West Coast Radio Stations

West coast hip hop (or west coast rap) is a regional subgenre of hip hop in the us and it first originated during the 1970's. Although generally hip hop is considered to have originated first in new york, many claim that the scene had also emerged in the west coast during the same period in the la and san francisco areas. West coast gangster rap would later become very successful in mainstream pop music culture during the 1990's.