Editing G-funk (section)

===1992–1997: Mainstream peak===
The genre experienced a breakout year in 1992, with Dr. Dre dropping his album ''[[The Chronic]]''. The album was a massive success, having three top 40 singles: "[[Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang]]", the Eazy-E diss "[[Dre Day]]", and "[[Let Me Ride]]."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dr. Dre - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dr-dre/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It also reached No. 3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dr. Dre - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dr.-dre/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dr. Dre - Top R&B/Hip-Hop |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dr-dre/chart-history/blp/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album was eventually certified Triple Platinum by the [[RIAA]] in 1993 for selling three-million copies;<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> it has also been selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{cite news |date=March 25, 2020 |title=National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist |work=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://loc.gov/item/prn-20-023/ |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> Though G-funk had previously existed, Dr. Dre's [[The Chronic]] is often seen as the beginning of the genre.<ref>Stephen Thomas Erlewine. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26119|pure_url=yes}} "Dr. Dre"], [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved December 2, 2008.</ref><ref name="genre overview" /> 
[[File:Dr. Dre in 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Dr. Dre]], considered a pioneer of G-funk.]]

The following year had numerous successful songs and albums, [[Ice Cube|Ice Cube's]] songs "[[It Was a Good Day]]" and "[[Check Yo Self]]"; both made it to the top 20 (peaking at No. 15 and No. 20 respectively)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Ice Cube - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ice-cube/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and were both certified at least gold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ice Cube - RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> "It Was a Good Day" is commonly placed high on best of lists for the genre, being considered "one of the best G-Funk tracks ever made".<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-03-02 |title=Ice Cube has launched a charity clothing range to support autism |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/03/02/ice-cube-charity-clothing-range-autism-speaks/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="fact">{{cite web |date=2016-07-26 |title=The 30 best G-Funk tracks of all time |url=https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/26/best-g-funk-tracks/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Snoop Dogg released his first album ''[[Doggystyle]]'', which debuted at No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Snoop Dogg - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snoop-dogg/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and contained the hits "[[Gin and Juice]]" and "[[What's My Name? (Snoop Doggy Dogg song)|What's My Name?]]", both songs reached No. 8 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Snoop Dogg - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snoop-dogg/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album was certified Quadruple Platinum, and both singles were certified gold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Snoop Dogg - Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> Eazy-E released the G-funk-influenced album ''[[It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa - Eazy-E {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-on-dr-dre-187um-killa-mw0000105113 |language=en |access-date=2021-06-11}}</ref> which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Eazy-E |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eazy-e/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and contained the No. 42 hit "[[Real Muthaphuckkin G's]]",<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Hot 100 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1994-01-08 |access-date=2021-06-11 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> which was made as a response to Dre's song "Dre Day" from the previous year.<ref>Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Gabe Alvarez, Jeff Mao & Brent Rollins, eds., ''[[Ego Trip (magazine)|Ego Trip]]'s Book of Rap Lists'' (New York: [[St. Martin's Press]], 2014), [https://books.google.com/books?id=sB3SAgAAQBAJ&dq=Real+Muthaphuckkin'+G's+Dre+Eazy+Dresta+Knocc+Out&pg=PA237 p 237].</ref>

The genre's popularity grew even bigger in 1994, especially because of [[Warren G|Warren G's]] song "[[Regulate (song)|Regulate]]", which was featured on the [[Above the Rim (soundtrack)|''Above the Rim'' soundtrack]]. The single reached the top 10 peaking at No. 2.<ref name="w100">{{cite magazine |title=Warren G - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/warren-g/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> His album ''[[Regulate... G Funk Era]]'' which also contained the song, and another top 10 hit "This D.J.", reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.<ref name="w200">{{cite magazine |title=Warren G - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/warren-g/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Popular rapper [[MC Hammer]] went for a more gangsta image and G-funk sound on his album ''[[The Funky Headhunter]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last=Aaron |first=Charles |date=April 1994 |title=Hammer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA99 |journal=Vibe Vixen |publisher=[[Vibe Media Group|Vibe Media]] |volume=2 |issue=3 |pages=99–100 |issn=1070-4701 |access-date=June 1, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |title=Hammer :: The Funky Headhunter – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2020/09/hammer-the-funky-headhunter/ |access-date=2021-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> which contained the No. 26 single "[[Pumps and a Bump]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=M.C. Hammer |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/m.c.-hammer/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The G-funk group [[Thug Life (band)|Thug Life]], featuring [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]], released their first and only album, ''[[Thug Life: Volume 1]]''; it peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Thug Life - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/thug-life/chart-history |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album had minor hit single with "Cradle to the Grave". The song charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and on the Hot Rap Songs charts; it placed No. 91 on the former and No. 25 on the latter.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Thug Life - R&B/Rap |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/thug-life/chart-history/bsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Thug Life - Hot Rap |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/thug-life/chart-history/rap/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> West coast rapper [[Coolio]] released his debut album ''[[It Takes a Thief (album)|It Takes a Thief]]'' in 1994. The album peaked at No. 8;<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Coolio - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/coolio/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> it contains the Top-10 hit "[[Fantastic Voyage (Coolio song)|Fantastic Voyage]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Coolio - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/coolio/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In 1995, [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] released the album ''[[Me Against the World]]'' which although not entirely G-funk, has been described as having "half the record [resound] to the boom and bap of New York" while having "the rest [shimmer] in a G-funk haze". The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200,<ref name="B200">{{cite magazine |title=2Pac |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2pac/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and was certified Double Platinum.<ref>{{cite web |title=Me Against the World - Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in the year,<ref>{{cite web |last=Allah |first=Sha Be |date=2015-12-03 |title=The Source {{!}}Today In Hip Hop History: Tupac's "California Love" Featuring Dr. Dre Turns 20 |url=https://thesource.com/2015/12/03/today-in-hip-hop-history-tupacs-california-love-featuring-dr-dre-turns-20/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref> he released the G-funk classic<ref name="fact" /> "[[California Love]]" which as a double A-side with "[[How Do U Want It]]", hit No. 1 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=2Pac |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2pac/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In October 1995,  [[Tha Dogg Pound]] released their debut album ''[[Dogg Food]]'' and it debuted at No. 1 on the billboard, continuing G-funk's dominance in the mainstream with the top 50 singles "[[New York, New York (Tha Dogg Pound song)|New York, New York]]" and "[[Let's Play House]]".

