East Coast hip hop
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Eastcoast hip hop or Eastcoast rap is a movement within hip hop that developed on the East Coast of the United States in the 1980s. Its beginnings correspond to those of hip-hop as a whole, which developed on the East Coast of the USA, especially in New York City, through musicians such as Grandmaster Flash and established itself via Kurtis Blow, LL Cool J, Slick Rick and other artists. It wasn't until the later 1980s, when West Coast hip-hop emerged as a counter-current in Los Angeles, that the term East Coast hip-hop was used to distinguish one coast from the other.
In the late 1980s, Public Enemy became the most well-known act in American hip-hop. They stood out for their very critical lyrics and aggressive style, which influenced other bands, especially the artists who formed the Native Tongues Posse, including De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah. But the metal band Anthrax was also influenced by Public Enemy, recording the track I'm the man in 1987. Thus the music genre crossover was born. Also, this led to a joint tour in 1991 and the joint recording of the Public Enemy track Bring the Noise in crossover style.
Eastcoast vs. Westcoast
Main article: East Coast vs. West Coast
In the early 1990s, the American hip-hop scene was characterized by a strong rivalry between the West Coast and the East Coast. On the West Coast side were the followers of the band N.W.A, who popularized West Coast hip-hop as aggressive gangsta rap with their "Straight Outta Compton" (1988). It was primarily former N.W.A members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube who influenced its development in the West. The hip-hop war culminated in the murders of the two rappers Tupac Shakur (Westcoast) and The Notorious B. I.G. (Eastcoast). On the East Coast, the Wu-Tang Clan and solo artists like Nas and Jay-Z emerged to battle the pop-influenced successes of Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Records.
