East Coast hip hop

East Coast hip hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop contemporary R&B disco funk jazz
Cultural origins	Early to mid-1970s, The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
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West Coast hip hop

East Coast hip hop is a type of hip hop music that comes from the East Coast of the United States. It originated in New York during the 1970s. East Coast hip hop only became a distinct subgenre after artists from other regions of the United States emerged with different styles.

Notable East Coast hip hop artists

• 50 Cent
• Jay-Z
• Nas
• Wu-Tang Clan
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Big L
• A Tribe Called Quest
• Eric B. & Rakim
• Public Enemy
• Mobb Deep
• DMX
• Busta Rhymes
• Gang Starr

East Coast hip hop 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
• Bloodline Records, founded in 2000 by DMX
• Cold Chillin' Records, founded in 1987 by Tyrone Williams
• D-Block Records, founded in 2001 by The Lox
• Dame Dash Music Group, founded in 2005 by Damon Dash
• Def Jam Recordings, founded in 1983 by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
• Definitive Jux, founded in 1999 by Jaime "El-P" Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe
• Desert Storm Records, founded in 1997 by Duro and DJ Clue
• Diplomat Records, founded in 2002 by Cam'ron
• Dream Chasers Records, founded in 2012 by Meek Mill
• Duck Down Records, founded in 1995 by Dru Ha and Buckshot
• Enjoy Records, founded in 1962 by Bobby Robinson
• Flipmode Records, founded in 1994 by Busta Rhymes
• Fort Knocks Entertainment, founded in 2004 by Just Blaze
• Full Surface Records, founded in 2001 by Swizz Beatz
• G-Unit Records, founded in 2003 by 50 Cent
• Get Low Records, founded in 1999 by Memphis Bleek
• Good Hands Records, founded in 2002 by DJ Truth and Art Beeswax
• Griselda Records, founded in 2014 by Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine
• Ill Will Records, founded in 1999 by Nas
• Infamous Records, founded in 2000 by Mobb Deep
• Murder Inc. Records, founded in 1998 by Irv Gotti and Chris Gotti
• Loud Records, founded in 1991 by Steve Rifkind
• M3 Records, founded in 2003 by Masta Ace
• MVB Records, founded in 2006 by Abdel Russell
• Rawkus Records, founded in 1995 by Brian Brater and Jarret Myer
• Relativity Records, founded in 1982 by Barry Kobrin
• Roc-A-Fella Records, founded in 1995 by Jay-Z , Damon Dash and Kareem Burke
• Ruff Ryders, founded in 1988, by The Dean Family
• RSMG, founded in 2005 by Russell Simmons
• Select Records, founded in 1981 by Fred Munao
• Streetsweepers Entertainment, founded in 2000 by DJ Kay Slay
• Terror Squad Entertainment, founded in 1997 by Fat Joe
• Tommy Boy Entertainment, founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman
• TrapHouse Icon, founded in 2001 by Mark. R
• TVT Records, founded in 1985 by Steve Gottlieb
• Uptown Records, founded in 1986 by Andre Harrell
• Violator, founded by Chris Lighty
• ZNO Records, founded in 2001 by Benzino

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