gangsta rap
noun
: hip-hop music with lyrics explicitly portraying the violence and drug use of American inner-city gang life
gangsta rapper
noun
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This was a standout feature, particularly during the wee ‘90s dominance of gangsta rap, promoting equality and diversity within the hip-hop music genre.
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a gangsta rap label and it’s called Death Row, not Heaven’s Gate!
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
Combs’ lineup of rappers and singers presented a different sound from the gangsta rap, pop and grunge rock that were popular at the time.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
Jazz rap, boom bap, gangsta rap, all of it drew him in.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a gangsta rap label and it’s called Death Row, not Heaven’s Gate!
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
Combs’ lineup of rappers and singers presented a different sound from the gangsta rap, pop and grunge rock that were popular at the time.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
Jazz rap, boom bap, gangsta rap, all of it drew him in.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Gangsta rap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gangsta%20rap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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