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Genre
oakland hip hop
Parent Genre: hip hop

Oakland hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in Oakland, California. It is characterized by its unique blend of West Coast funk and soul music, with heavy basslines and catchy hooks. The lyrics often touch on themes of street life, gang culture, and social issues. The genre has produced several influential artists who have made a significant impact on the hip hop scene, both locally and internationally.


Top artists of oakland hip hop genre

G-Eazy
E-40
Too $hort
Berner
Luniz
Del The Funky Homosapien
Guapdad 4000
Kamaiyah
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oakland hip hop music timeline

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oakland hip hop playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular oakland hip hop music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of oakland hip hop artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
G-Eazy
75 1 65 64 12 34 115 5169706
2
E-40
68 0 80 65 7 51 106 833403
3
Too $hort
64 0 87 53 6 53 108 1426362
4
Berner
61 0 66 63 16 45 109 273149
5
Luniz
59 5 66 71 20 60 106 299618
6
Del The Funky Homosapien
55 4 80 75 9 68 115 283400
7
Guapdad 4000
55 0 75 56 18 44 117 111631
8
Kamaiyah
53 0 81 53 8 44 108 171073
9
Richie Rich
52 25 71 75 3 61 130 150567
10
Philthy Rich
51 0 71 65 6 49 109 229875
11
Mac Dre
51 0 78 67 9 62 99 383299
12
The Jacka
45 0 66 68 5 60 99 156454
13
Flipsyde
45 0 60 79 6 47 124 94917
14
Keak Da Sneak
45 0 87 68 0 64 102 134404
15
J. Stalin
44 0 78 70 10 61 93 160488
16
Capolow
43 0 79 68 13 56 115 41502
17
Dru Down
43 0 81 66 9 56 112 165433
18
Mistah F.A.B.
43 0 78 68 2 41 106 102404
19
Clyde Carson
40 1 76 53 10 48 96 70949
20
Lateef The Truthspeaker
39 0 67 73 2 59 145 4480
21
Messy Marv
39 1 67 72 6 47 101 129368
22
The Coup
39 0 77 69 15 58 111 68613
23
Lil Blood
38 0 66 80 20 66 88 57647
24
Ant Banks
36 0 87 58 7 58 100 93708
25
Yukmouth
36 0 68 78 4 60 108 55420
26
Kafani
34 0 71 68 1 39 126 3983
27
Shady Nate
32 0 67 61 8 56 119 41721
28
Pep Love
30 0 74 73 7 66 91 14379
29
Ezale
30 1 87 68 1 44 112 14152
30
Beeda Weeda
29 0 73 58 17 65 91 40266
31
Bossland Chris
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1712
32
Stevie Joe
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 28115
33
Renz Julian
27 0 74 64 4 45 108 3226
34
Matt Blaque
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2143
35
Los Rakas
27 20 73 76 1 66 107 12047
36
E-A-SKI
27 0 96 72 13 81 103 4097
37
Lil Rue
26 0 46 79 10 28 172 38068
38
Sleepy D
26 0 76 63 13 49 121 36990
39
Sway Calloway
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 9901
40
Young Gully
22 0 49 77 4 47 83 11354
41
J Meast
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 6257
42
Trunk Boiz
21 0 88 66 11 63 98 3676
43
Gonzoe
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1622
44
Dolla Dame
19 0 83 66 2 39 96 5366
45
Young Chop
17 0 83 59 20 57 94 1327
46
Snoops Tmh
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 493
47
Bruce Banna
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4805
48
BossLife Big Spence
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 427
49
Mac Reese
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1955
50
Doja Clik
11 0 58 36 0 81 90 4655
51
Thug Lordz
9 0 49 62 11 65 84 6834
52
Pretty Black
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6140
53
Askari X
8 0 80 81 10 42 96 1397
54
Ronald Mack
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3557
55
Birch Boy Barie
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1394
56
Young Lox
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1975
57
Undaflow
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 268