Gangsta rap
"G Rap" redirects here. For the rapper, see Kool G Rap. For the Ice-T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). For other uses, see Gangsta (disambiguation). Gangsta rap Stylistic origins Hip hop hardcore hip hop Cultural origins Mid-1980s Typical instruments Vocals (rapping, beatboxing) drum machine sampler Derivative forms Dirty rap mafioso rap Subgenres Drill Fusion genres G-funk Mobb music Regional scenes West Coast hip hop East Coast hip hop Southern hip hop Midwest hip hop Chicano rap Other topics Horrorcore Gangsta rap or gangster rap is a style of hip hop characterized by themes and lyrics that generally emphasize the "gangsta" lifestyle. The genre evolved from hardcore rap into a distinct form, 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. [1] After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A attracted in the late 1980