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drugs, gangsta rap, gangster, narratives, violence, youth The Story Continues: Rap and Criminalization1 Rap is a music genre that receives broad public, political, and academic attention. Since the 1980s and 1990s, it has dominated discussions about young people’s media consump-tion and its possible connection to criminality.
Nov 27, 2015 · This review suggests five main functions of rap used within gangs with an emphasis on the subgenre of gangsta rap. First, rap facilitates antisocial behavior by reinforcing such messages in its lyrics. Second, its deviant lyrics serve as a reflection of the violent reality experienced in many urban ghetto communities.
- Jeffrey Lozon, Moshe Bensimon
- 2017
Mar 17, 2024 · It can be assumed, however, that gangster narratives from gangsta rap can also be particularly attractive and appealing to young people, e.g. from social middle classes, which is suggested not least by the high sales and streaming figures that make gangsta rap a long-lasting successful music genre (Baker, 2018; Keyes, 2002; Rose, 2008).
- Bernd Dollinger
1996:18). Since its early pioneers were gang members, gangsta rap relates to the life experi-ences of the rappers themselves, and its lyrics portray gang and ghetto life from a criminal’s perspective (Krims 2000:70). Gangsta rap departed from earlier rap forms, which were often characterized as socially
Once hip-hop's popularity had spread to the west coast, artists like the California crew NWA began making what came to be known as gangsta rap, which viscerally depicted the gang crime on the ...
Oct 8, 2020 · But I can say this: After the L.A. riots, there was a dearth of conscious rappers being signed and you saw an explosion of gangster rap records and apolitical records being signed and promoted. Do ...
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Jun 14, 2022 · Published: June 14, 2022 8:29am EDT. The day after the at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Rep. promptly blamed the violence on rap music and video games. “Kids are exposed to all ...
