Ice Cube Still Plenty Gangster

via AZCentral

“Touring in support of new album Raw Footage, Ice Cube’s show was a reminder that he is one of rap’s most influential players. In the late ’80s, along with Dr. Dre, MC Ren and Eazy-E, Ice Cube helped create N.W.A.’s signature gangsta rap sound, which has gone on to greatly influence modern hip hop. Characterized by a deeper bass line and slower delivery then early rap, gangsta rap also features explicit lyrics about crime and poverty. N.W.A’s 1988 record Straight Outta Compton is often cited as the album responsible for this popular genre…”

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