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Genre
g funk
Parent Genre: hip hop

G Funk is a subgenre of hip hop that emerged in the early 1990s on the West Coast of the United States. It is characterized by its heavy use of funk samples, synthesizers, and slow, deep basslines. The lyrics often focus on the gangsta lifestyle, with themes of violence, drugs, and street life. G Funk became popular through the work of several influential producers and artists, who helped to define the sound of the genre. Today, it remains a popular and influential style of hip hop, with many artists continuing to draw inspiration from its distinctive sound.


Top artists of g funk genre

Snoop Dogg
2Pac
Dr. Dre
Ice Cube
Nate Dogg
Coolio
Xzibit
Eazy-E
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g funk music timeline

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g funk playlist created by Chosic

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List of g funk artists

Here is a list of g funk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the g funk genre. You can find out what g funk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Snoop Dogg
83 2 71 72 13 56 107 9704655
2
2Pac
81 1 78 73 13 64 106 15317128
3
Dr. Dre
80 12 66 82 3 52 100 9696652
4
Ice Cube
76 2 76 75 9 61 109 6930305
5
Nate Dogg
76 3 83 58 14 65 109 1433231
6
Coolio
70 2 83 61 9 62 108 887409
7
Xzibit
66 5 73 74 10 65 107 1811669
8
Eazy-E
65 0 75 75 2 58 115 4993388
9
Warren G
64 0 83 58 9 67 102 2210553
10
Kurupt
62 0 80 64 17 49 92 658213
11
Big Syke
62 0 78 65 8 68 101 56599
12
MC Eiht
60 0 77 61 12 58 82 349942
13
Luniz
59 5 66 71 20 60 106 299618
14
Westside Connection
58 0 83 72 15 61 91 1351723
15
Suga T
56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1173
16
Mack 10
55 0 84 68 8 62 112 679736
17
Geto Boys
55 1 79 69 9 57 104 741530
18
Knoc-Turn'al
54 0 81 63 6 74 93 16184
19
DJ Quik
53 0 84 62 9 67 107 825399
20
Lil Rob
53 0 71 67 28 59 119 442006
21
B-Legit
53 0 82 65 11 61 91 191696
22
Richie Rich
52 25 71 75 3 61 130 150567
23
Mr. Capone-E
52 0 74 66 22 60 114 238005
24
Tha Dogg Pound
52 0 71 69 8 61 116 640887
25
Rappin' 4-Tay
51 0 82 57 7 53 98 134534
26
DJ Yella
48 0 0 0 0 0 0 9788
27
Suga Free
48 0 82 68 14 71 102 369588
28
Kokane
47 0 69 75 2 57 123 137787
29
Compton's Most Wanted
47 0 81 55 5 61 104 366021
30
Daz Dillinger
47 0 77 85 4 57 101 266654
31
Tha Eastsidaz
47 0 86 69 11 68 95 546931
32
Butch Cassidy
47 0 0 0 0 0 0 15233
33
Spice 1
46 0 80 67 7 63 118 333757
34
C-Bo
44 0 80 59 4 51 100 168413
35
King Tee
44 1 82 70 4 65 94 87365
36
Dru Down
43 0 81 66 9 56 112 165433
37
D-Shot
43 0 80 72 1 63 98 9358
38
The D.O.C.
42 0 80 76 3 67 104 404213
39
X-Raided
41 0 74 75 6 59 98 114922
40
Jayo Felony
41 0 77 65 19 62 87 63460
41
Celly Cel
41 0 81 69 4 66 115 264353
42
Above The Law
39 0 75 72 8 55 103 193838
43
Shade Sheist
39 0 77 72 11 67 114 31840
44
Mac Mall
39 0 68 72 2 63 125 122182
45
Dove Shack
38 0 70 36 50 48 99 36573
46
The Lady Of Rage
38 0 69 83 5 61 114 34536
47
Twinz
37 0 73 54 3 57 94 65823
48
Ant Banks
36 0 87 58 7 58 100 93708
49
Domino
36 0 72 64 1 65 109 9182
50
Lil 1/2 Dead
36 0 84 50 4 74 92 37495
51
Bloods & Crips
34 1 84 70 13 68 105 156587
52
South Central Cartel
34 0 74 78 6 62 99 137634
53
Hi-C
34 0 78 78 9 71 118 106930
54
RBX
34 0 67 60 1 43 92 23072
55
Goldie Loc
33 0 0 0 0 0 0 16612
56
Bushwick Bill
33 6 76 62 20 56 138 106303
57
Willie D
32 0 77 62 6 52 113 76678
58
Wayniac
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 132
59
The Conscious Daughters
32 0 77 74 4 63 118 14033
60
Kausion
31 0 76 74 8 44 105 20171
61
Wc And The Maad Circle
31 0 85 83 7 57 97 100804
62
Sam Sneed
31 0 65 81 10 48 136 6381
63
B.G. Knocc Out
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 13866
64
Cold 187um
29 0 0 0 0 0 0 3652
65
3X Krazy
29 0 77 71 6 60 90 57654
66
Foesum
29 0 80 54 4 62 96 23656
67
Soopafly
28 0 72 89 15 53 90 46390
68
Bad Azz
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 92049
69
Group Therapy
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 355
70
11/5
28 0 80 68 6 68 101 36785
71
Mista Grimm
27 0 78 56 3 59 99 5646
72
Lil Eazy-E
27 0 71 68 5 59 88 21851
73
Bo Roc
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 394
74
Tray Deee
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1051
75
Tha Chill
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 4831
76
C.P.O.
24 0 77 92 19 97 88 1588
77
Volume 10
22 0 84 76 2 52 93 3002
78
Ray Luv
22 0 79 59 6 45 121 24439
79
The Comrads
22 0 82 59 8 62 91 5401
80
Allfrumtha I
20 0 89 69 3 63 96 3535
81
CJ Mac
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1556
82
The Whoridas
19 0 82 62 5 60 113 3576
83
Havoc & Prodeje
18 1 76 67 6 61 104 18712
84
The Relativez
17 0 70 71 16 59 118 8611
85
Penthouse Players Clique
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1322
86
Att Will
16 0 64 77 1 79 86 409
87
Tweedy Bird Loc
15 0 86 81 6 51 102 11464
88
Techniec
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 313
89
Seagram
14 0 75 44 2 48 180 14204
90
Sean T
12 0 75 50 1 44 173 6074
91
Swoop G
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3895
92
Lil C-Style
7 0 49 88 17 68 175 1617
93
Playya 1000
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1873
94
KMAC
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 293
95
Lords of Lyrics
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 177
96
Dresta
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 387
97
Bg Knocc Out & Dresta
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 662
98
DJ Crazy Toones
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1224