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G-Funk uses many more live instruments in its production than typical hip-hop - while sampling is used, musicians will often 'interpolate' the sample by replaying it with live instruments. This practice began in part because interpolation is cheaper than sampling the original records, due to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Upright_Music,_Ltd._v._Warner_Bros._Records_Inc 1991 lawsuit]] caused by Biz Markie's non-permitted sampling of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)"; however, Dr. Dre praised interpolation on a creative level, as it allowed more flexibility with mixing individual instruments, a more organic feel, and better sound quality. G-Funk also places emphasis on synthesizers - a particular squiggly analog monosynth 'whistle' sound, often playing over a hook, is so associated with the genre that it's used as a shorthand in other genres to say "this is influenced by G-Funk" (as in the music of Music/SpiceGirls and Music/LanaDelRey). Another signature G-Funk production technique is the talkbox, a self-consciously synthesized retro sound used on sung vocals and hooks, popularized by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman back in the 1980s.
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G-Funk uses many more live instruments in its production than typical hip-hop - while sampling is used, musicians will often 'interpolate' the sample by replaying it with live instruments. This practice began in part because interpolation is cheaper than sampling the original records, due to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Upright_Music,_Ltd._v._Warner_Bros._Records_Inc 1991 lawsuit]] caused by Biz Markie's Music/BizMarkie's non-permitted sampling of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)"; however, Dr. Dre praised interpolation on a creative level, as it allowed more flexibility with mixing individual instruments, a more organic feel, and better sound quality. G-Funk also places emphasis on synthesizers - a particular squiggly analog monosynth 'whistle' sound, often playing over a hook, is so associated with the genre that it's used as a shorthand in other genres to say "this is influenced by G-Funk" (as in the music of Music/SpiceGirls and Music/LanaDelRey). Another signature G-Funk production technique is the talkbox, a self-consciously synthesized retro sound used on sung vocals and hooks, popularized by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman back in the 1980s.
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->''Funk on a whole new level\\
The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble\\
Chords, strings, we brings melody, G-funk\\
Where rhythm is life and life is rhythm''
-->-- '''Warren G''' and '''Nate Dogg''', "Regulate"
The rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble\\
Chords, strings, we brings melody, G-funk\\
Where rhythm is life and life is rhythm''
-->-- '''Warren G''' and '''Nate Dogg''', "Regulate"
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G-Funk, short for "[[GangstaRap gangsta]] funk", is a subgenre of HipHop originating in the West Coast, [[GenreLaunch launched]] by Music/DrDre's 1992 album ''Music/TheChronic'' and named by Music/SnoopDogg in his ''Doggystyle'' cut "G-Funk". G-Funk takes heavy influence from Music/GeorgeClinton's Parliament-Funkadelic sound, and emphasises a laid-back, melodic feel, contrasting to the aggressive East Coast [[HardcoreHipHop boom-bap]] sound that dominated at the time G-Funk emerged. G-Funk lyrics generally follow the tropes of GangstaRap, edging into {{Horrorcore}} at times (such as in Music/SnoopDogg's "Murder Was The Case"), but are often about success, partying and enjoying the West Coast heat; G-Funk rappers tend to use a smooth, understated delivery with slurred enunciation and cool, laid-back rhythms.
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G-Funk, short for "[[GangstaRap gangsta]] funk", is a subgenre of HipHop originating in the West Coast, [[GenreLaunch [[FollowTheLeader launched]] by Music/DrDre's 1992 album ''Music/TheChronic'' and named by Music/SnoopDogg in his ''Doggystyle'' cut "G-Funk". G-Funk takes heavy influence from Music/GeorgeClinton's Parliament-Funkadelic sound, and emphasises a laid-back, melodic feel, contrasting to the aggressive East Coast [[HardcoreHipHop boom-bap]] sound that dominated at the time G-Funk emerged. G-Funk lyrics generally follow the tropes of GangstaRap, edging into {{Horrorcore}} at times (such as in Music/SnoopDogg's "Murder Was The Case"), but are often about success, partying and enjoying the West Coast heat; G-Funk rappers tend to use a smooth, understated delivery with slurred enunciation and cool, laid-back rhythms.
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Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, however, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
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Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, however, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp Music/ZappAndRoger and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
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* Music/{{Madonna}}'s "Human Nature" uses G-Funk whistles and production.
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* E-40: A pioneer of the Bay Area's mobb music scene, as both a rapper and producer, and [[UrExample an early influence on G-funk's sound]].
