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G-funk: when Los Angeles slowed funk down

Between The Chronic in December 1992 and Regulate in 1994, a small circle of Los Angeles and Long Beach producers and rappers turned funk and soul records from the 1970s and early 1980s into the defining West Coast sound of the decade. This essay looks at the method behind G-funk (slower grooves, replayed P-Funk lines, a high synth lead) and at the violence that runs through its story.

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Written with AI assistance. Facts were checked source by source; the text had no human review: publication was authorised by the magazine's owner on 1 October 2026 (decision log, 2026-10-01T00:39:14-03:00).

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