List of G-funk artists and producers
The following list of g-funk artists and producers includes artists and producers who have been described as a part of the G-funk scene at some point in their career. G-funk is a sub-genre of gangsta rap,[1][2] that emerged in the late '80s and early '90s. Artists who made a couple of songs in the genre but did not fully partake in the genre, such as The D.O.C. on ("The Formula"),[3] and The Notorious B.I.G. on ("Big Poppa"),[4] are omitted from the list.
G-funk artists and producers
[edit]- 213[5]
- 2Pac[6]
- 5th Ward Boyz[7]
- Above the Law[8][9]
- Big Mello[7]
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony[6]
- C-Bo (The Autopsy era)[10]
- Cold 187um[11][12][13][14]
- Compton's Most Wanted[5]
- Coolio[15]
- Daz Dillinger[16][17]
- DJ Quik[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Dr. Dre[11][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
- Eazy-E[5]
- E.S.G.[7]
- Geto Boys[5]
- Ice Cube[5][32]
- Jermaine Dupri[33]
- Kokane[34][35]
- Kurupt[16]
- Lil Zane[6]
- Low Profile[6]
- Mac Dre[5]
- Mack 10[36]
- MC Hammer (The Funky Headhunter era)[37][38]
- Mista Grimm[6]
- Nate Dogg[16][39][40][41][42]
- N.W.A[43]
- Paperboy[44]
- Scarface (The Untouchable era)[31][45]
- Snoop Dogg[16][39][26][46][31]
- Spice 1[5]
- Tha Dogg Pound[31]
- Thug Life[47]
- Warren G[16][39][48][49][50][51][52][6]
- Westside Connection[53][54]
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