Editing G-funk (section)

===1997–present: Influences on modern hip-hop===
In the late 1990s and 2000s, G-funk music significantly declined in mainstream popularity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centralsauce.com/g-funk-producers-samples|title=Anatomy of the Funk: G-Funk Deconstructed|date=17 June 2019|website=CentralSauce Collective|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130165740/https://centralsauce.com/g-funk-producers-samples|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/the-true-home-of-g-funk-long-beach|title=Long Beach :: The True Home of G-Funk|website=The Hundreds|date=24 August 2014 |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> Dr. Dre's 1999 album ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]'', produced by [[Mel-Man]], was noted as "reinvent[ing] his sound, moving away from G-funk to something more gothic and string-heavy."<ref>[https://genius.com/a/how-suge-knight-forced-dr-dre-to-change-his-album-title-to-2001 Knowledge Drop: How Suge Knight Forced Dr. Dre To Change His Album Title To ‘2001’]</ref>

In 2001, Warren G released his fourth studio album, ''[[The Return of the Regulator]]''. The album includes "[[Here Comes Another Hit]]" , (which featured [[Nate Dogg]] and [[Mista Grimm]]) and [[Lookin' at You]] (featuring [[LaToiya Williams]]). The album can be considered a return to the roots of G-funk West Coast gangsta music, but it sold less than the rapper's two previous albums.

Midwestern rapper [[Tech N9ne]] made use of the G-funk style on his early releases, most notably his second studio album, ''[[The Worst (Tech N9ne album)|The Worst]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/is-tech-n9ne-in-top-10-territory-news.115255.html|title=Is Tech N9ne In Top 10 Territory?|date=31 July 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-presents-the-30-most-essential-tech-n9ne-songs/|title=The 30 Most Essential Tech N9ne Songs - XXL|first=B. J. SteinerB J.|last=Steiner|website=XXL Mag|date=25 July 2013 |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> His 2001 follow-up album, ''[[Anghellic]]'', incorporated the subgenre's characteristics to a much lesser extent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.strangemusicinc.com/2011/02/tech-n9ne/say-hello-to-tech-n9ne-an-in-depth-look-at-anghellic-reparation/|title='Say Hello To Tech N9ne' – An In-Depth Look At Anghellic: Reparation|website=Strange Music Inc.|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>

Most recently, starting in the 2010s, many contemporary West Coast rappers have released albums which contain strong G-funk influences, including [[Kendrick Lamar]] with ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'' as well as ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'', [[YG (rapper)|YG]] with ''[[Still Brazy]]'', [[Schoolboy Q]] with ''[[Blank Face LP]]'', [[Nipsey Hussle]] with ''[[Victory Lap (Nipsey Hussle album)|Victory Lap]]'', [[Buddy (rapper)|Buddy]] with ''[[Harlan & Alondra]]'' and [[Tech N9ne]] with ''[[The Gates Mixed Plate]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/the-l-a-roots-of-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly|title=The L.A. Roots of Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly'|date=25 March 2015|website=Kcet.org|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/with-to-pimp-a-butterfly-kendrick-lamar-brushes-all-hip-hop-rivals-aside/2015/03/17/6228c1c6-ccd5-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html|title=With "To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar brushes all hip-hop rivals aside|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2426200-Tech-N9ne-Collabos-The-Gates-Mixed-Plate|title=Tech N9ne Collabos - The Gates Mixed Plate|access-date=25 April 2022|website=Discogs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/07/buddy-and-artists-keeping-g-funk-alive/|title=Buddy & The Artists Keeping G-Funk Alive in 2018|website=Complex.com|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=16 May 2018 |title=The Story Behind Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid m.A.A.d city' |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/10/26/kendrick-lamar-good-kid-maad-city-analysis/ |website=Highsnobiety.com}}</ref>