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Chuck Philips, Los Angeles Times, 1992 Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city American black youths. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word gangster. 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. In 1985 Schoolly D released "P ...
Coke La Rock was a friend and musical partner of DJ Kool Herc, who himself is generally considered to have laid down the foundation for hip-hop music starting in 1973. La Rock was an original member of Herc's MC crew, the Herculoids. According to Herc, Coke La Rock's MC name had various iterations, beginning as "A-1 Coke," and then moving on to ...
Livin' Proof is the debut studio album by the American hip hop duo Group Home. It was released on November 21, 1995, through FFRR / Payday Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York. Production was handled by Gang Starr and Big Jaz. It features guest appearances from Absaloot, Big Shug, Guru, Brainsick Enterprize and ...
Hip hop culture is characterized by the key elements of rapping [ b], DJing and turntablism, and breakdancing; [ 9][ 10] other elements include graffiti, beatboxing, street entrepreneurship, hip hop language, and hip hop fashion. [ 11][ 12] From hip hop culture emerged a new genre of popular music, hip hop music .
Ludacris' album Battle of the Sexes becomes the second hip hop album released in 2010 to be certified Gold. [5] Lil Boosie is indicted on murder charges. DonGuralesko's album Totem Leśnych Ludzi becomes the second hip hop album of 2010 to reach No. 1 on the OLiS. Fat Joe and his entourage are questioned for sexual assault in Wisconsin. [6]
Tha Crossroads. " Tha Crossroads " is a song written and performed by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released as a single in April 1996. The song is dedicated to the group's mentor, the late gangsta rap icon Eazy-E, and other family members.
List of top ten albums with the highest first-week home market sales of 1994 Number Album Artist 1st-week sales 1st-week position Refs 1 Murder Was the Case: Various Artist 329,000 1 West Coast Hip Hop 2 Creepin on ah Come Up: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: 220,000 12 Midwest Hip Hop 3 Regulate... G Funk Era: Warren G: 176,000 2 West Coast Hip Hop 4 ...
Music of theUnited States. Music history of the United States includes many styles of folk, popular and classical music. Some of the best-known genres of American music are rhythm and blues, jazz, rock and roll, rock, soul, hip hop, pop, and country. The history began with the Native Americans, the first people to populate North America.