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  stylistic Origins Form of Hip Hop Music that combines the elements of Dancehall Toasting with the rhythms of R&B , Reggae , Disco , and Funk
  cultural Origins Early- 1980s , California , United States
  instruments Prominent Bass - Rapping - Drum Machine - Sampler - Synthesizer
  popularity Popular throughout the early-to-mid 1990s , declined during the remainder of the decade up to the 2000s with varying degrees of mainstream exposure
  subgenrelist Hip hop music
  subgenres Alternative Hip Hop - Electro Hop - G-Funk - Hyphy - Latin Rap - Mobb Music
  regional Scenes Los Angeles - Long Beach - San Francisco ( Bay Area ) - Oakland - Seattle