Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that emerged from hardcore hip hop depicting urban crime and violence in inner cities. It was pioneered in the mid-1980s by artists like Schoolly D and Ice-T, and gained popularity in the late 1980s through groups such as N.W.A. After attracting national attention, gangsta rap became commercially successful. Some gangsta rappers have claimed or been alleged to have ties to real gangs like the Bloods and Crips.
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2. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved
from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the
violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have
varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. The genre
was pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly
D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by
groups like N.W.A.After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A
attracted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gangsta rap became
the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Some
gangsta rappers have been associated, or allegedly have ties with
the Bloods or Crips gangs.