At the dawn of the hip-hop era, all rap was East Coast rap. All of rap's most important early artists were based in the New York City area -- old-school legends like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, and Run-D.M.C. As rap grew and became more diverse over the course of the '80s, productive scenes began to spring up in other locations around the country; nonetheless, East Coast rap dominated through most of the '80s. Although the sound of East Coast rap wasn't completely uniform, from the mid- to late '80s it tended to gravitate to more aggressive beats and sample collages, and many MCs prided themselves on their technical dexterity in craftin ...
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Laid back hip hop instrumental with an East Coast feel, featuring electric piano, strings, siren fx and synth lead. Suitable for Commercials, business, corporate, reality TV, multimedia, on-hold, pop, website, TV/film and documentary projects. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Aggressive, rugged, and tough hip hop instrumental. Powerful and epic with an authentically gritty urban vibe. True Hip Hop city flava. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Blazing hot hip hop song about a girl bought up in the hood, lived the "Thug Life", and been threw alot which has matured her and still able to keep her qualities as a Woman. She may not act like a lady all the time but she is "All Woman". Female Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sizzling, huge pop rock sound clean club track done up in LITE old school rap/hip-hop style. Live rock band swings a hot dancing groove with electric guitars, bass, saxophone, big drum kit percussion and WOW male vocal scream opener. Teenage friendly lyrics. Hot love, desperate yearning, break up. Male Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
This raw hip hop track with electronic vibes is the epitome of underground wordplay and hard hitting hip hop. Sounds like Wutang, Outkast, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Rakim, Goodie Mob, Eminem. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Grimey/Underground Hip Hop instrumental featuring pizzicato strings, bells, custom synths, and brass. Possible uses can range from street scenes, web videos, dark movie trailers, etc. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Empowering, sincere and hopeful Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. An endearing and caring song about love and taking the next step in a relationship. A song about going from friends to lovers. Great for love, relationship, partnership, travel and romance scenes. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sincere, honest and sentimental Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. A song about a woman feeling empty inside and dealing with a broken heart. Great for breakups and heartache scenes. Chorus is great for hopelessness, somber, or giving up scenes. Good for reality TV, urban / lost love themes, Female Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Sincere and sentimental Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. A song about a woman in an abusive marriage that gave up, broke down and stayed in the relationship. Great for dark breakups and abusive relationship scenes. Chorus is great for hopelessness, somber, or giving up scenes. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
THESE ARE GREAT HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS,GREAT MOOD TEXTURE AND SETTING.YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH THESE GREAT QUALITY INSTRUMENTALS.. Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Jay-Z inspired, boom bap, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song. Determined, truthful and confident song about being yourself and doing what you do best. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes above self strength, confidence or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Boostylz tells her version of being a bad girl like you never heard before. Hot rap style overall southern beat bringing you the full view of why it's good sometimes to be a bad girl. Female Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
East coast hip hop loop featuring keyboard synths, bass, and modded pianos. Possible uses can range from songs, street themed scenes, urban products, etc. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Mid-tempo hip-hop beats build up with snappy snare drum and contemporary synth melodies combine to underscore various moods ranging from investigative to leisure time with buddies or the latest celebrity gossip stories. Sting ending. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Hip-Hop and Urban dance and background track for video games, urban scenes, youth oriented commercials, anything in which you want to convey the image of being cool. Hanging out in the club with your friends, having a good time, spending way too much money, and trying to be cool. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Crunk styled rap track with a tongue-in-cheek expression about dropping nuclear bombs. Hot club music, underground protests, dance class workouts, HIIT intervals, pumping iron and bodybuilding workouts, romcom, urban music. Move it, shake it, work it... Male Rap, Hip Hop, Political Rap
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Male Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dreamy, atmospheric, Kanye West-esque Hip-Hop song featuring male vocals. Emotional lyrics about struggling, living your dreams and accomplishing goals. Pensive piano and airy synth instrumentation coupled with epic drums / percussion. Great for urban TV / films or struggle, dark, pensive scenes. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Collage party beat, with choppy Electronic Beat and layered symphonic Keyboards under Male Vocal listing all the frat houses. Sounds like Pro, Big Pun, 50 cent, Mob Deep, Biggie Smalls, Eminem. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, Hardcore Rap
