Gangsta rap

Gangsta rap (also called Gangster rap and reality rap) is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of some inner-city youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. The genre was pioneered in the mid 1980s by rappers such as Eazy-E and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A created in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gangsta rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Many people have criticized gangsta rap for allegedly promoting illegal activities such as assault, murder, and selling illegal drugs.

Notable Artists
 Ace Hood
 AZ
 Beanie Sigel
 Big L
 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
 Boosie Badazz
 Bun B
 Cam'ron
 Coolio
 Daz Dillinger
 DMX
 Eazy-E
 Fabolous
 Freeway
 Raekwon
 Twista
 MC Hammer
 Public Enemy
 2Pac
 The Notorious B.I.G.
 Ice Cube
 Lil Wayne
 Fat Joe
 2 Chainz
 Wu-Tang Clan
 N.W.A.
 South Park Mexican
 Scarface
 Silkk the Shocker
 Kid Frost
 Ja Rule
 Rick Ross
 Ganskta N-I-P
 The Game
 Too $hort
 50 Cent
 Lloyd Banks
 Noreaga
 G-Unit
 Ice-T
 T.I.
 Dr. Dre
 Lil Jon
 Tony Yayo
 B-Real
 The LOX
 Tech N9ne
 Young Buck
 Jeezy
 Waka Flocka Flame
 Three 6 Mafia
 E-40
 C-Murder
 Master P
 Snoop Dogg
 Nas
 Prodigy
 Meek Mill
 Jay-Z
 WC
 Pimp C
 Mobb Deep
 Havoc

Referencces

Category:Hip hop genres
Category:1980s in music
Category:1990s in music
Category:2000s in music
Category:Pronunciation
Category:Obscenity controversies
Category:Counterculture of the 20th century