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gangsta rap

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.

Noun

gangsta rap (countable and uncountable, plural gangsta raps)

  1. 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.
  2. An individual track performed in this style.

Forms of gangsta rap

pluralgangsta raps
alternative formgangster rap

Questions about gangsta rap

What does gangsta rap mean?
Gangsta rap means 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.
What part of speech is gangsta rap?
Gangsta rap is a noun.
What is the plural of gangsta rap?
The plural of gangsta rap is gangsta raps.

Words near gangsta rap in the dictionary

  1. gangsta grips
  2. gangsta hold
  3. gangsta holds
  4. gangsta lean
  5. gangsta leans
  6. gangsta rap
  7. gangsta raps
  8. gangstafied
  9. gangstah
  10. gangstahs
  11. gangstalk

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