East Coast hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Eastern United States. It is characterized by its gritty and aggressive sound, often featuring heavy beats and samples from jazz, soul, and funk music. The lyrics often focus on social and political issues, as well as personal struggles and experiences. East Coast hip hop has produced some of the most influential and successful artists in the genre, known for their lyrical prowess and storytelling abilities.
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Vocals, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Kit, Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, Sampler, Turntables, Keyboard/Piano, Horn Section, Piano, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Double Bass, Trumpet
Popular east coast hip hop Songs
Top New east coast hip hop Songs of 2024
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
2003
LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Version)
2013
Ready to Die (The Remaster)
1994
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition]
1993
A Musical Massacre (Explicit)
1999
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
1998
B2K Presents "You Got Served" Soundtrack
2000
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List of east coast hip hop artists
Here is a list of east coast hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the east coast hip hop genre. You can find out what east coast hip hop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
72
3660216
2
53
638802
3
67
1758592
4
56
1063476
5
83
14014919
6
77
9981499
7
62
1658636
8
69
1819954
9
61
1332397
10
71
4971228
11
71
2682734
12
67
2076360
13
67
3061944
14
69
2745261
15
84
8927825
16
66
2055191
17
76
2843087
18
83
13755974
19
72
1645408
20
64
1709503
21
70
2112622
22
65
1032909
23
63
804170
24
53
205923
25
63
926647
26
52
666733
27
60
1354987
28
61
992796
29
65
1457494
30
49
395745
31
46
273098
32
53
508430
33
49
531212
34
67
1376160
35
47
167946
36
64
1196529
37
61
1363823
38
51
507911
39
58
1130635
40
67
592855
41
52
417702
42
52
688302
43
65
881681
44
65
234812
45
59
871806
46
64
560883
47
62
543041
48
51
420436
49
49
119834
50
53
238776
51
55
373690
52
51
549295
53
52
335290
54
48
399922
55
60
591901
56
51
67753
57
43
50067
58
51
252522
59
51
356954
60
64
712121
61
42
228921
62
43
190898
63
43
145250
64
65
277349
65
64
1177347
66
55
592605
67
47
463298
68
50
177083
69
59
181654
70
61
694871
71
47
339504
72
44
236189
73
45
404778
74
54
687537
75
42
96372
76
52
341718
77
44
135424
78
55
252030
79
43
302544
80
43
227578
81
43
154656
82
45
138276
83
52
295729
84
47
164369
85
57
876389
86
57
23677
87
50
671684
88
48
230777
89
52
361252
90
43
63534
91
47
277456
92
54
140271
93
49
162487
94
42
54469
95
53
157749
96
44
91475
97
47
204078
98
47
201000
99
46
393387
100
46
87786
east coast hip hop playlist created by Chosic
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