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Originally Posted by jibber
I would definitely disagree with the statement that underground rap is almost exclusively 'gangsta.' DL incognito, atmosphere (when they could have been considered underground) sweatshop union (again, AGES ago when they would have been considered underground, grits, I could name more. All of them cover topics not at all related to living amongst gang wars, drugs, and guns.
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Exceptions.
Aside from that, gangsta rap cannot be defined as rapping about "gang wars, drugs and guns". Neither does "gangsta" necessarily refer to that lifestyle. "Gangsta" merely depicts the deprived urban streetlife background, whether or not that might involve crime. So merely rapping about the street or some related thematic topic would amount to gangsta rap, which is what a
lot of UG rappers are doing.