Hip hop track made straight for the club. It is a banger, and has the bass to go with it. The instrumental take a minimalist approach with skimpy sounds, and booming bass. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dark, riff-driven hip-hop beat and a brooding and detached character. Perfect for bringing a vibe of urban cool to television, advertisements, trailers, video games, and film. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Take a journey through the 5 boroughs and the isle of Manhattan. Groovy Neo Soul guitar and organ hum along while gritty Hip Hop drums put a swagger in your step that can only come from one place in the world. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Rap, hip hop, song with and old school flavor, adverts, infomercial, carco Great baseline & cool fender rhodes. Smooth club scene bar a la the roots, jurassic park, nas jay z. Earthy underground rap, talib, lauren hill, adverts, infomercials, dramatic rap, grimey rap, method man, urban scene, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
East coast hip hop loop featuring keyboard synths, bass, and modded pianos. Possible uses can range from songs, street themed scenes, urban products, etc. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Acid jazz hip-hop instrumental bed conveys moments of contemplation, dull, uncertainty, doubt, blues, depression, or loneliness. Useful for documentaries on substance abuse, job loss, dilemma, prison life. Also urban demographic commercials and anime. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Laid back hip hop instrumental with an East Coast feel, featuring tuned percussion and synth lead. Suitable for Commercials, business, corporate, reality TV, multimedia, on-hold, pop, website, TV/film and documentary projects. Instrumental, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
Laid back hip hop instrumental with an East Coast feel, featuring quirky synth lead, muted guitar and lo-fi piano. Suitable for Commercials, business, corporate, reality TV, multimedia, on-hold, pop, website, TV/film and documentary projects. Humming, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Instrumental
Inspiring, gritty and braggadocio Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals. Hard hitting drums coupled with ominous organ and haunting piano. Lyrics about being the best, the realest and the king. Great for urban, drama, gangsta and drug scenes. Good for reality and urban TV / Films. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Hip Hop/Dance track in the style of Chamillionaire's Ridin'. Festive, uptempo, streetwise, heavy on bass, and male rap vocals Featuring SLYKAT, LOKIXXIMO, LUIS ANTHONY, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Humorous, sarcastic track about trying to get music noticed by Record Executives and Producers, but only coming up empty and having doors slammed in your face. Sounds like Ice Cube, Tupac. Similar theme as Don't Call Us, We'll Call You by Sugarloaf. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Laid back hip hop instrumental with an East Coast feel, featuring church bells, pizz strings and synth lead. Suitable for Commercials, business, corporate, reality TV, multimedia, on-hold, pop, website, TV/film and documentary projects. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Urban street instrumentle with Dj's battling. System shaking kicks and organ shifting bass tones makes this piece great for inner-city dramas or hip hop life scenario's. Rock guitars and orchestral strings give an uplifting feel on top of rugged drum loops. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Melodic, confident, uplifting Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring female vocals. Elegant acoustic guitar instrumentation coupled with powerful drums and braggadocio lyrics. Great for sports shows, inspiring / empowering scenes and end scenes / credits. Female Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast
Exotic sexy Bohemian rap with male & female vocals. Hot midnight party, hooking up, sexting, Pimp City, urban affair! Sexual pole dancing lap dancing, sweet new girlfriend. Hot sassy swaggering, down south rap and lyrics. Upbeat hopeful, trying to hook up, wants love TONIGHT... Sexy whispers, Male Rap & Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
When duty calls, there is no time to second guess yourself or try to delay. There is only the choice to face destiny head on, and to come out victorious. This track provides the epic feel needed to give you the confidence to succeed. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Jay-Z inspired, boom bap, east coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song. Confident empowering and inspiring song about taking control and running the streets. Great for reality TV shows, films or scenes above overcoming adversity, or climbing to the top. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
This hip hop track features a classic hip hop beat with brass hits. Staccato strings and a synth melody eventually fill in the rest of the sound. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
It's show night on Broadway, which means that all the stars and high-rollers are donning their fanciest attire to attend the theatre. This track gives the feel of a big shot stepping out of his luxury car into the night, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Medium paced hip-hop. Prominent rhythms and bass with pizzicato melodies. Also available as a 60 second cut, a 30 second cut and a Loop. Dance - urban, hip-hop, garage,, Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
A dark sounding track about how the devil forced Kaine to do the things he did on the streets. Kaine doesn't want to lose his soul. Sounds like Scarface, Tupac. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Native, African, Refugee, Raw, Heavy drums and thick bass, hiphop and rnb, reggae influenced, light synths and acoustic instruments Sounds like elephant man, sean paul, busta rhymes. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Yeah, we’re bandits, and we can make things very hard for you. Or you can fight on the winning side. Your call. Either way, you are my property now. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Symphonic creepy Keyboards with a choppy Electronic Beat and Therimin like sound. Sounds like Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Ludacris, 50 Cent. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
Driving, engaging and motivating Hip-Hop / Rap instrumental cue. Pulsing bass and moving drums create a sense of urgency and movement. Great for reality TV, chase scenes, crime scenes or action scenes. Instrumental, Hip Hop, East Coast
Dramatic, emotional, honest, East coast influenced Hip-Hop / Rap song featuring male vocals and male singer for the chorus. Orchestra / concert style snare rolls and percussion drive the song. Song about losing and holding onto a relationship. Endearing and sentimental. Male Vocals, Hip Hop, East Coast
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