GTABase tags seven GTA 5 radio stations with hip hop. Radio Los Santos, hosted by Big Boy, plays modern rap. West Coast Classics, hosted by DJ Pooh, plays 80s and 90s West Coast rap. The Lab, blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM, iFruit Radio, FlyLo FM and MOTOMAMI Los Santos mix rap with other styles. Rockstar added four of the seven after launch, from 2015 to 2021.
Which GTA 5 radio stations play hip hop?
This table shows the seven stations, their hosts and the update that added each station. The dates come from Rockstar Newswire posts and GTABase.
| Station | Host | Style | Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Los Santos | Big Boy | Modern rap | Game launch, 17 September 2013 |
| West Coast Classics | DJ Pooh | 80s and 90s West Coast rap | Game launch, 17 September 2013 |
| FlyLo FM | Flying Lotus | Electronic and hip hop | Game launch, 2013 |
| The Lab | Dr. No and the Chemical Bro (Oh No and The Alchemist) | Hip hop, electronic, rock | PC launch, 14 April 2015; consoles, 8 July 2015 |
| blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM | Frank Ocean, Vegyn, Roof Access and Fed | Soul, hip hop, deep cuts | The Doomsday Heist, 12 December 2017 |
| iFruit Radio | Danny Brown, with Skepta as a guest | Rap, hip hop, UK rap | The Diamond Casino Heist, 12 December 2019 |
| MOTOMAMI Los Santos | ROSALÍA and Arca | Hip hop, pop, electronic, experimental | The Contract, 15 December 2021 |
Five of these stations are the game's "rap" set. The GTA Wiki puts Radio Los Santos, West Coast Classics, The Lab, blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM and iFruit Radio in the default rap radio set for vehicles. FlyLo FM and MOTOMAMI Los Santos are not in that set.
What is the difference between Radio Los Santos and West Coast Classics?
Radio Los Santos plays new rap. West Coast Classics plays old rap. Both stations started with the game in 2013, and both got new songs in 2021.
At launch, Radio Los Santos played songs such as "A.D.H.D" by Kendrick Lamar and "R-Cali" by A$AP Rocky. West Coast Classics played songs such as "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac, "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg and "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. The PS4, Xbox One and PC versions added more songs to both stations.
For every track on the modern station, read our GTA 5 Radio Los Santos song list. For the people behind each microphone, see GTA 5 radio DJs and who voices them.
What hip hop songs did The Contract add to GTA Online?
The Contract update came out on 15 December 2021. Inverse counted 77 new songs in the update across all stations.
Rockstar says that the update added "exclusive new tracks from artists such as Juicy J and Mike Dean, Pusha T, Dom Kennedy, Mozzy, and more" to Radio Los Santos and West Coast Classics.
- Radio Los Santos: Rockstar names "Blue Cheese" by Mike Dean and Rich the Kid as a new exclusive. Other new songs come from A$AP Ferg, Roddy Ricch, Jay Rock, Polo G and D-Block Europe.
- West Coast Classics: DJ Pooh hosts "Dre Day", a set of songs that Dr. Dre produced. The GTA Songs Wiki says that the "Dre Day" songs later joined the normal playlist. Rockstar names artists such as 50 Cent, Truth Hurts and Rakim, 40 Glocc, Obie Trice and Sam Sneed.
- MOTOMAMI Los Santos: This new station plays music "from bachata to electro". Its artists include Playboi Carti, La Goony Chonga and DJ Spinn.
The update also has a story link. The GTA Wiki says that DJ Pooh talks about Dr. Dre's stolen phone on air if you have not finished all three Data Leak finales. Rockstar also gave a free Radio Los Santos Tee to all players in the launch week.
When did The Lab, blonded and iFruit Radio come to GTA 5?
Rockstar added these three stations one by one.
The Lab came first. The album "Welcome to Los Santos" came with the Windows version of GTA 5 on 14 April 2015, and the game put it on The Lab. The station came to the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions with the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 update. Rockstar says that the station has guest artists such as Killer Mike, Little Dragon, Earl Sweatshirt, Phantogram and Freddie Gibbs.
blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM came with The Doomsday Heist in December 2017. It was the first new station since The Lab in 2015. Its playlist includes "Winnin" by Chief Keef and music from JAY-Z and Migos.
iFruit Radio came with The Diamond Casino Heist on 12 December 2019. Rockstar says that the station has 27 tracks. Danny Brown and Skepta picked songs from artists such as Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Pop Smoke, Denzel Curry and Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. Rockstar put iFruit Radio in both GTA Online and GTA 5 Story Mode.
Can you listen to GTA 5 hip hop stations outside the game?
Yes, for some of the new songs. Rockstar put the station updates from The Contract on Apple Music and Spotify as playlists. These playlists include MOTOMAMI Los Santos, Radio Los Santos and West Coast Classics.
The Lab also exists as a real album. Mass Appeal Records released "Welcome to Los Santos" in shops on 21 April 2015.
Can you make a GTA radio host say your own line?
Yes. Our GTA radio voice generator reads your text over a Non-Stop-Pop FM intro, so the clip sounds like it plays on the in-game radio. You can type a shout-out to your favorite rap station, or a joke about a Los Santos traffic jam. Start from the DJ Cara voice generator to make a clip in about a minute.
The voice is an AI recreation of the radio character DJ Cara, not Cara Delevingne, and Rockstar has nothing to do with it.
Sources
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