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: Eastwood

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Dec 1 Tuesday 1 December 2009
Lloyd Banks	Jerky's Live Music… Providence, Rhode Island, United States 41.820437 -71.41148	1 person attending Add shout
Dec 5 Saturday 5 December 2009
Andre Nickatina	Senator Theater Chico CA, United States 39.728097 -121.837475	Add shout
Dec 9 Wednesday 9 December 2009
Ice Cube	The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA, San Jose, United States 36.971324 -122.025562	2 people attending Add shout
Dec 10 Thursday 10 December 2009
Ice Cube at The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center Ice Cube	The Grand Ballroom… San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, United States 37.787576 -122.421595	Add shout Buy Tickets
Dec 11 Friday 11 December 2009
Ice Cube at House Of Blues (Sunset Strip) Ice Cube	House Of Blues… West Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States 34.094951 -118.373828	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Dec 12 Saturday 12 December 2009
Ice Cube at House of Blues Ice Cube	House of Blues Las Vegas NV, United States 36.092152 -115.176658	Add shout Buy Tickets

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flipthatswitch wrote:
yesterday morning

His mind simply cannot be ellaborate. There is this thing called small minded-ness you see. People like him decide they can only stick to one style of music Because they see it necessary in order for other followers of their music to accept them only as one identity.

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shinichi_goto wrote:
Friday evening

whats wrong with you?

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sionborg wrote:
8 days ago

FUCK ALL RAP MUSIC, ROCK N ROLL FOREVER ALL YA GANGTAS AND WANNABES !!!!!

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L-Zep wrote:
17 days ago

Time for a little lesson! The person in this link: http://tinyurl.com/yegrt8l , is a real gangster. He did NOT rap, neither did he listen to rap. I really urge you 'gangstas' to get a new name for your genre.

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andreiarap wrote:
21 days ago

andreia mf

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Rafiiinha_ wrote:
last month

50 Cent?

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justbornawsome wrote:
last month

gangsta? they all scare me!

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izmekuni wrote:
last month

half the top artists aren't "gangsta" rappers.more like gangsta rapers

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wjqktyf wrote:
last month

PIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MIR VAM !

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Fellvieh_FM wrote:
September 2009

FRESH DUMBLEDORE THE ONE AND ONLY REAL GANGSTA RAPPER

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Kaisaschnitt_ wrote:
September 2009

juhhhhhhhhhhhuuuu!

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gejm wrote:
September 2009

hare rama lol

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RetardedNaziFag wrote:
September 2009

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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Hoo_0L wrote:
September 2009

Nah, it's just slightly exaggerated.

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SlayerCK wrote:
September 2009

"The worst genre in history of music perhaps? " This is probably the biggest bullshit ever said.

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theverdugo wrote:
August 2009

TENGO VIDEOS MIOS COMO LOS SUBO ????????

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Anand69 wrote:
August 2009

Shorty wanna be a thug...

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mattfca wrote:
July 2009

we're fighting for good music

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DougClassic wrote:
July 2009

you took that shit from tool eh? geez, so many gangsta rap haters here, and guess what? they are all metalheads.

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mattfca wrote:
July 2009

mom's coming round to put it back the way it ought to be...

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