There is some debate concerning who first performed G-funk. The progenitor of the sound is variously claimed to be Eazy-E, fellow NWA member Dr. Dre, through his 1992 album The Chronic, or Above The Law. After Dr. Dre’s success, G-funk became the dominant sound in hip hop for several years, with Death Row Records artists like Snoop Doggy Dogg (blessed with Dre’s production) and Warren G crossing over to the mainstream.

Also, G-funk uses similar production cues, if not the same, as San Francisco Bay Area hip hop created "Mobb Music." Mobb Music incorporates the G-funk sound, with more tempo variations, less portamento, synthesizers, Moog bass lines, and more live instruments. The sound, Mobb Music, can be attributed to a host of producers such as Mike Mosley, Sean T, One Drop Scott, Cellski, Ant Banks, JT the Bigga Figga, Dj Darryl, Ric Roc, and Studio Tone. SF Bay Area hip hop artists, San Quinn, RBL Posse, Mac Dre, E-40, B-Legit, Suga-T, D-Shot, Too $hort, Mac Mall, Gelo, C-Bo, JT the Bigga Figga, 11/5, Cold World Hustlas, 3xCrazy, UDI, Guce, and Spice-1, used Mobb Music as the back drop for most of their lyrics.