Gangsta rap

/ɡˈaŋstə ɹˈap/

/ɡˈæŋstɚ ɹˈæp/

Gangsta rap

a subdivision of hip-hop music prevalent among black US communities, with themes of gang violence, sex and drugs

Examples

1. That movie was about gangsta rap

2. When I was growing up, a lot of my friends and stuff really bought into gangsta rap.

3. Gangsta rap was popularized in the '90s, thanks to the hardcore rhymes penned by artists like Ice-T, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube.

4. In my recollection, gangsta rap seemed like one of the things that really helped bring this on.