gangsta
noun
gang·sta
ˈgaŋ(k)-stə 
often attributive
1
: a member of an inner-city street gang
2
: a performer of gangsta rap
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How did the Long Beach gangsta rapper become one of the must cuddly, brand-safe ambassadors of all time?
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
What follows is a tense sequence in which Jo’s gangsta ethic is pushed to its limit.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Imagine a hardcore Black gangsta rapper going toe-to-toe with a wild-eyed white indie rock freak in makeup and shiny black leather pants, as the two repeatedly, gleefully, refer to one another using racial slurs.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 May 2024
Compared with Lower Delmas and G9 areas, the graffiti is less revolutionary, more West Coast gangsta; there are portraits of 2Pac and Ice Cube.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
What follows is a tense sequence in which Jo’s gangsta ethic is pushed to its limit.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Imagine a hardcore Black gangsta rapper going toe-to-toe with a wild-eyed white indie rock freak in makeup and shiny black leather pants, as the two repeatedly, gleefully, refer to one another using racial slurs.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 May 2024
Compared with Lower Delmas and G9 areas, the graffiti is less revolutionary, more West Coast gangsta; there are portraits of 2Pac and Ice Cube.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
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“Gangsta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gangsta. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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