In this day in age rap has changed in so many more ways then one. From its start in the 80s on the East Coast, to its explosion and transformation on the West Coast. Today RAP has earned itself a first name, and as you all may know its gangster RAP. Gangster Rap today has become a way of life for many fans. Often being misunderstood gangster Rappers have been blamed for glorifying the gangster way of life.
             Gangster Rappers such as Snoop Dog, 2Pac, Ice T, Ice Cube and the Geto Boyz have been harassed time and time again by critics, for there explicit lyrics and glorified way of rapping about there lives as gangsters. Many times being at the wrong place at the wrong time often proves critics right, for example snoop dogs murder case and 2pacs fatal shooting in Las Vegas Nevada. All though we have been told time and time over we can never let go of the hook and reel that rap hands to us. Being a rap fan myself it has never been a problem for me, not to pick up a gun and shoot someone after listening to a good Rapper talk to me. Being that I am the master of my life, I can control my own decisions. If a fan of gangster rap picks up a gun and shoots someone it is there own stupidity and not the responsibility of the Rapper.
             Using rap as a scapegoat for all the problems of the world is what I would call, cowards and ignorant for those writers looking for something to write about. Rapper and writer 'KNVRS' tells Rap world" rap is an art and should be respected as one, I do understand that there are some Rappers out there, not very many but there is some Rappers that give other Rappers a bad name. And we make no claim for those few'.
             Some people think that the reasons that rap has been getting so much controversy, is because it is so different from other types of music. But it isn't as different as some people may think. Rap consists of the same basic parts as any other type of music, those being expr
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