gangsta rap

Compton was well known for gang violence but also for producing hip-hop groups and rappers, including gangsta rap group N.W.A.

The first section of this essay examines the origins of and responses to gangsta rap. The second section explores how Die Antwoord draws upon and advances the subgenre by critically analyzing the group's hit video Fok Julle Naaiers.

Two decades on, has the proliferation of violent gangsta rap and heavy metal noticeably warped the generation that (like this writer) grew up unwrapping Dr.

ASHOK KONDABOLU (RAIL): What was the idea behind Gangsta Rap Posse?

From early recording successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash to the rise of gangsta rap and rap stars making multimillions, this chronicles the behind-the-scenes business deals of the rap and hip-hop industries, making it a pick for music and business collections alike.

In the introduction, "I Am Hiphop," Morgan positions the Good Life/Project Blowed workshop as a vibrant and constructive creative outlet for urban youth, in contrast to the gangsta rap ethos that constituted much of the Los Angeles hip hop scene of the 1990s.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the whole point of the gangsta rap style tinted windows to hide your identity?

During World War II and the postwar era, swing, Chicano rock, West Coast jazz, gangsta rap, and other forms were products of a youth culture in California that readily related to and influenced national and international cultural movements, as amply demonstrated in film, photography, and fashion.

We certainly don't like gangsta rap, Nor "boom boom" from passing cars, We're not too keen on hooded teens Nor drunken girls in bars.

The contributions of hip-hop and gangsta rap to gang culture are also discussed.

In a series of "gangsta rap" videos, the violent thugs pose with guns and show mobile phone footage of street fights with rival gangs.

Thankfully Dubai-based band, Diligent Thought, now bring some welcome relief for lovers of true hip-hop tired of hearing the prevailing lacklustre gangsta rap. Instead of senseless lyrics, Diligent Thought showcase the group's penchant for cerebral ramblings and pure word-play, paying homage to hip-hop's golden days, while at the same time inspiring a positive future for the genre as a whole.

I'M ALL up for some gangsta rap Bit of Tupac or Dre Or maybe Keane - "everybody changes but you still stay the same"

EBONY: As a 38-year-old father, do you now have any regrets about some of the lyrics in your songs, or being a part of N.W.A., the group that has been credited with ushering in the gangsta rap genre of music?

Rap music has long been associated with gang culture, and the term Gangsta Rap was coined to reflect the way the music mirrored what was happening on the streets, with rappers performing and recording in rival gangs themselves.