gangsta rap

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

rap music focused on gang culture or activity

Collocates yo², ballin, beef, bozack, clique, Crip, flip the script, gangsta, gangsta, go hard, hoe, homie, hood, kick, mack, rap, rap, shank, shit, son, steady, underground, wack, d-boy

Domains Music

Etymology Derives from gangsta, rap

Timeline

1985 Too $hort "Wild Wild West" [Players]
They knew about him and his gangsta rap
1990-12-15 EPMD "Brothers On My Jock" feat. Redman [Business As Usual]
Gangsta rap, it's daddy mack wit a bozack
1992-05-05 Gang Starr "No Shame In My Game" [Daily Operation]
I like some gangster rap, don't like the prankster crap

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