In 1996, the super-group [[Westside Connection]] released ''[[Bow Down]]''. It had two hit singles, "[[Bow Down (Westside Connection song)|Bow Down]]" and "[[Gangstas Make the World Go Round]]", which peaked at No. 21 and No. 40, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Westside Connection - Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/westside-connection/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album itself peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Westside Connection - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/westside-connection/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bow Down - Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref> 2Pac released his album ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'', which has been described as "lush G-funk" and as having a "commercial G-funk sheen".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Tupac Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-tupac-songs/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web  |date=2015-11-05 |title=Makaveli & Riskie: A Conversation with Death Row Graphic Artist Ronald "Riskie" Brent |url=https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2807/title.makaveli-riskie-a-conversation-with-death-row-graphic-artist-ronald-riskie-brent |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=HipHopDX}}</ref> The album hit No. 1.<ref name="B200" /> In 1997, Warren G released his second album, ''[[Take a Look Over Your Shoulder]]'', which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200;<ref name="w200" /> it had two Top-40 singles, a cover of "[[I Shot the Sheriff]]" and "[[Smokin' Me Out]]".<ref name="w100" />

Although the majority of G-funk music has come out of [[California]], the overall sound has been utilized by additional US rappers and hip-hop groups that were based in other states across the U.S. during the time of the style's popularity in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1433897/scarface-former-geto-boy-keeps-gangsta-rap-alive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022124/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433897/scarface-former-geto-boy-keeps-gangsta-rap-alive/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2022|title=Scarface: Former Geto Boy Keeps Gangsta Rap Alive|website=Mtv.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> Some of the most notable of these artists include [[Outkast]] ([[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sites.utexas.edu/leahkatelynrose/2018/11/25/the-southern-variety-of-outkast-and-dj-screw/|title=The Southern Variety of Outkast and DJ Screw|website=Sites.utexas.edu|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[G-Slimm]] ([[Louisiana]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/06/new-orleans-rap|title=Beyond Soulja Slim: Remembering the Lost Heroes of New Orleans Rap|website=Daily.redbullmusicacademy.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.3038/title.charles-big-boy-temple-passes-away-as-cash-moneys-most-legitimate-rival-new-orleans-hip-hop-pioneer|title=Charles "Big Boy" Temple Passes Away As Cash Money's Most Legitimate Rival & New Orleans Hip Hop Pioneer|date=25 September 2015|website=HipHopDX|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] ([[Ohio]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/10/22970562/bone-thugs-n-harmonys-e-1999-eternal-a-midwestern-g-funk-classic|title=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 'E. 1999 Eternal,' a Midwestern G-Funk Classic|first=Brandon|last=Jenkins|date=10 March 2022|website=The Ringer|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/undefined|title=Still Creepin'|website=MemphisFlyer|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@zaccschlegel/raw-take-on-e-1999-eternal-by-bone-thugs-n-harmony-44881963016f|title=Raw take on "E. 1999 Eternal" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|first=Zacc|last=Schlegel|website=Medium.com|date=30 October 2018|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[Tela (rapper)|Tela]] ([[Tennessee]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alibris.com/search/music/upc/724384985622|title=The World Ain't Enuff (2000): Tela|website=Alibris.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[Top Authority]] ([[Michigan]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nts.live/artists/57243-top-authority|title=Top Authority &#124; Discover music on NTS|website=Nts.live|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skeyelandenterprises.ning.com/page/top-authority-1|title=Top Authority|website=Skeyelandenterprises.ning.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[E.S.G. (rapper)|E.S.G.]] ([[Texas]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/xl-middleton-guide-tog-funk|title=XL Middleton's Guide To G-funk - The Wire|website=Thewire.co.uk|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/notbuzzzila/album/74035-ocean-of-funk/|title=notbuzzzila's Review of 'Ocean of Funk' by E.S.G.|website=Album of The Year|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> and [[DMG (rapper)|DMG]] ([[Minnesota]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_rigormortiz.html|title=DMG :: Rigormortiz :: Face II Face/Rap-A-Lot Records|website=Rapreviews.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>

In the 1990s, [[Houston]], [[Texas]], had a small, but noteworthy, G-funk scene at the peak of the genre's popularity. Artists from the city include the [[Geto Boys]], [[Blac Monks]], [[E.S.G. (rapper)|E.S.G.]], [[5th Ward Boyz]], Street Military, [[Big Mello]], [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]], [[Ganksta N-I-P]], [[Bushwick Bill]], Big 50, [[5th Ward Juvenilez]] and [[South Circle]].<ref>[https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/houston-rap-20-year-anniversary-scarface-ug] {{dead link|date=April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegoodoldayz.com/artist/big-50/949.html|title=Big 50 (Tray Duce Records) in Houston &#124; Rap|website=Thegoodoldayz.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>