gangsta rap

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gang·sta rap (g

) also gangster rap

A style of rap music associated with urban street gangs and characterized by violent, tough-talking, often misogynistic lyrics.

[From African American Vernacular English gangsta, gangster, alteration of gangster.]

gangsta rap [ˈgæŋstə]

(Music / Pop Music) a style of rap music, usually characterized by lyrics about Black street gangs in the US, often with violent, nihilistic, and misogynistic themes

[phonetic rendering of gangster]

gangsta rapper n

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gangsta rap

n (Mus) → Gangsta Rap m

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