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* [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]] : Like E-40, $hort is an early pioneer of mobb music, [[UrExample the sonic precursor to G-funk]]; though he's also done [=SoCal=]-style G-Funk, and worked with prominent artists from the area.
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* [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]] : Music/TooShort: Like E-40, $hort is an early pioneer of mobb music, [[UrExample the sonic precursor to G-funk]]; though he's also done [=SoCal=]-style G-Funk, and worked with prominent artists from the area.
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** Eminem's extremely silly "Rain Man" makes a reference to the style: When 'Rain Man' summons Dr. Dre, Dre's arrival is heralded by a little G-funk whistle lick in the beat, as if it's a {{Leitmotif}} for him.
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* Music/JanetJackson's 1997 album ''Music/TheVelvetRope'' took many cues from G-funk; the track "Free Xone" being the most notable example.
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* {{Blaxploitation}}: Soundtracks of old Blaxsploitation flicks influenced the sound of the genre.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: G-Funk sounds melodic and ''fun'', so it naturally follows that lyrics often concern the fun and cool parts of crime.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: G-Funk sounds melodic and ''fun'', so it naturally follows that lyrics often concern the fun and cool parts of crime.
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* MisogynySong: Compton G-Funk is often accused of starting bitches-and-hos rap songs, which is an oversimplification.
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Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
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Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, however, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
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G-Funk, short for "[[GangstaRap gangsta]] funk", is a subgenre of HipHop originating in the West Coast, [[GenreLaunch launched]] by Music/DrDre's 1992 album ''Music/TheChronic'' and named by Music/SnoopDogg in his ''Doggystyle'' cut "G-Funk". G-Funk takes heavy influence from Music/GeorgeClinton's Parliament-Funkadelic sound, and emphasises a laid-back, melodic feel, contrasting to the aggressive East Coast [[HardcoreHipHop boom-bap]] sound that dominated at the time G-Funk emerged. G-Funk lyrics generally follow the tropes of GangstaRap, edging into {{Horrorcore}} at times (such as in Music/SnoopDogg's "Murder Was The Case"), but are often about success, partying and enjoying the West Coast heat; G-Funk rappers tend to use a smooth, understated delivery with slurred enunciation and cool, laid-back rhythms.
Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
G-Funk uses many more live instruments in its production than typical hip-hop - while sampling is used, musicians will often 'interpolate' the sample by replaying it with live instruments. This practice began in part because interpolation is cheaper than sampling the original records, due to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Upright_Music,_Ltd._v._Warner_Bros._Records_Inc 1991 lawsuit]] caused by Biz Markie's non-permitted sampling of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)"; however, Dr. Dre praised interpolation on a creative level, as it allowed more flexibility with mixing individual instruments, a more organic feel, and better sound quality. G-Funk also places emphasis on synthesizers - a particular squiggly analog monosynth 'whistle' sound, often playing over a hook, is so associated with the genre that it's used as a shorthand in other genres to say "this is influenced by G-Funk" (as in the music of Music/SpiceGirls and Music/LanaDelRey). Another signature G-Funk production technique is the talkbox, a self-consciously synthesized retro sound used on sung vocals and hooks, popularized by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman back in the 1980s.
Speaking of the various bands and musicians sampled in G-Funk, many of them [[CareerResurrection had their careers revived]], thanks to being a core part of G-funk's sound. Some of them, such as George Clinton and Roger Troutman, even made guest appearances on many artists' songs and music videos. Troutman himself would score the biggest pop hit of his career with the Music/TupacShakur[=/=]Dr. Dre collaboration "California Love," which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and earned him his lone Grammy nomination.
G-Funk was a significant influence on hip-hop, R&B, and mainstream pop music up until TurnOfTheMillennium, when G-Funk evolved into a much more synthetic, less funky style (driven in part by Music/DrDre taking inspiration from the spookier, more rock-influenced and much less sexy production style of his protégé Music/{{Eminem}}).
Compare to GlamRap, which G-Funk was an ancestor of.
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!!Examples:
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* Music/{{Coolio}} - Formerly part of the group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio struck out on his own in 1994, and scored several G-funk hits on the Hot 100, including the worldwide #1 hit, "Gangsta's Paradise".
* DJ Battlecat - A G-Funk producer with a heavier funk tilt than Dr. Dre, and has produced for several West Coast emcees, including many of Dre's artists.
