A:这几种乐风的差异性,可从多方面来判断,如西岸气候较为炎热,所以在音乐上，都以较开心、热情的曲调呈现，比较好分辨的是鼓声，西岸的鼓声偶数拍听起来像鼓掌 的拍手声, 不像东岸鼓声较为扎实,在音乐的制作上大多使用哇哇吉他, Keyboard,变音器{如2pac的California Love} .........等乐器，取样上则是大多采用Funk,西岸细分为: 1. Gangsta Rap(N.W.A, Ice T, Ice Cube, King Tee, Suga Free, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Dr.Dre, DJ Quik,.2. Bay Area弯区(Too Short,E-40, Ant Banks, Mac Mall, B-Ligit . G Funk(Warren G, Nate Dogg, Twinz, DFC, Dove Shack,)

4. Pop Rap(MC Hammer, Coolio5. Latin Rap(Cypress Hill, Psycho Realm, Delinquent Habits, Mellow Man Ace, Lighter Shade of Brown, Kid Frost, Cali Life StyleProper Dos,ThaMexakinz, Kinto Sol, Latin HipHop 则与前面所提到的不全然相同,后面将会有说明.反观东岸的制作手法较为稳重,前面有提到东岸鼓声较为扎实,取样较为偏Soul,类型分别是凶悍的Hardcore Rap(Run DMC, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, EPMD, Onyx, Redman, DMX, Screwball, M.O.P, Wu Tang Clan.Eastside HipHop(AZ, Lil' Kim, Noreaga, The Notorious BIG, Foxy Brown, Jay-Z）,音乐张力较大,内容较为严肃,其中又有区域性的细分,如 QB(Queen Bridge)的Nas, Nature, Alchemist , Bravehearts, Capone, Big Noyd, Cormega, Littles, Mobb Deep, Infamous Mobb犰A来是东岸Underground(Mos Def,Talib Kweli,HiTek, High&Mighty, Dilated Peoples, Pharoahe Monch, Boot Camp Clik, Black Moon, Afu Ra,Jeru The Damaja, Heltah Skeltah, Das Efx, Apani B Fly, Bahamadia, Mystic）当然也少不了小品Jazz HipHop,Jazz HipHop音色编排大多偏重钢琴,随着时代变迁,我将Jazz HipHop略分两种,早期属于旧东岸的Jazz HipHop代表人物为(A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers,DigablePlanetsCommon, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Dream Warrior, Main Source, Guru, The Roots, PoorRighteous Teachers, Brand Nubian, Red Hot Lover Tone, Gang Starr）.然而在早期的Jazz Hip Hop中,不能不提的是Pharcyde,不过Pharcyde是西岸Underground,故无法列入分类.后期的Jazz HipHop比较偏爵士小品,很多Underground的艺人都做Jazz HipHop以下是我略举(All Nature, Moka Only, J-Live, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Spinna, DJ Cam, 3582, Five Deez, Madlib, Sound Providers, Slum Village, Funky DL , LoneCatalysts. 各位请多见谅,终于轮到南岸音乐了!!!热情如火的派对音乐, Miami Bass(2 Live Crew, Tag Team, 69Boyz, 95 South, Gucci Crew II, DisnDat, Ghost Town DJ, Quad City DJ's, Freak Nasty..)南岸音乐碎拍很多,听起来节奏很快,仔细数拍可快可慢,歌词大多是鼓动Party Pe