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Gangsta Style Overview

  • Gangsta
    Overview
  • Gangsta
    Releases 73,102
  • Gangsta
    Music For Sale 240,548

Gangsta Music Description

Gangsta rap or gangster rap (also referred to as reality rap by its performers) is a style of hip hop music whose themes and lyrics primarily deal with the gangster lifestyle.


Most Collected Gangsta Music

Explore More Popular Gangsta Music
  • Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
    Black Sunday
    Cypress Hill
  • N.W.A* - Straight Outta Compton
    Straight Outta Compton
    N.W.A*
  • OutKast - Stankonia
    Stankonia
    OutKast
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg* - Doggystyle
    Doggystyle
    Snoop Doggy Dogg*
  • Dr. Dre - 2001
    2001
    Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    The Chronic
    Dr. Dre
  • Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
    Piñata
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Gangsta Artists

  • Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
  • 50 Cent
    50 Cent
  • Master P
    Master P
  • 2Pac
    2Pac
  • Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
  • DJ Whoo Kid
    DJ Whoo Kid
  • The Game (2)
    The Game (2)

Early Gangsta Releases

Explore More Early Gangsta Music
  • Just-Ice - Back To The Old School
    Back To The Old School
    Just-Ice
  • The Showboys - Drag Rap
    Drag Rap
    The Showboys
  • D.J. Polo & Kool G. Rapp* - Rikers Island
    Rikers Island
    D.J. Polo & Kool G. Rapp*
  • Too $hort* - Born To Mack
    Born To Mack
    Too $hort*
  • Ice T* - Dog'n The Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II) / 6 In The Mornin'
    Dog'n The Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II) / 6 In The Mornin'
    Ice T*
  • Schoolly D - P.S.K.-What Does It Mean? / Gucci Time
    P.S.K.-What Does It Mean? / Gucci Time
    Schoolly D
  • Schoolly-D* - Schoolly-D
    Schoolly-D
    Schoolly-D*

Gangsta Music Releases by Decade

Top Submitters of Gangsta Music

Most Sold Gangsta Releases This Month

Explore More Trending Gangsta Music
  • Ice-T - I Must Stand
    I Must Stand
    Ice-T
  • Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
    Blank Face LP
    Schoolboy Q
  • Genius* / GZA - Liquid Swords
    Liquid Swords
    Genius* / GZA
  • Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata '74
    Piñata '74
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
  • Macho Man Randy Savage - Be A Man
    Be A Man
    Macho Man Randy Savage
  • Ice Cube - The Predator
    The Predator
    Ice Cube
  • Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal
    E. 1999 Eternal
    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Related Styles of Music

  • Thug Rap
  • G-Funk
  • Hardcore Hip-Hop
  • Conscious
  • Pop Rap
  • Screw
  • RnB/Swing
  • Crunk
  • Horrorcore
  • Electro
  • Trap
  • Boom Bap
  • Bounce
  • Contemporary R&B
  • Funk
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