn't too comparable to many rappers before him. If anybody, I would say he reminded me of Paperboy and Tha Diddy, or MC Breed at times.
DJ Quik - His voice sounded a whole lot like Eazy E's when he came out, but he had his own fast-paced flow that most rappers at the time didn't use too often.
Ice Cube - Content wise and somewhat delivery wise, he sounded similar to Chuck D in the NWA era, but he also had his own sound most of the time. On the CIA album from like 86 87, he sounded a lot like Run DMC.
Kurupt - ?? Hard to say, he didn't really sound like anybody when he came out, at least that I could pinpoint.
Game - Voicewise, sounds a lot like Dre and Shyne, and delivery wise sounds like Joe Budden on a lotta songs. He has Jay influence, but it's hard to pinpoint where.
Bishop Lamont - Seems to be one of the many nowadays who was inspired by Jay, and sounds a lot like him on some tracks. But his flow is always a lot faster and sometimes more complex than Jay's.
Glasses Malone - I donno if anybody else hears it, but I hear a strong King Tee influence in his style.
Xzibit - Hard to say, because he didn't sound like many other rappers when he dropped, especially with his voice. Most rappers with rough voices back in the 90s used to rap very erratic and wild such as Onyx and Leaders of the new school.

[JMan]

some nice comparisons.. props

[Eihtball]

All Music Guide lists influences for artists based on what they've said in interviews, including some of the rappers you mentioned:

Snoop: George Clinton, Rick James, N.W.A., The Gap Band, Cameo, Zapp, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Barry White, Parliament

DJ Quik: Ice-T, Dr. Dre, N.W.A., Ice Cube, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

Ice Cube: Zapp, George Clinton, The Gap Band, Cameo, Ice-T, Parliament, Funkadelic, Public Enemy

Overall, though, I would summarize it this way:

The first generation of gangsta rappers (Ice-T, N.W.A., Geto Boys, etc.) were influenced by 70s' funk and soul (Zapp, Funkadelic, etc.) and early hardcore rap (Public Enemy, BDP, etc.)

The second generation of gangsta rappers (Snoop, Pac, Biggie, Mobb Deep, Compton's Most Wanted, Nas, South Central Cartel, Above The Law, etc.) were influenced by the previous generation of gangstas (mostly N.W.A.) as well as 70s' funk and soul.

The third generation of gangsta rappers was influenced by all of the above (they're pretty much all of the cats you hear on the radio these days, from 50 to Young Jeezy).

[Paul]

some nice comparisons.. props

xzibit to me seems to be infulenced by mc ren

c bo definitaly ice cube, no doubt there

[soopadoopaflykid]

snoop always reminded me of a slick rick in a way cuz they both were smooth as hell

[i B 2 QUIK 2 c]

you make some interesting points

to me, Quik's flow on his first 2 albums sounds like it was influenced by the D.O.C.'s "Nobody Does It Better"

some of his productions and the use of guitars sound like they were influenced by James Brown... case in point, i notice similarities between Quik's "Get Up" and James Brown's "The Payback"

no ideas original... obviously musicians are musicians because they were inspired by other musicians who have some sort of influence on their style... very few artists have thought outside of the box to create music that is unlike anything ever heard before...

peace