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East Coast hip-hop is a regional subgenre of hip-hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s. [3] [4] Hip-hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in The Bronx, New York City. [5] In contrast to other styles, East Coast hip-hop music prioritizes complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing. [5]
Pages in category "East Coast hip-hop musicians" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 479 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hip hop music and hip hop culture is widely considered to have originated on the East Coast of the United States in New York City. [4] [5] [6] As a result, New York rappers were often perceived as feeling their hip hop scene was superior to other regional hip hop cultures whereas those on the West Coast of the United States had developed an inferiority complex.
As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry.
Peter O. Phillips [1] (born June 21, 1970), [4] better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper.He is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time, [5] and is often mentioned alongside DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip as one of the mainstays of 1990s East Coast hip hop production.
This is a list of notable East Coast hip hop music record labels. American King Music, founded in 2006 by Mims; ASAP Worldwide, founded in 2011 by ASAP Rocky and ASAP Yams; Babygrande, founded in 2001 by DJ Chuck Wilson; Bad Boy Records, founded in 1993 by Sean Combs; Blacksmith Records, founded in 2005 by Talib Kweli and Cory Smith
“Rolling Loud has benefited from not being regional: they’re smart enough to know that they got to have East Coast rappers, Southern rappers, West Coast rappers,” Howard said, later adding ...
In August 2008, Tha Trademarc collaborated with Massachusetts rappers Esoteric and DC The Midi Alien to create the East Coast Avengers. Their group debut album Prison Planet was released in late 2008.