gangsta rap

[ gang-stuh rap ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.

gangsta rap

/ ˈɡæŋstə /

a style of rap music, usually characterized by lyrics about Black street gangs in the US, often with violent, nihilistic, and misogynistic themes

C20: phonetic rendering of gangster

Every time the question of black teenagers comes up, someone blames 'gangsta rap' for their problems.

Headline: “Los Angeles Times Editor Killed on Own Front Porch During Riots—Loud Gangsta Rap Music Blamed.”

Ice-T is a Grammy-award winning rapper, actor, and author, who is credited with pioneering gangsta rap in the late 1980s.

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