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Oakland represents the distinct West Coast hip-hop sound emerging from California's East Bay, characterized by funk-influenced production, conversational flows, and street-level storytelling. The music blends laid-back G-funk aesthetics with grittier urban narratives, reflecting the city's complex social landscape and independent hustle mentality. This tag captures both the classic '90s Bay Area rap legacy and its contemporary evolution into smoother, jazz-tinged styles.
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1977 | Various Artists | beko_killshaman |
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1977 | Various Artists | 17708 |
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1989 | A.P.G. Crew | On The Rise |
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| 52 | 1990 | Richie Rich | Don't Do It |
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1991 | Black Dynasty | eight ball in the corner pocket |
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| 41 | 1991 | Rappin' 4-Tay | Rappin' 4-Tay Is Back!!! |
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| 60 |
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1991 | Raw Fusion | Live from the StyleeTron |
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| 50 |
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1991-10-03 | 415 | Nu Niggaz on tha Blokkk |
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| 37 |
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1992 | Pooh-Man | Life of a Criminal |
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| 76 | 1992 | Seagram | The Dark Roads |
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1992 | E-40 | Slappin |
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1993 | Souls of Mischief | 93 'til Infinity |
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| 66 |
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1993 | Digital Underground | Who Got The Gravy? / "..Cuz A d.u. Party Don't Stop!" |
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1994 | The Delinquents | The Alleyway |
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| 31 |
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1994 | Rally Ral | Something Kinda Funky |
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| 38 |
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1994 | Dangerous Dame | Excape From The Mental Ward |
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1994-09-06 | Dru Down | Explicit Game | ||
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1994-09-13 | Rappin' 4-Tay | Don't Fight The Feelin' |
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| 87 |
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1994-09-23 | Saafir | Boxcar Sessions |
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| 42 |
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1995 | Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog | Bad-N-Fluenz |
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| 47 |
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1995 | A.M.W. | Real Mobb |
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| 65 | 1995 | Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog | Bad N-Fluenz |
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1995 | Nightcrawlers | Catacombs |
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| 73 | 1995 | Black Dynasty | Deep East Oakland |
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1995 | Ray Luv | Forever Hustlin' |
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| 98 | 1995-01-24 | Too $hort | Cocktails |
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1995-02-28 | Dangerous Dame | Escape from the Mental Ward |
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| 89 | 1995-04-25 | Seagram | Reality Check |
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1995-10-10 | Souls of Mischief | No Man's Land |
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1996 | Tha M.O.B.B. | Never Trust Them |
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| 56 |
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1996 | Mr. Ill | Rebirth |
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1996-06-11 | Milkman | Reminisce |
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| 95 | 1996-08-20 | Dru Down | Can You Feel Me |
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1997 | T-Mo | Tribal Groove Volume 1 |
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1997-08-12 | Seagram | Souls on Ice |
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1998 | Tymatale | Tymatale |
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1998 | Saafir | Trigonometry |
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| 75 | 1998 | Yukmouth | Thugged Out: The Albulation |
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1999 | Sunspot Jonz | Child of the Storm |
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1999 | M.C. Dee | Time Money and Drama |
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1999 | Derty Looks | Explicit Visions |
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2000 | Ratos De Porão | Sistemados Pelo Crucifa |
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| 30 | 2001 | HMS Glick | Across the Miles |
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2001-11-13 | Yukmouth & Tha Gamblaz | Block Sh#t |
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| 53 | 2003-01-23 | Pep Love and Jay Biz | The Shamen |
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2004 | the Dead Hensons | pope john paul III |
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2004-02-10 | Red Pocket | Thick |
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2004-04-20 | Tajai | Power Movement |
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2005 | A-Plus | Pleemix Volume One |
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2007 | A-Plus | My Last Good Deed |
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2007 | Nutt-So | Nutty's Playmix Vol. 2 |
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2007 | DJ Ötzi | ötzi |
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| 69 | 2007-06-05 | Turf Talk | West Coast Vaccine (The Cure) |
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| 45 | 2008 | Locura | Animas |
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| 88 | 2008 | Grip Grand | Brokelore | |||
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2008-06-10 | Keak Da Sneak | Deify |
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2008-09-30 | J-Stalin | Gas Nation |
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| 55 |
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2009-12-31 | gomorrans | Giving Birth To Love |
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| 58 |
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2010 | The Famous | Come Home To Me |
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2010 | Rogue Wave | Good Morning (The Future) |
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2010-05-18 | Keak Da Sneak | Mobb Boss |
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| 81 | 2011-02-20 | Space Ghost | FSCK |
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2011-06-20 | Turrks | Bisbee |
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2011-07-11 | Quinn Deveaux & the Blue Beat Review | Under Covers |
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2012 | Replica | Demo |
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2012 | Bad Liar | Yours Truly |
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| 86 | 2012-04-24 | Loquat | We Could Be Arsonists |
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2013 | Replica | Replica |
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2013-01-13 | Ragana | Unbecoming |
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2013-09-16 | Nome | Pony Dreams |
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2013-11-12 | Lee Majors | Turkey Bag Boy |
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2014 | Lil Dowager | Attorney at Law |
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2014-06-24 | Replica | Beast EP |
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2015 | Young Chop | Shadey State of Mind |
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2015-12-30 | Freddie | Melanin Monroe - EP |
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2016-06-03 | Cos BV | Silk to Dry the Tears |
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2016-06-03 | Mesmer | Mesmer EP |
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2016-09-16 | Elujay | Jentrify |
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2017-01-13 | clocolan | Nothing Left To Abandon |
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2018-11-09 | Dead Eyes | Dead Eyes |
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2020-10-02 | Variex | Struggle Sandwich |
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2020-11-11 | Vesuvian Face | The Great Confinement [demo] |
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| 28 |
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2020-12-04 | Deafheaven | 10 Years Gone |
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2021-01-29 | Sitka Sun | All The Way West |
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2021-02-19 | Danny Lubin Laden | Through Our Time |
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2022-05-20 | Abunai | People Eat Music |
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2022-08-18 | Morbikon | Universal Funeral |
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2022-09-13 | Morbikon | Cursed to March on Shattered Limbs |
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| 74 | Keak Da Sneak and San Quinn | Welcome to Scokland |
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| 2 | Ryan Beebe | ...and then we'll dance some more |
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| 6 | Cell Block Compilation | Cell Block Compilation |
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| 7 | Overdrive A.D. | 15 Songs |
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| 8 | Clif Soulo | Pacific Standard Time |
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| 10 | the fat acrobats | the business of buildings |
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| 17 | Peck the Town Crier | Groundhog's Day |
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| 18 | Pope John Paul the Third | beebe brothers leftovers |
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| 20 | Qui a.k.a TriQui Di | Pronounced ... Key |
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| 26 | Modyst | A Flight of Ideas |
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| 29 | SmartMeter | smartmeterBPD : demo |
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| 19 | Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, arr. David Kanaga | The Nutcracker (2020) |
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