My core thing is gangster rap, but a lot of my music is melodic and carries a message of survival. — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
I think when people think of Compton, of course, they always think of gangster rap. But if you ever had an opportunity… — Aja Brown Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
“JAMES HALE sat at a side-street noodle-stall. The stall was set-up underneath the shade of a row of fruit trees. He watched… — James A. Newman Copy Share Image
I never quite lived up to the image of the black man as I saw it growing up. I was never listening… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Music was just played all around me, and I couldn't run from it. My pops, he never learned to sing, but he'd… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s. — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
The hip-hop that I really connected with was Public Enemy, KRS-One, Ice Cube, and N.W.A. That late '80s and early '90s era.… — Jess Row Copy Share Image
The perpetuation of gangster rap has really put a negative image on the city of Compton... So I look forward to addressing… — Aja Brown Copy Share Image
“...I didn't feel like there was anything incompatible with my love of gangster rap and my spiritual aspirations.” — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
All the great artists had their dark sides. Look at Amy Winehouse or anyone who has achieved a certain level of success.… — Kat Graham Copy Share Image
I don't only like rap music. There's everything from R&B to crazy gangster rap, hip hop... everything! But it all blends together… — Kreayshawn Copy Share Image
I'm a real gangster rapper and I'm a rapper. I just think my music takes different directions. I don't think you can… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
You know, Castle's the kind of guy that when he meets somebody, that's a connection for him. He remains connected to the… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
Ice Cube is doing so great. He went from being this hardcore gangster rapper to this actor now. He's doing children's movies… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
Gangster rap ain't gonna last forever, and Wu-Tang ain't gonna last forever. Even though we say it's gonna last forever, it's a… — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
If I like hardcore straight-edge punk music, gentle psychedelic folk music, gangster rap, indie-rock with a lot of guitar pedals, and I… — Jeffrey Lewis Copy Share Image
Not only the brothers on the street but the middle class brothers are also identifying with the gangster rappers because of the… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
