“Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.” KnowsGovernmentInspireRapperGangsta Author:Russell Simmons
“Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.” WayWantStuffAlsLive Your LifeGangstaCapone Author:Ice Cube
“It's time for the bully pulpit of the White House to bring the gangstas in, put them around the table and let them know that if they don't come up with loan modifications and keep people in their homes that they've worked so hard for, we're gonna tax them out of business.” PeopleIfsKnowsHardHomeHouseWhiteTaxesTablesCome UpWhite HouseBullyLoanPulpitModificationGangsta Author:Maxine Waters
“I saw the dudes who would be the gangsta, big-time guys on the block, but would also be dedicated fathers. It was kind of weird to see that dual story that everybody has.” KindStoriesBigsWould BeGuyFatherSawsBlockDedicatedFiascoGangsta Author:Lupe Fiasco
“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.” MenDemandSupply And DemandGangsta Author:Al Capone
“There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting.” IfsTryingBelieveI CanAmericaCultureGirlNamesWhiteTeachHip HopHipsShootingConvinceHopsAustraliaAccentsTrapsJaneAustralianSpitChelseaGangstaConvince UsWhite Girl Author:Rah Digga
“I bet Eazy E is turning over in his grave, to see that some of ya'll done made gangsta rap gay” MadeDoneGayRapGravesGangstaGangsta RapEazy E Author:DJ Quik
“Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous and Crunchy [Black]. The name of the group is Da Mafia 6iX. So like I said we can't consider it a Three 6 Mafia reunion without all the members of the [group] being in it so we'll just say that it's a reunion of members of the Mafia that created a totally new group called Da Mafia 6iX. [Fans] are going crazy about it on Twitter, they happy as hell, they've been waiting on this for years, some of these members have been gone since 2000, you know, it's 2013.” KnowsYearsHas BeensSaidThreeNamesWaitingBlackLordGoneHellGroupsCrazyFansMembersMafiaReunionInfamousGoing CrazyGangstaCrunchy Author:DJ Paul
“Every time you see someone sticking up a 7-Eleven, the kid's wearing a hoodie. Every time you see a mugging on a surveillance camera or they get the old lady in the alcove, it's a kid wearing a hoodie. You have to recognize that this whole stylizing yourself as a gangsta - you're going to be a gangsta wannabe? Well, people are going to perceive you as a menace.” PeopleWellsWholeKidsCamerasPerceiveSurveillanceElevenMenaceOld LadyGangstaWannabesSurveillance Cameras Author:Geraldo Rivera
“Straight out of Blackpool, I'm William Regal. My rhymes so intense, they shouldn't be legal. My style is refined, not crude and crass. I'll keep you grounded, like volcanic ash. I'll take you down, rung by rung. I'm just like British Parliment; I'm completely hung. Straight-up gangsta trippin'. Yes, boy!” BoysStyleBritishIntenseWweAshesHungRhymeGroundedRefinedCrudeStraight UpGangstaRegalCrassBlackpool Author:William Regal
“Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to Chaka Khan and Prince, and I got influenced by all that. Then gangsta rap got started, and I was infatuated with that - maybe that's why I'm fascinated by guns.” KidsUsedGunRapFascinatedUrbanAffinityInfatuatedGangstaGangsta RapUrban Music Author:Fergie