List of gangsta rap artists

The following is a list of gangsta rap artists.

Contents
0–9 A B C D E G H J K L M N P S T U W X Y Z

0–9

• 11/5^[1]
• 187 Fac^[2]
• 213^[3]
• 3X Krazy^[4]
• 40 Glocc^[5]
• 50 Cent^[6]

A

• Above the Law^[7]
• AMG^[8]
• AZ^[9]
• Ant Banks^[10]

B

• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony^[11]
• Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.^[12]
• Boss^[13][14]
• Bun B^[15]
• Bushwick Bill^[16]

C

• Chief Keef^[17]
• Cold 187um (aka Big Hutch)^[18]
• Compton's Most Wanted^[19]
• Cypress Hill^[12][20]

D

• Detroit's Most Wanted^[21]
• Daz Dillinger^[22]
• DJ Quik^[23]
• Do or Die^[24]
• Doggy's Angels^[25]
• Dr. Dre^[26][27]

E

• E-40^[28]
• Eazy-E^[29]

G

• The Game^[30]
• Geto Boys^[31]
• Freddie Gibbs^[32]

H

• Hard Boyz^[33]
• Havoc & Prodeje^[34]

I

• Ice Cube^[26][35]
• Ice-T^[36]

J

• Ja Rule^[37]
• Just-Ice^[38]

K

• Knight Owl^[39]
• Kurupt^[40]

L

• Lunasicc^[41]

M

• Mac Dre^[42]
• Mack 10^[43]
• Master P^[44]
• MC Eiht^[45]
• MC Ren^[26]
• Mobb Deep^[46]
• Mr. Serv-On^[47]

N

• N.W.A^[26][48]
• N2Deep^[49]
• Nate Dogg^[50]
• The Notorious B.I.G.^[12][51]

P

• Pimp C^[15]

S

• Scarface^[52]
• Schoolboy Q^[53]
• Schoolly D^[54][55]
• Tupac Shakur^[35]
• Skee-Lo^[56]
• Snoop Dogg^[57]
• South Central Cartel^[58]
• South Park Mexican^[59]
• Spice 1^[60]

T

• Tha Dogg Pound^[61]
• Too Short^[62]
• TRU^[63]

U

• UGK^[64]

W

• Warren G^[65]
• Westside Connection^[66]
• WC^[67]
• WC and the Maad Circle^[67]

X

• X-Raided^[68]

Y

• Ya Boy^[69]

Z

• Z-Ro^[70]

References

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2. Birchmeier, Jason. "187 Fac – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. Ahmad, Azeem (17 August 2004). "213 – The Hard Way". musicOMH. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
4. Birchmeier, Jason. "3X Krazy – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
5. Birchmeier, Jason. "40 Glocc – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
6. "50 Cent". Ebony. 59 (1): 96. November 2003. ISSN 0012-9011.
7. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 2–3, 36, 226, 310, 574.
8. Wynn, Ron. "AMG – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
9. Birchmeier, Jason. "AZ – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
10. Bogdanov 2003, p. 25: With Big Badass, Ant Banks turns in another album of his standard-issue gangsta rap.
11. Bogdanov 2003, p. 137.
12. Bogdanov 2003, p. 565.
13. Kurutz, Steve. "Boss – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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15. Bush, John. "UGK – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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17. Roberts, Randall (18 December 2012). "Review: Chief Keef's 'Finally Rich' lands with force". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
18. Bogdanov 2003, p. 3, 36.
19. Birchmeier, Jason. "Compton's Most Wanted – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
20. Kot, Greg. "Cypress Hill". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
21. Bogdanov 2003, p. 105.
22. Birchmeier, Jason. "Daz Dillinger – Who Ride Wit Us: Tha Compilation, Vol. 2". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
23. Bogdanov 2003, p. 21.
24. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 136–137.
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29. Bogdanov 2003, p. 148, 151, 561, 584.
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34. Henderson, Alex. "Havoc & Prodeje – Livin' in a Crime Wave". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
35. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 561, 564–565.
36. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 36, 151, 226, 564–565.
37. Cinquemani, Sal (9 October 2001). "Ja Rule – Pain Is Love". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
38. Cartwright, Garth. "Just-Ice – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
39. Birchmeier, Jason. "Knightowl – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
40. Rabin, Nathan (31 July 2001). "Tha Dogg Pound: Death Row Presents Tha Dogg Pound 2002". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
41. Ankeny, Jason. "Lunasicc – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
42. Bush, John. "Mac Dre – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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44. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 310, 565, 570, 574.
45. Birchmeier, Jason. "MC Eiht – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
46. Talevski 2006, p. 565.
47. Bogdanov 2003, p. 331.
48. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 21, 36, 151, 226, 287, 310, 564–565, 570, 584.
49. Birchmeier, Jason. "N2Deep – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
50. Shapiro, T. Rees (18 March 2011). "Nathaniel D. Hale, soulful singer of gangsta rap known as Nate Dogg, dies at 41". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
51. Talevski 2006, p. 468.
52. Boehlert, Eric (12 March 1998). "Even Madonna Can't Sink The Titanic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
53. Fox, Luke (19 March 2014). "Schoolboy Q Discusses His Favourite 'Oxymoron' Collabs". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
54. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 36, 564–565.
55. Robbins, Ira. "Schoolly D". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
56. Cohen, Ian (26 March 2007). "Stylus Magazine's Top 50 One Hit Wonders". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
57. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 21, 226, 561, 564–565.
58. Bogdanov 2003, p. 448.
59. Bogdanov 2003, p. 449: The South Park Mexican is one of the more unique rappers in the gangsta rap genre
60. Henderson, Alex. "Spice 1 – AmeriKKKa's Nightmare". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
61. Thomas, Fred. "Tha Dogg Pound – Doggy Bag". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
62. Bogdanov 2003, p. 310.
63. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tru – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
64. Hogan, Marc (28 June 2012). "Big Boi Hosts Southern Reunion With UGK and Big K.R.I.T. on 'Gossip'". Spin. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
65. Huey, Steve. "Warren G – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014. Dr. Dre's younger half-brother, icon of gangsta rap in his own right, scored 1994 megahit "Regulate."
66. Bogdanov 2003, pp. 297, 501.
67. Bogdanov 2003, p. 501.
68. Ankeny, Jason. "X-Raided – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
69. Cordor, Cyril. "Ya Boy – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
70. Birchmeier, Jason. "Z-Ro – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014. Houston gangsta rap veteran and member of the original Screwed Up Click.

Bibliography

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