West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the

West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the 1980s. It has since grown into a subgenre of hip hop and has developed several creative centers, most of which are in African American communities in California.

The centers of West Coast hip hop is the Los Angeles area, but can also include the San Francisco Bay Area area (also known as the Bay Area) and Seattle.