Gangsta rap is a sub-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… read more
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Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Ice Cube — It Was A Good Day |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | Dr. Dre — Still D.R.E. |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Coolio — Gangsta's Paradise |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | N.W.A — Fuck tha Police |
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| 5 | Play on youtube | 50 Cent — In Da Club |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | N.W.A — Straight Outta Compton |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Snoop Dogg — Gin And Juice |
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| 8 | Play on youtube | Dr. Dre — The Next Episode |
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| 9 | Play on youtube | The Notorious B.I.G. — Hypnotize |
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| 10 | Play on youtube | 2Pac — Dear Mama |
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