At the dawn of the hip-hop era, all rap was East Coast rap. All of rap's most important early artists were based in the New York City area -- old-school legends like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, and Run-D.M.C. As rap grew and became more diverse over the course of the '80s, productive scenes began to spring up in other locations around the country; nonetheless, East Coast rap dominated through most of the '80s. Although the sound of East Coast rap wasn't completely uniform, from the mid- to late '80s it tended to gravitate to more aggressive beats and sample collages, and many MCs prided themselves on their technical dexterity in craftin ...
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Fierce, confident, electric guitar driven Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Storytelling song about a biker group and their lives in the city. Great for motorcycle / bike scenes, scenes in the ghetto or dark street life scenes. Good for all things urban. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
This track has old school boom bap inspired drums layered with an eclectic mix of guitars, clavinet, rhoads and a west coast style g-funk sine lead. The track would be a perfect underscore for urban themed tv, film or documentary seeking a mood or theme of mystery. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
This is a great powerful anti-violence song. This can be used in documentaries, indie films, major motion pictures, etc. If you are trying to stop the violence in the world this is a good hip hop track that anybody will listen and take on to. Mixed Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Exotic sexy Bohemian rap with male & female vocals. Hot midnight party, hooking up, sexting, Pimp City, urban affair! Sexual pole dancing lap dancing, sweet new girlfriend. Hot sassy swaggering, down south rap and lyrics. Upbeat hopeful, trying to hook up, wants love TONIGHT... Sexy whispers, Male Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Native, African, Refugee, Raw, Heavy drums and thick bass, hiphop and rnb, reggae influenced, light synths and acoustic instruments Sounds like elephant man, sean paul, busta rhymes. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
A song about dedicated fathers being thankful for their sons. Beautiful guitar & funky bassline. Dramatic loving uplifting lyrics of a father singing to his son. Touching tender music with upbeat message for all children. Lessons on how to grow up to be a man, someone to be proud of. Future plans, Male Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
East Coast and Electronic flavored Hip-Hop track for Urban type productions and video games, youth oriented commercials and more. Street hip-hop, action and conflict are in the air. Very dangerous, energetic, watch your back, things could get extremely rough. Preparation is key now. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Hip-Hop and Urban dance and background track for video games, urban scenes, youth oriented commercials, anything in which you want to convey the image of being cool. Hanging out in the club with your friends, having a good time, spending way too much money, and trying to be cool. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Hip Hop/Dance track in the style of Chamillionaire's Ridin'. Festive, uptempo, streetwise, heavy on bass, and male rap vocals Featuring SLYKAT, LOKIXXIMO, LUIS ANTHONY, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Empowering and inspiring Hip-Hop / Rap song with an east coast influence. Percussion heavy, Kanye West influenced instrumental coupled with motivating, emotional and spiritual lyrics. Great for commercials, movies and TV shows. Ultra-Fast rapping, contains explicit lyrics. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Medium paced hip-hop. Prominent rhythms and bass with pizzicato melodies. Also available as a 60 second cut, a 30 second cut and a Loop. Dance - urban, hip-hop, garage,, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Acid jazz hip-hop instrumental bed conveys moments of contemplation, dull, uncertainty, doubt, blues, depression, or loneliness. Useful for documentaries on substance abuse, job loss, dilemma, prison life. Also urban demographic commercials and anime. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Boostylz tells her version of being a bad girl like you never heard before. Hot rap style overall southern beat bringing you the full view of why it's good sometimes to be a bad girl. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Male Rap, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Crunk styled rap track with a tongue-in-cheek expression about dropping nuclear bombs. Hot club music, underground protests, dance class workouts, HIIT intervals, pumping iron and bodybuilding workouts, romcom, urban music. Move it, shake it, work it... Male Rap, Hip Hop, Political Rap
Jay-Z inspired, boom bap, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song. Confident empowering and inspiring song about taking control and running the streets. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes above overcoming adversity, or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sizzling, huge pop rock sound clean club track done up in LITE old school rap/hip-hop style. Live rock band swings a hot dancing groove with electric guitars, bass, saxophone, big drum kit percussion and WOW male vocal scream opener. Teenage friendly lyrics. Hot love, desperate yearning, break up. Male Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Empowering, sincere and hopeful Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. An endearing and caring song about love and taking the next step in a relationship. A song about going from friends to lovers. Great for love, relationship, partnership, travel and romance scenes. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Jay-Z inspired, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song. Percussive, confident strong and empowering song about taking control and rising to the top. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes about overcoming adversity, being on top or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Bright, intelligent, and upbeat Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Braggadocio lyrics about being on top and being better than the rest. Driving drums and elegant piano instrumentation create the backdrop. Great for urban theme movies and TV shows as well as reality TV. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dramatic, emotional, honest, East coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals and male singer for the chorus. Orchestra / concert style snare rolls and percussion drive the song. Song about losing and holding onto a relationship. Endearing and sentimental. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dark, riff-driven hip-hop beat and a brooding and detached character. Perfect for bringing a vibe of urban cool to television, advertisements, trailers, video games, and film. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Aggressive, energized and powerful Hip-Hop / Rap vocal song featuring male vocals. Braggadocio lyrics about being the best and dismissing the haters. Driving brass and guitar instrumentation combined with upbeat drums. Great for TV and film. Great for urban, sports and competition themed TV / film. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Jay-Z inspired, boom bap, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song. Determined, truthful and confident song about being yourself and doing what you do best. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes above self strength, confidence or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
This crazed Hip Hop instrumental will keep you ahead of the game with nothing less than feverish perfectionism at your disposal. It is equiped with cutting-edge Hip Hop and R&B sound, basslines, synthleads fx sounds, an authentic vocalsample and a whole bunch of Drumsounds. Mixed Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Melodic, confident, uplifting Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. Elegant acoustic guitar instrumentation coupled with powerful drums and braggadocio lyrics. Great for sports shows, inspiring / empowering scenes and end scenes / credits. Female Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Jay-Z inspired, boom bap, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Truthful, honest and confident song about being yourself and doing what you do best. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes above self strength, confidence or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dark, sinister and haunting Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Lyrics about being stuck in a murderous, devilish and vile mad house. Ominous piano and choir instrumentation combine with heavy drums. Great for dark, gloomy, crime, gore scenes and themes. Great for film and TV. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Hip hop track made straight for the club. It is a banger, and has the bass to go with it. The instrumental take a minimalist approach with skimpy sounds, and booming bass. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sincere, honest and sentimental Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. A song about a woman feeling empty inside and dealing with a broken heart. Great for breakups and heartache scenes. Chorus is great for hopelessness, somber, or giving up scenes. Good for reality TV, urban / lost love themes, Female Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
This Hiphop Instrumental is a great sound-alike to the superstar Hiphop Producer Pharrell of The Neptunes. This track uses all the kits and sound effects found in a Pharrell production. Great for rap videos, Corporate branding, youth oriented consumer goods, Sports Video Games, Mobile Apps. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Like early 1980s Hip-Hop tracks, a musical journey to a sentimental unmistakable atmosphere. For urban scenes, low-key cautious gangsta or low rider action. Instrumental with male vocal expression and sound fx. Wistful, spiritual & soulful. Dreamy & mellow yet uplifting mood. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sexy, braggadocio, and racy Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Lyrics about living the life of women, cars, money, and partying. Elegant and bright electric piano instrumentation combined with bouncy drums and Dubstep wobble bass. Great Urban and party themed scenes. Great for reality TV. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
Inspiring, gritty and braggadocio Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Hard hitting drums coupled with ominous organ and haunting piano. Lyrics about being the best, the realest and the king. Great for urban, drama, gangsta and drug scenes. Good for reality and urban TV / Films. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East CoastCaution: Explicit Lyrics
East coast hip hop loop featuring keyboard synths, bass, and modded pianos. Possible uses can range from songs, street themed scenes, urban products, etc. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Strings accompany the author as he talks about city life with echoes of barking dogs and gun shots in the verses. Deals with Kaine's everyday life in the city. Sounds like Scarface, Tupac. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Take a journey through the 5 boroughs and the isle of Manhattan. Groovy Neo Soul guitar and organ hum along while gritty Hip Hop drums put a swagger in your step that can only come from one place in the world. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sincere and sentimental Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. A song about a woman in an abusive marriage that gave up, broke down and stayed in the relationship. Great for dark breakups and abusive relationship scenes. Chorus is great for hopelessness, somber, or giving up scenes. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
A dark sounding track about how the devil forced Kaine to do the things he did on the streets. Kaine doesn't want to lose his soul. Sounds like Scarface, Tupac. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Aggressive, rugged, and tough hip hop instrumental. Powerful and epic with an authentically gritty urban vibe. True Hip Hop city flava. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Laid back hip hop instrumental with an East Coast feel, featuring quirky synth lead, muted guitar and lo-fi piano. Suitable for Commercials, business, corporate, reality TV, multimedia, on-hold, pop, website, TV/film and documentary projects. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
