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Originally Posted by jibber
I think we have very different opinions as to what constitutes "gangster" rap. Gangster, to me, means that the lyrics focus mainly on gang life, seeing as how that's what the genre is called. Poverty, hardship, and street life are not exclusive to people in gangs, and so I don't think these topics should be lumped in with "gangster" rap.
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The problem is that you are assuming that 'gangsta' refers to gang life and being in a gang. I am absolutely positive that its meaning is to be construed far more widely than that.