gangsta rap

Variant of gangsta

gangsta definition

gang·sta (gaŋ′stə)

noun

  1. a variety of rap music that is distinguished by an emphasis on themes of violence, explicit sex, and drug use
    also gangsta rap
  2. a person who writes and performs this music
    also gangsta rapper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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