2.6 East Coast hardcore hip hop and the East Coast–West Coast feud.Still, gangsta rap has been assailed even by some black public figures, including Spike Lee, but first by pastor Calvin Butts and especially by activist C. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression or police brutality, and have often accused critics of hypocrisy and racial bias. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangsta rap took the rap genre's lead and became mainstream, popular music. Gangsta rap's pioneers were Schoolly D of Philadelphia in 1985, Ice-T of Los Angeles in 1986, and especially N.W.A in 1988. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and the Bloods. Simpson L.A Wide pursuit.Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality-pop, emerged in the mid- to late 1980s as a controversial hip hop subgenre whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers. Gameplay of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (which has Ice Cube on its soundtrack), Grand Theft Auto III and Halo (4:35).Chris Jericho in a ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the 2001 Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. Polar ice caps melting (When saying "If I fuck up the planet.") (4:19).Oliver North testifying before the Iran-Contra hearings.NBA player Ron Artest punching a Pistons' fan in 2004.Scenes from the music video of It Was a Good Day (3:47).A video of the welcome sign to Jena, Louisiana, home of the Jena Six(3:34).Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse (3:17).Columbine High School cafeteria surveillance tape and sign (3:05).Newspaper headline, " 'Crack' Epidemic Linked to Contras" (2:45).Dogs fighting (when Cube is talking about acting like an animal) (2:01).Michael Vick prior to the dogfighting clip (1:59).Don Imus after his offensive statement.Michael Richards incident at the Laugh Factory (when Cube is rapping the chorus) (1:53).
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh being led away by police (1:50)."False prophecy" clip with the image of Warren Jeffs (when Cube talks about him being Utah and having multiple bitches) (1:37)."Arson in the Southland" fire clip (when Cube is talking about how "hot" he is) (1:35).The 1997 North Hollywood Shootout (when Cube is talking about not needing to steal money) (1:12).The video features cameo appearances by WC and DJ Crazy Toones. It also features footage of the Michael Richards Laugh Factory incident (during the lyric "If I call you a nigga"), Don Imus ("If I call you a nappy-headed ho") and Chris Benoit (referring to the Benoit murder/suicide). and Iraq are shown, as well as the Virginia Tech Massacre including the infamous image of Seung-Hui Cho pointing a gun at the aforementioned massacre. Several video clips of actual shootings in the U.S. When a child asks if Compton was dangerous before the emergence of gangsta rap, the teacher yells, "Wrong! Compton was a nature preserve for bunny rabbits! When gangster rap came along they tore down the country clubs and put up housing projects!" The room darkens and Ice Cube's face is projected on a screen smoking a cigar, rapping that gangsta rap is allegedly the root of all crimes. A teacher wearing a uniform, flanked by two American flags, condemns gangsta rap for the vices of society, rape, murder, etcetera. The video was directed by Jonathan Silver and begins in a classroom of the year 2020 (12 years after the song's release). It is credited to being featured on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Ī remix to the song was made featuring Nas and Scarface.
In the song Ice Cube comments on the exploitation of gangsta rap as a scapegoat for society's problems. Several members of Westside Connection make cameo appearances in the video.
It was released with a music video directed by Jonathan Silver on his MySpace page on JanuThe song contains a " chopped and screwed" line from Cube's previous single Child Support (".you niggas know my Pyroclastic flow."). " Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" is the first single from Ice Cube's studio album, Raw Footage.
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