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East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City USA during the 1970s. Hip hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the East Coast. The style in the East Coast emerged as a definitive subgenre after artists from other regions of the United States emerged with different styles. Hip-hop culture has been internationally recognized after its huge popularity in the Bronx specifically South of the Bronx in the 70s.