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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness: [QB] [b]History of Gangsta Rap[/b] Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. 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.The 1973 album Hustler's Convention by Lightnin' rod and Jaren Clark featured lyrics that deal with street life, including pimping and the hustling of drugs any rappers, such as Ice T and Mac Dre, have credited pimp and writer Iceberg Slim with influencing their rhymes. Rudy Ray Moore's stand-up comedy and films based on his Dolemite hustler-pimp alter ego also had an impact on gangsta rap and are still a popular source for samples. Finally, blaxploitation films of the 1970s, with their vivid depictions of black underworld figures, were a major inspiration as well. For example, the opening skit on Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle is a homage to the famous bathtub scene in the 1972 film Super Fly, while the rapper Notorious B.I.G. took his alias "Biggie Smalls" from a character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again. In 1986, Los Angeles based rapper Ice-T released "6 in the Mornin'", which is often regarded as the first gangsta rap song. Ice-T had been MCing since the early '80s. In an interview with PROPS magazine, Ice-T said: [i]Here's the exact chronological order of what really went down: The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made "6 in the Mornin'". The vocal delivery was the same: '...P.S.K. is makin' that green', '...six in the morning, police at my door'. When I heard that record I was like "Oh @#!*% !" and call it a bite or what you will but I dug that record. My record didn't sound like P.S.K., but I liked the way he was flowing with it. P.S.K. was talking about Park Side Killers but it was very vague. That was the only difference, when Schoolly did it, it was "...one by one, I'm knockin' em out." All he did was represent a gang on his record. I took that and wrote a record about guns, beating people down, and all that with "6 in the Mornin'". At the same time my single came out, Boogie Down Productions hit with Criminal Minded, which was a gangster-based album. It wasn't about messages or "You Must Learn", it was about gangsterism. [/i] In 2011, Ice-T repeated in his autobiography that Schoolly D was his inspiration for gangsta rap. Ice-T continued to release gangsta albums for the remainder of the decade: Rhyme Pays in 1987, Power in 1988 and The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say in 1989. Ice-T's lyrics also contained strong political commentary, and often played the line between glorifying the gangsta lifestyle and criticizing it as a no-win situation. Boogie Down Productions released their first single, "Say No Brother (Crack Attack Don't Do It)", in 1986. It was followed by "South-Bronx/P is Free" and "9mm Goes Bang" in the same year. The latter is the most gangsta-themed song of the three; in it, KRS-One boasts about shooting a crack dealer and his posse to death (in self-defense). The album Criminal Minded followed in 1987, and was the first rap album to have fire arms on its cover. Shortly after the release of this album, BDP's DJ, Scott LaRock was shot and killed. After this, BDP's subsequent records were more focused with the inadequate rationale removed. The first blockbuster gangsta rap album was N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton, released in 1988. Straight Outta Compton would establish West Coast hip hop as a vital genre, and establish Los Angeles as a legitimate rival to hip hop's long-time capital, New York City. Straight Outta Compton sparked the first major controversy regarding hip hop lyrics when their song "**** Tha Police" earned a letter from FBI Assistant Director, Milt Ahlerich, strongly expressing law enforcement's resentment of the song. Due to the influence of Ice T and N.W.A, gangsta rap is often credited as being an originally West Coast phenomenon, despite the contributions of East Coast acts like Boogie Down Productions in shaping the genre. In the early 1990s, former N.W.A member Ice Cube would further influence gangsta rap with his hardcore, socio-political solo albums, which suggested the potential of gangsta rap as a political medium to give voice to inner-city youth. N.W.A's second album, Efil4zaggin (1991) (released after Ice Cube's departure from the group), broke ground as the first gangsta rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard pop charts [IMG]http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre600/e604/e60415kanv0.jpg[/IMG] Skooly D [IMG]http://www.thewhitenoiserevisited.co.uk/images/guccitime.jpg[/IMG] Skooly D , first gansta rap song "P.S.K. What does it mean?" 1985 lyrics: [i]PSK, we're makin that green People always say, "What the hell does that mean?" P for the people who can't understand How one homeboy became a man S for the way we scream and shout One by one I'm knockin you out K for the way my DJ kuttin Other MC's, man, they ain't sayin nothin Rockin on to the brink of dawn I think, Code Money, yo time is on (2x) Drivin in my car down the avenue Towin on a j, sippin on some brew Turn around, see the fly young lady Pull to the curb and park my Mercedes Sayin, "Fly lady, now you're lookin real nice Sweeter than honey, sugar and spice" Told her my name was MC Schoolly D All about makin that cash money She said, "Schoolly D, I know your game Heard about you in the hall of fame" I said, "Mama, mama, I tell you no lies Cause all I wanna do is to get you high And eh - lay you down and do the body rock To the wall, to the corner," got into the car Took a little trip to a fancy bar Copped some brew, some j, some coke Tell you now, brother, this ain't no joke She got me to the crib, she laid me on the bed I fucked her from my toes to the top of my head I finally realized the girl was a whore Gave her ten dollars, she asked me for some more PSK, we're makin that green People always say, "What the hell does that mean?" P for the people who can't understand How one homeboy became a man S for the way we scream and shout One by one I'm knockin you out K for the way my DJ kuttin Other MC's, man, they ain't sayin nothin Rockin on to the brink of dawn I think, Code Money, yo time is on Clinton Road one Saturday night Towin on a cheeba I was feelin alright Then my homie-homie called me on the phone His name is Chief Keith, but we call him Bone Told me 'bout this party on the Southside Copped my pistols, jumped into the ride Got at the bar, copped some flack Copped some cheeba-cheeba, it wasn't wack Got to the place, and who did I see A sucker-ass nigga tryin to sound like me Put my pistol up against his head I said, "Sucker-ass nigga, I should shoot you dead" A thought ran across my educated mind Said, man, Schoolly D ain't doin no time Grabbed the microphone and I started to talk Sucker-ass nigga, man, he started to walk PSK, we're makin that green People always say, "What the hell does that mean?" P for the people who can't understand How one homeboy became a man S for the way we scream and shout One by one I'm knockin you out K for the way my DJ kuttin Other MC's, man, they ain't sayin nothin Rockin on to the brink of dawn I think, Code Money, yo time is on [/i] [IMG]http://cdn.nahright.com/news/m.php/2008/10/ice-t-power.jpg[/IMG] Ice T [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wy5RRK6kRMg/SnBiZjrLIhI/AAAAAAAABMM/5j7CslL2pNQ/s320/bbb.jpg[/IMG] Boogie Down Productions (KRS 1) 9mm Goes Bang [i]La la la la la la la la...la...la...la La la la la la la la la..la..la...la...la Buck! Buck! Chorus: Wa da da dang Wa da da da dang (Ay!) Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang Wa da da dang Wa da da da dang (Ay!) This is KRS One... Verse 1: Me knew a crack dealer by the name of Peter Had to buck him down with my 9 millimeter He said I had his girl I said "Now what are you? Stupid?" But he tried to play me out and KRS-One knew it He reached for his pistol but it was just a waste Cos my 9 millimeter was up against his face He pulled his pistol anyway and I filled him full of lead But just before he fell to the ground this is what I said... Repeat chorus La la-la la-la la-la la...la...la...la La la-la la-la la-la la..la..la...la...la x2 Verse 2: Seven days later I was chillin in the herb gate But seven days too much when the gossip has to circulate Puffin sensemilla I heard "knock knock knock" But the way that they knocked it did not sound like any cop And if it were a customer they'd ask me for a nick So suddenly I realized it had to be a trick I dropped down to the floor and they did not waste no time They shot right through the door so I had to go for mine They pumped and shot again but the suckas kept on missin Cos I was on the floor by now, I crawled into the kitchen Thirty seconds later, boy, they bust the door down The money and the sensemi' was lyin all around But just as they put their pistols down to take a cut Me jumped out the kitchen, went "buck! buck! buck!" They fall down to the floor but one was still alive So I put my 9 millimeter right between his eyes Looked at his potnah and both of them were dead So just before he joined his potnah this is what I said... Repeat chorus La la-la la-la la-la la...la...la...la La la-la la-la la-la la..la..la...la...la x2 Verse 3: I gathered all the money and I ran up the block I said "This is a perfect time to meet with Scott LaRock" But Scott is either psychic or he has a knack for trouble Cos Scott LaRock showed up in a all-black BMW I jumped inside the car and we screeched off in a hurry And Scott said "What is wrong? Relax, tell me the story" I said "You remember Peter? Well his posse tried to kill me I'm all right now because the sensemi' fill me" Scott just laughed, he said "I know they're all dead And just before you pulled the trigger this is what you said..." Repeat chorus La la-la la-la la-la la...la...la...la La la-la la-la la-la la..la..la...la...la x2 [/i] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/N.W.A.StraightOuttaComptonalbumcover.jpg/220px-N.W.A.StraightOuttaComptonalbumcover.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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