‘Things Just Ain’t the Same’: Hip-Hops Reconstruction of the Gangster Rap Identity
Hip-Hop’s reconstruction of the gangster rap identity. I have found that hip-hop artists use lyrics, both musical and poetic, to redefine the negatives characteristics given to their culture by the majority class, and in the process, reconstruct the gangster identity. Gangster rap, or hardcore rap, is generally considered a sub genre of the larger category … Read more