G-funk
G-funk is a type of
hip hop music that emerged from
West Coast gangsta rap in the early
1990s. The accepted progenitor of the sound is
Dr. Dre, whose
1992 (see
1992 in music) album
The Chronic invented and name the sound, a slow, stoned
P-funk inspired genre characterized by groovy bass lines and synthesizers. After Dr. Dre's success, G-funk became the dominant sound in hip hop for several years, with
Death Row Records artists like
Snoop Doggy Dogg and
Warren G crossing over to the mainstream.
