“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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

“Every day I think about that. I wish I had a rap career that was not gangsta. I don’t want this s### for myself. I don’t want this s### for my son. I rap about this s### because it consumed ...