Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, she was one of the first female rappers to build off the gangster rap image and sound that took off in the 1990s. By Eduardo Medina Lola Chantrelle Mitchell ...

What was that dynamic between gangster rap and underground hip-hop back then? Imani: Gangster rap was well-established and poppin’ way before The Chronic came out. It was so predominant.

It might be because he isn’t based in New York, where the music started, and because he was not as popular as fellow Angelenos N.W.A, who brought gangster rap to the mainstream. But it’s not ...

"I call it reality-based rap," Ice-T says of the gangster rap genre. His '92 hit "Cop Killer" was controversial; he later played a police detective in Law and Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1994.

When discussing 50 years of hip-hop, gangsta rap has to be mentioned, and Ice-T was one of the true pioneers in the music genre. Ice-T influenced many other artists with his lyrics and flow ...

Seeking to maintain her relevance, Owens took to social media to share her controversial views on the origins of gangsta rap, igniting a heated discussion online. On Sept. 20, Owens tweeted her ...

This was a time when the notorious rivalry between rappers from the US East Coast led to the death of 2-PAC and Notorious B.I.G. “Gangsta rap is a form of artistic expression when done by ...

Ice Cube recently had to do some straightening and correct Candace Owens‘ weird theory on the creation of gangsta rap. Ice Cube Responds to Candace Owens’ Gangsta Rap Theory On Friday (Sept.

Who created gangsta rap? According to conservative commentator Candace Owens, the government is behind the creation of gangsta rap, a genre born from the harsh realities of Black and brown ...

My oldest child was born in 1973, and her siblings were born in the mid-eighties. Two of my grandchildren were born in the late nineties, and my younger grandchildren were born in the early two ...

It was around this time that gangster rap faced backlash from politicians, parent groups, and religious organisations, who argued that the genre glorified criminal behaviour and was a negative ...