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Pages in category "Gangsta rappers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 393 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of rap music that conveys the culture and values typical of urban gangs, reality of the world and street hustlers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Emerging in the late 1980s, gangsta rap's pioneers include Schoolly D of Philadelphia and Ice-T of Los Angeles, later expanding in ...
Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Some reasons cited for the high homicide rate include poor background of many artists, criminal gang activity, drug use, and inadequate pastoral care among artists and record labels.
Rapper Gangsta Boo (aka Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Lady Boo, Queen of Memphis, The Devil’s Daughter) of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia in 2001 in New York City. Al Pereira via Getty Images
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 [1] – March 26, 1995), known professionally by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". [3]
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes, [5] [6] eye dialect for Niggas With Attitudes) was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California.Among the earliest and most significant figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential acts in hip hop music.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the genre’s many heroes have been rightfully… celebrated. But what about the unsung heroes? What about the rappers who were good enough to be ...