⇨ gangsta rap; g-rapnoun a rap music genre characterised by explicit sex and violence which, it is claimed, reflects black urban existence. Combines GANGSTA or 'g' (a black urban anti-hero) with RAP (a musical style) US, 1992
gangsta rap
A style of rap music characterized by lyrics and themes concerning the struggle of urban life, gang membership, violence, and sexual exploits. Ice-T is considered a forefather of gangsta rap.