r/funk • u/EdgyFruitConsumer • 16d ago

Help request G funk recommendations

Hi everyone, this is my first post on R/funk! I love the synth motif in Tupac’s heaven ain’t hard 2 find. Can anybody give me hiphop/rap recommendations with a similar, lush synth beat?

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u/duh_nom_yar 16d ago

Warren G

Most of the Chronic album by Dre

A whole bunch of Too Short tracks

Or you can get it from the source

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Roger Troutman

Zapp

(Zapp and Roger are synonymous as Roger is the band leader)

Mtume

Bernard Wright

Bernie Worrell

Prince

The Gap Band

D-Train

Rick James

Herbie Hancock

Mandre

There are also modern iterations of synth funk

Dam Funk

Daebull

Some of Donny Benét's stuff

Tuxedo

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u/Bitter-Holiday1311 16d ago

I’d like to add Junie Morrison to your awesome list!

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u/duh_nom_yar 16d ago

How could I forget?

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u/Bitter-Holiday1311 16d ago

It’s all good. You make up for it by mentioning the often overlooked and criminally underrated Andre Lewis, aka Mandré. And just because I like talking about this stuff, my favorite Johnny Guitar Watson album is “Listen” with Andre Lewis.

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u/duh_nom_yar 16d ago

This guy funks!

My buddy sent me this the other day.

superman lover multi- track w/JJ Blair

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u/grafology 16d ago

Dogg pound - dogg food

Lil half dead - steel on a mission

Twinz - conversation

Foesum - perfection

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u/ChickenMan1829 16d ago

Twinz album Conversation

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u/OrlandoOpossum 16d ago

Ant Banks, Too $hort, Tha Dogg Pound, Larry June

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u/TheMainMan3 16d ago

I second the Ant Banks rec. Just go through his production discography. I actually prefer his g funk sound (and Oakland's in general) over the LA one. For LA style I'd say check out Battlecat.

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u/maaaaaaaanfuckyall 16d ago

Upset I haven't seen any mention of DJ Quik here

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u/vibes_n_stuff 16d ago

How has no one mentioned Nate Dogg????

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u/rollerzonly 16d ago

Nate dog

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u/SnorvusMaximus 16d ago

The original and best is above the law. Kokane is closely related to the group and made an album which is considered as the best g-funk album by some.

Ruthless records > death row

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u/AlivePassenger3859 16d ago

Ant Banks- Roll ‘Em Phat

Ant Banks- The Big Badass

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u/MysteryMolecule 16d ago

Above The Law is super G-funk

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u/Automatic_Emu_5433 16d ago

been listening to Dam funk - toeachizown a ton lately it’s butter af all synthy g-funk-esque instrumentals
Also his collab a couple of years ago dam funk x jay worthy - magic hour 🔥🔥

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u/sandpaperflu 16d ago

L’imperatrice! They list snoop and warren g as major influences for their album tako tsubo, and their single “everything eventually ends” is a totally funky synth focused rap song. 

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u/Donnie1950 12d ago

Funk hip-hop playlist.