* Music/DJQuik's ''Quik Is The Name'' was a [[UrExample precursor]] to Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" by almost two years, with tracks like "Tonite", "Born and Raised in Compton", and "Quik's Groove". He also veered towards mobb music, as he usually avoided using the typical G-Funk samples.
* Music/{{Domino}} - A Long Beach emcee and [[GangBangers former Crip]], who gained popularity with his self-titled debut in 1993, but was quickly blacklisted by most of the West Coast for allegedly copying the style of the then-rising Snoop Dogg.
* Music/DrDre - the TropeCodifier with his album ''The Chronic'' (1992), and his associated acts:
** Above The Law, specifically group member Cold [=187um=], claimed to have pioneered the G-Funk sound before Dre made it popular.
** The D.O.C. was an early progenitor of the genre, particularly his first album ''No One Can Do It Better'', released in 1989. Hits like "It's Funky Enough" (which charted at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100), and "The Formula" used a G-funk style years before the genre went big.
** Music/{{NWA}}'s 1991 album ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', produced by N.W.A. member Dr. Dre. As well as former members of NWA, with or without Dre's production:
*** Music/IceCube - notably "No Vaseline", a DissTrack [[CopycatMockery aimed at]] N.W.A. A more straightforward example of Ice Cube using G-Funk was his 1993 album ''Lethal Injection''.
*** Music/EazyE would get on the G-funk train with his anti-Dre EP ''It's On (Dr. Dre) [=187um=] Killa'', [[CopycatMockery partly to mock Dre]].
** Music/NateDogg - notably a singer working in this style, rather than a rapper.
** Music/SnoopDogg - ''Doggystyle'' (1992) is in this style; ''Tha Doggfather'' (1996) is in an evolution of the style. The TropeNamer, with his ''Doggystyle'' cut "G-Funk".
** Music/TupacShakur's 1995 album ''Music/MeAgainstTheWorld'' has multiple tracks in the G-Funk style; contrasting his first two albums, which were mostly [[Music/PublicEnemy Bomb Squad]] influenced. His 1996 album, ''Music/AllEyezOnMe'', and it's lead single "California Love" (a collaboration with Dre), is considered a definitive G-Funk classic.
** Music/WarrenG - ''Regulate... G-Funk Era'' (1994) and the title track "Regulate".
* E-40: A pioneer of the Bay Area's mobb music scene, as both a rapper and producer, and [[UrExample an early influence on G-funk's sound]].
* Music/MCHammer's ''The Funky Headhunter'', his attempt to [[NewSoundAlbum transition into]] GangstaRap, was in a G-Funk style. [[CondemnedByHistory It wasn't convincing.]] His next G-funk album, ''Inside Out'', was better received, but a commercial dud.
* [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]] : Like E-40, $hort is an early pioneer of mobb music, [[UrExample the sonic precursor to G-funk]]; though he's also done [=SoCal=]-style G-Funk, and worked with prominent artists from the area.
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* Music/{{Eminem}} mainly used Midwest {{Horrorcore}} production, but, as a Dr. Dre protégé, he'd bust out the portamento synths on occasion. His 1999 BreakoutHit "My Name Is" uses an interpolated funk sample and a G-funk whistle... though it comes out sounding more like slacker RapRock with a spooky 50s sci-fi noise.
* Music/JDilla put his own twist on the west coast sound with the Zapp-sampling "Do You"; a 2004 track he produced for his former band Slum Village.
* Music/JanetJackson's 1997 album ''Music/TheVelvetRope'' took many cues from G-funk; the track "Free Xone" being the most notable example.
* Music/KendrickLamar, another Dr. Dre protégé, on his 2012 album ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City''. Particularly notable on "Compton", which uses vocoded vocals towards the end reminiscent of "California Love".
* Music/LanaDelRey uses stoned cadences and G-funk whistles in some of her production, nodding to this style, due to her association with California.
* Montell Jordan, a native of South Central L.A., used G-funk liberally on his early albums, despite being an R&B singer.
* Music/{{Scarface}} and other Houston-based artists define their sound as "slab music" ("slow, loud, and bangin'"), but it still takes heavy influence from G-funk and mobb music.
* Music/SpiceGirls, throughout their 1995 album ''Spice'', especially on "Say You'll Be There" and "Last Time Lover" (which even has Geri Halliwell rapping in an imitation of Snoop Dogg's voice).
