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gangsta rap

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gang·sta rap  (gngst) also gangster rap
n.
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
Noun
a style of rap music originating from US Black street culture [phonetic rendering of gangster]


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