6 Comments

1. 

   January

   on 24th Oct, 10 01:10pm

   Bass & Drums

2. 

   Chris

   on 24th Oct, 10 01:10pm

   Bass and alot of N words!!!!

3. 

   thumbs down king

   on 24th Oct, 10 01:10pm

   listen to real mother fu#kin g’s by easz e and then you know

4. 

   Denver ♥'s Lil Wayne

   on 24th Oct, 10 02:10pm

   The beat.

   Like Still Dre has a good beat.

5. 

   bonniethon (puirt a buel)

   on 24th Oct, 10 02:10pm

   I really don’t think a beat can be gangsta – it’s the lyrics that do that. I mean, you wouldn’t say something was a “conscious” beat or a “political” beat, so I don’t see how a beat could be a gangsta one.
   You can recognise that classic west coast sound – same as a lot of regions have a distinct sound – but gangsta is about subject matter.

6. 

   And E

   on 24th Oct, 10 03:10pm

   Nothing makes a “beat” “gangsta.”
   The lyrics in a song make the song “gangsta.”
   “Gangsta” is typically/originally older West Coast stuff from Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, N.W.A., Warren G, etc…

   However, “gangsta” is a more board/vague term that could encompass a whole variety of other genres.

   More specific genres would be:
   -Hyphy (Mac Dre, E-40, etc…)
   -Trap (T.I., Young Dro, etc…)
   -Crunk (Lil’ Jon, Youngbloodz, etc…)
   -Dirty South (Ludacris, Bubba Sparxxx, etc…)

   Some artists or groups define their own style apart from any specific genre. A good example of this would be Outkast.

   With technology these days, artists are not as confined to any location so they can collaborate with anyone.
   -East Coast New York with Midwest Chicago like Jay-Z and Kanye.
   West Coast with Detroit like Dr. Dre and Eminem.
   -Dirty South with New Orleans like Young Jeezy and Lil’ Wayne.
   -West Coast with whatever weird East Coast thing Pharrell is doing with Snoop Dogg.

Leave a Comment