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!!Tropes associated with G-Funk:
* AudioPlay: G-Funk was most popular during the era when hip-hop was most heavily experimenting with skits. Songs frequently begin and end with audio drama scenes, and sometimes audio drama elements are used within songs as well.
* GangstaRap: A subgenre of gangsta. One of the main TropeCodifier styles for the Commercial style.
* GlamRap: Much G-Funk is about enjoying material pleasures like low-rider cars, fat blunts and gorgeous women.
* OdeToIntoxication: Countless G-funk songs are about getting stoned or drunk as hell. Famous examples include the majority of Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'', "Tha Bombudd" and "8 Ball" by DJ Quik, and virtually all of Snoop Dogg's output.
* WatchItStoned: G-Funk is aimed to be ''great'' to smoke weed to. [[OdeToIntoxication Unsurprisingly, many songs are about getting high and/or drunk]].
Years before Compton G-funk began to rise, a regional sub-style of gangsta rap called "mobb music" was popularized in the Bay Area of California by artists such as [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]], E-40, Luinz, and Spice-1, among others. In terms of sound, mobb music is similar to G-Funk, but uses almost no P-Funk samples, and also avoids other commonly sampled Midwest funk bands in G-Funk such as Zapp and the Ohio Players. Mobb music would be a big influence on G-funk's creation, and the artists that dabbled in it; especially Snoop Dogg.
G-Funk uses many more live instruments in its production than typical hip-hop - while sampling is used, musicians will often 'interpolate' the sample by replaying it with live instruments. This practice began in part because interpolation is cheaper than sampling the original records, due to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Upright_Music,_Ltd._v._Warner_Bros._Records_Inc 1991 lawsuit]] caused by Biz Markie's non-permitted sampling of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)"; however, Dr. Dre praised interpolation on a creative level, as it allowed more flexibility with mixing individual instruments, a more organic feel, and better sound quality. G-Funk also places emphasis on synthesizers - a particular squiggly analog monosynth 'whistle' sound, often playing over a hook, is so associated with the genre that it's used as a shorthand in other genres to say "this is influenced by G-Funk" (as in the music of Music/SpiceGirls and Music/LanaDelRey). Another signature G-Funk production technique is the talkbox, a self-consciously synthesized retro sound used on sung vocals and hooks, popularized by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman back in the 1980s.
Speaking of the various bands and musicians sampled in G-Funk, many of them [[CareerResurrection had their careers revived]], thanks to being a core part of G-funk's sound. Some of them, such as George Clinton and Roger Troutman, even made guest appearances on many artists' songs and music videos. Troutman himself would score the biggest pop hit of his career with the Music/TupacShakur[=/=]Dr. Dre collaboration "California Love," which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and earned him his lone Grammy nomination.
G-Funk was a significant influence on hip-hop, R&B, and mainstream pop music up until TurnOfTheMillennium, when G-Funk evolved into a much more synthetic, less funky style (driven in part by Music/DrDre taking inspiration from the spookier, more rock-influenced and much less sexy production style of his protégé Music/{{Eminem}}).
Compare to GlamRap, which G-Funk was an ancestor of.
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* Music/{{Coolio}} - Formerly part of the group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio struck out on his own in 1994, and scored several G-funk hits on the Hot 100, including the worldwide #1 hit, "Gangsta's Paradise".
* DJ Battlecat - A G-Funk producer with a heavier funk tilt than Dr. Dre, and has produced for several West Coast emcees, including many of Dre's artists.
* Music/DJQuik's ''Quik Is The Name'' was a [[UrExample precursor]] to Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" by almost two years, with tracks like "Tonite", "Born and Raised in Compton", and "Quik's Groove". He also veered towards mobb music, as he usually avoided using the typical G-Funk samples.
* Music/{{Domino}} - A Long Beach emcee and [[GangBangers former Crip]], who gained popularity with his self-titled debut in 1993, but was quickly blacklisted by most of the West Coast for allegedly copying the style of the then-rising Snoop Dogg.
* Music/DrDre - the TropeCodifier with his album ''The Chronic'' (1992), and his associated acts:
** Above The Law, specifically group member Cold [=187um=], claimed to have pioneered the G-Funk sound before Dre made it popular.
** The D.O.C. was an early progenitor of the genre, particularly his first album ''No One Can Do It Better'', released in 1989. Hits like "It's Funky Enough" (which charted at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100), and "The Formula" used a G-funk style years before the genre went big.
