“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked out of trunks to local DJ’s and radio personalities. An organic phenomenon that eventually gained national fame and ...

And the rapper bristled when his song was lumped in with the so-called "gangster rap" scene. "I'm trying to get rid of that jacket that's been put on my back - that I'm a gangsta rapper," he said ...

Throughout the years, hip-hop has expanded with different sub-genres, including gangsta rap, drill ... pretty difficult to narrow down a list of songs that have helped define the region.

As hip-hop has evolved with several sub-genres like gangsta rap, conscious rap ... Check out these 20 notable hip-hop songs that are sure to get any party started.

Tucker had led a crusade against “gangsta rap.” One of the songs that referred to Tucker, “How Do U Want It,” says, “Delores Tucker, yous a muthafucka, instead of trying to help a nigga you destroy a ...

N.W.A. were an American hip-hop group from Compton, California, active between 1987 to 1991, specialising in the emergence of Gangsta rap. Their line ... everywhere due to songs such as F**k ...

Coolio's haunting track from it, which samples the Stevie Wonder song Pastime Paradise ... when he recorded Gangsta's Paradise. A leading figure in the US West Coast rap music scene in the 90s ...