List of West Coast hip hop artists
This list includes West Coast hip hop artists and groups who have been instrumental to the subgenre, have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such), or have gained significant critical acclaim. The rappers are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the").
(Please note: this list refers to rappers of a specific subgenre, not all hip hop artists) Template:CompactTOC2
0–9
- 213 *
- 2nd II None *
- 2Pac *
A
B
- B.G. Knocc Out
- B-Legit
- B-Real
- Baby Bash
- Baby Ray
- Balance
- Bavgate
- Berner
- Big Dave
- Big Lurch
- Big Syke
- Bishop Lamont
- Blackalicious
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Blu
- Blue Scholars
- Brotha Lynch Hung
- Bad Azz
- Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
- Brownside
- Butch Cassidy
- Bavgate
C
- C-Bo
- Cashis
- Cellski
- Celly Cel
- CJ Mac
- City Boy (AZ Boys)
- The Click
- Clyde Carson
- Compton's Most Wanted
- Common Market
- Coolio
- The Coup
- Crooked i
- Cypress Hill
D
- Da Lench Mob
- Daz Dillinger
- Defari
- Delinquent Habits
- Gangsta D
- Del tha Funkee Homosapien
- Dem Hoodstarz
- Digital Underground
- Dilated Peoples
- Dirty Red
- DJ Pooh
- DJ Quik
- DJ Shadow
- DJ Warrior
- DJ Yella
- Doey Rock
- Tha Dogg Pound
- Dresta
- Dr. Dre
- Dru Down
- D-Loc
- The D.O.C.
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
- Kam
- Keak da Sneak
- Kid Frost
- Killa Tay
- Kinetic
- Kingspade
- King Tee
- Kokane
- Krondon
- Kurupt
- Knoc-Turn'Al
- Kottonmouth Kings
- KTL
- Koala
L
M
- Mac Dre
- Mac Mall
- Mac Minister
- Mack 10
- MC Breed
- MC Eiht
- MC Hammer
- MC Ren
- Madlib
- Mafiosos
- Messy Marv
- Mitchy Slick
- Mistah F.A.B.
- Mr. Criminal
- MURS
N
O
P
R
S
- Saafir
- Saint Dog
- San Quinn
- Sen Dog
- Sicx
- Silent
- Sir Jinx
- Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Snoop Dogg
- Souls of Mischief
- South Central Cartel
- Spice 1
- Spider Loc
- Subnoize Souljaz
- Suga Free
- Suga T
- Swoop G
- Swollen Members
T
- Tha Dogg Pound
- The Team
- The Realest
- Techniec
- Tone Lōc
- Too Short
- Top Dogg
- Totally Insane
- Tray Deee
- Turf Talk
- Traxamillion
- Tupac Shakur
- Tweedy Bird Loc