** Music/{{NWA}}'s 1991 album ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'', produced by N.W.A. member Dr. Dre. As well as former members of NWA, with or without Dre's production:
*** Music/IceCube - notably "No Vaseline", a DissTrack [[CopycatMockery aimed at]] N.W.A. A more straightforward example of Ice Cube using G-Funk was his 1993 album ''Lethal Injection''.
*** Music/EazyE would get on the G-funk train with his anti-Dre EP ''It's On (Dr. Dre) [=187um=] Killa'', [[CopycatMockery partly to mock Dre]].
** Music/NateDogg - notably a singer working in this style, rather than a rapper.
** Music/SnoopDogg - ''Doggystyle'' (1992) is in this style; ''Tha Doggfather'' (1996) is in an evolution of the style. The TropeNamer, with his ''Doggystyle'' cut "G-Funk".
** Music/TupacShakur's 1995 album ''Music/MeAgainstTheWorld'' has multiple tracks in the G-Funk style; contrasting his first two albums, which were mostly [[Music/PublicEnemy Bomb Squad]] influenced. His 1996 album, ''Music/AllEyezOnMe'', and it's lead single "California Love" (a collaboration with Dre), is considered a definitive G-Funk classic.
** Music/WarrenG - ''Regulate... G-Funk Era'' (1994) and the title track "Regulate".
* E-40: A pioneer of the Bay Area's mobb music scene, as both a rapper and producer, and [[UrExample an early influence on G-funk's sound]].
* Music/MCHammer's ''The Funky Headhunter'', his attempt to [[NewSoundAlbum transition into]] GangstaRap, was in a G-Funk style. [[CondemnedByHistory It wasn't convincing.]] His next G-funk album, ''Inside Out'', was better received, but a commercial dud.
* [[Music/TooShort Too $hort]] : Like E-40, $hort is an early pioneer of mobb music, [[UrExample the sonic precursor to G-funk]]; though he's also done [=SoCal=]-style G-Funk, and worked with prominent artists from the area.
[[/index]]
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!!Artists who are not in the genre, but are inspired by it:
* Music/{{Eminem}} mainly used Midwest {{Horrorcore}} production, but, as a Dr. Dre protégé, he'd bust out the portamento synths on occasion. His 1999 BreakoutHit "My Name Is" uses an interpolated funk sample and a G-funk whistle... though it comes out sounding more like slacker RapRock with a spooky 50s sci-fi noise.
* Music/JDilla put his own twist on the west coast sound with the Zapp-sampling "Do You"; a 2004 track he produced for his former band Slum Village.
* Music/JanetJackson's 1997 album ''Music/TheVelvetRope'' took many cues from G-funk; the track "Free Xone" being the most notable example.
* Music/KendrickLamar, another Dr. Dre protégé, on his 2012 album ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City''. Particularly notable on "Compton", which uses vocoded vocals towards the end reminiscent of "California Love".
* Music/LanaDelRey uses stoned cadences and G-funk whistles in some of her production, nodding to this style, due to her association with California.
* Montell Jordan, a native of South Central L.A., used G-funk liberally on his early albums, despite being an R&B singer.
* Music/{{Scarface}} and other Houston-based artists define their sound as "slab music" ("slow, loud, and bangin'"), but it still takes heavy influence from G-funk and mobb music.
* Music/SpiceGirls, throughout their 1995 album ''Spice'', especially on "Say You'll Be There" and "Last Time Lover" (which even has Geri Halliwell rapping in an imitation of Snoop Dogg's voice).
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!!Tropes associated with G-Funk:
* AudioPlay: G-Funk was most popular during the era when hip-hop was most heavily experimenting with skits. Songs frequently begin and end with audio drama scenes, and sometimes audio drama elements are used within songs as well.
* GangstaRap: A subgenre of gangsta. One of the main TropeCodifier styles for the Commercial style.
* GlamRap: Much G-Funk is about enjoying material pleasures like low-rider cars, fat blunts and gorgeous women.
* OdeToIntoxication: Countless G-funk songs are about getting stoned or drunk as hell. Famous examples include the majority of Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'', "Tha Bombudd" and "8 Ball" by DJ Quik, and virtually all of Snoop Dogg's output.
* WatchItStoned: G-Funk is aimed to be ''great'' to smoke weed to. [[OdeToIntoxication Unsurprisingly, many songs are about getting high and/or drunk]].
