Gangsta Rap

Gangsta rap is a genre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths. “Gangsta” is a corruption of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered around 1983 by Ice-T with songs like Cold Wind Madness and Body Rock/Killers, and was popularized by groups like N.W.A in the late 80s. After the national attention that Ice-T & N.W.A received in the late 80s, gangsta rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip-hop. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Daz Dillinger

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Jul 11 Saturday 11 July 2009 Today
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Smoov-E
The Phoenix Theater
Petaluma, San Francisco CA, United States
38.235133 -122.642969

2 people attending
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Jul 12 Sunday 12 July 2009 Tomorrow
Sycuan Presents Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Dago Braves at House of Blues
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dago Braves
House of Blues
San Diego CA, United States
32.716254 -117.160118

2 people attending
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Jul 18 Saturday 18 July 2009
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at House of Blues
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
House of Blues
Las Vegas NV, United States
36.092152 -115.176658

1 person attending
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Aug 4 Tuesday 4 August 2009
Snoop Dogg and Stephen Marley at House of Blues
Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley
House of Blues
North Myrtle Beach SC, United States
33.799399 -78.737124

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Aug 13 Thursday 13 August 2009
Onyx
Bazaar Royale
Jerky's Live Music…
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
41.820514 -71.411625

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Aug 14 Friday 14 August 2009
Onyx
Bazaar Royale
Harpers Ferry
Allston, Boston MA, United States
42.353001 -71.13269

3 people attending
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