[Dan27274]

The whole gangsta thing you speak of started in the Watts/Compton area around 1989, with the advent of NWA (N*ggaz With Attitudes, comprised of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E, and MC Ren). It got big on the west coast, and then somehow it caught on. About 80% of it’s listeners are/were ‘suburban white kids’, who also happen to make up the primary viewing demographic of Mtv. Saying that hip hop is nothing but ‘gangstaism’ is like saying that rock & roll is nothing but drugs and sex. Hip hop has been around in some form or another since the mid-60s. Hip hop is supposed to be about culture (usually black or Latino, primarily urban), politics, and even love. Check out artists such as The Roots, Outkast, Lauryn Hill, Grits, Q-tip, Tribe Called Quest, and others for a more accurate portrayal.

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Name : Dan27274, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal Christian, Age : 21, City : L.A. area, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : student/dishwasher, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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