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For the record label, see G-Funk Entertainment G-funk, or "Gangsta
Funk", is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap
in the early 1990s. G-funk (largely derived from slowing the tempo down of
funk music) incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow
hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive
sampling of p-funk tunes, and a high portamento sine wave keyboard lead?a
feature that became the genre?s notable trademark. Additionally, unlike
other earlier rap acts that also utilized funk samples(such as EPMD or The
Bomb Squad), G-funk often utilized fewer, unaltered samples per song .
This genre was characterized by a generally hedonistic subject matter
including violence, sex, and drug use, and a slurred ?lazy drawl? that
sacrificed lyrical complexity for clarity and rhythmic cadence. G-funk
became the premier subgenre of mainstream hip hop for a span
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