Gangsta Mix 2022 Best Of Gangster Rap Music 2022 ft 50 Cent, 2pac, Snoop Dogg, emine

Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the mid to late 1980s as a distinct but highly controversial rap subgenre, whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and the Bloods. Gangsta rap s earliest pioneers were Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D and Los Angeles rapper IceT, and the genre was taken to new heights in 1988 by rap group By 1992, via record producer Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg and their pioneering Gfunk sound, gangsta rap had taken the rap genre s lead and become mainstream, popular music.