gangsta rap

noun

A subgenre of hip-hop music associated with urban street gangs and characterized by a focus on lyrics about crime, urban life, and materialistic excess.

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Meanings

noungangsta rap (countable and uncountable, plural gangsta raps)

plural gangsta raps · alternative gangster rap

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentA subgenre of hip-hop music associated with urban street gangs and characterized by a focus on lyrics about crime, urban life, and materialistic excess.
  2. countableuncountableAn individual track performed in this style.

Translations

German Gangsta-Rap
  • Gangsta-Rapmusic genre
Russian гангста-рэп
  • гангста-рэп (gangsta-rɛp)music genre
Swedish gangsterrap
  • gangsterrapmusic genre
Cite this entry
APA

gangsta rap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsta%20rap

MLA

“gangsta rap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsta%20rap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gangsta rap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangsta%20rap.

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