Blurb submitted by Tyrell G.
Original Gangstas is nonfiction
This book is about how rap went from being a fun, funky, upbeat type music, to a hardcore, "real life" type music. The book talked about how N.W.A changed the rap game by rapping about what is going on in the streets. They did not sugar coat anything. They influenced other rappers to talk about what they see in the streets. They also revealed how the police were treating Black people in their hit song. It made people take a stand against police, and people across the nation tried to pursue equality. It also talked about Tupac and his road from superstar success to unfortunate tragedy.
West Coast rap evolved from being a baby brother of East Coast rap to becoming the most popular genre of music in the late 80s and early 90s. West Coast rap was often called “Gangsta Rap" because of the hardcore lyrics in the songs. Rappers did not mean it in any way to harm anyone. They were just rapping about what they saw every day in the streets. The would rap about drugs, guns, prostitutes, and liquor.
This book helps explain how the lives of rappers were back then, that just because they rap about guns and drugs does not mean anything. They just want you to grasp what their lifestyle is about.
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