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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.
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Eazy-E has been called the "godfather of gangsta rap". [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 3 ] [ 57 ] MTV's Reid Shaheem said that Eazy-E was a "rap-pioneer", [ 57 ] and he is sometimes cited by critics as a legend. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Steve Huey of AllMusic said that he was "one of the most controversial figures in gangsta rap". [ 5 ]
[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. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2020, XXL wrote that of 77 rapper deaths they examined, more than 40 remain unsolved, including the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur , the ...
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 ...
Billboard initially created a list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time in November 2015, with the top position held by The Notorious B.I.G. [1] The publication revised their rankings in 2023, via a partnership with Vibe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The updated list, published in stages between January 11 and February 8 ...
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