In fact, Newsweek put Snoop on their cover in 1993 with a headline that read: ‘When Is Rap 2 Violent?’ It was around this ...

Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, she was one of the first female rappers to build off the gangster rap image and sound that took off in the 1990s. By Eduardo Medina Lola Chantrelle Mitchell ...

The 31-year-old actor and musician shared a note that read: "If you are for gangster rap, you can't also be for Black." The note was accompanied by a lengthy caption explaining why he believes the ...

When discussing 50 years of hip-hop, gangsta rap has to be mentioned, and Ice-T was one of the true pioneers in the music genre. Ice-T influenced many other artists with his lyrics and flow ...

What was that dynamic between gangster rap and underground hip-hop back then? Imani: Gangster rap was well-established and poppin’ way before The Chronic came out. It was so predominant.

Ice Cube recently had to do some straightening and correct Candace Owens‘ weird theory on the creation of gangsta rap. Ice Cube Responds to Candace Owens’ Gangsta Rap Theory On Friday (Sept.

"I call it reality-based rap," Ice-T says of the gangster rap genre. His '92 hit "Cop Killer" was controversial; he later played a police detective in Law and Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1994.

Seeking to maintain her relevance, Owens took to social media to share her controversial views on the origins of gangsta rap, igniting a heated discussion online. On Sept. 20, Owens tweeted her ...

My oldest child was born in 1973, and her siblings were born in the mid-eighties. Two of my grandchildren were born in the late nineties, and my younger grandchildren were born in the early two ...