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gangsta rap

genre of rap music
Intangible music_genre Q753679
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gangsta rap

Summary

gangsta rap is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • gangsta rap's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • gangsta rap is a type of hardcore hip-hop[4].
  • gangsta rap is part of Sprechgesang[5].
  • gangsta rap's said to be the same as is recorded as thug rap[6].
  • gangsta rap's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1985 marks the founding of gangsta rap[8].
  • gangsta rap's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gangsta rap[9].

Body

Definition and Type

gangsta rap's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of hardcore hip-hop[4].

Origins

January 1, 1985 marks the founding of gangsta rap[8].

Use and Application

gangsta rap is part of Sprechgesang[5].

Why It Matters

gangsta rap ranks in the top 4% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → gangsta-rap-music
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: gangsta-rap-music, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929424|gangsta rap music (#289929424)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → thug rap
    Part of → —
    Country of origin → —
    Inception → +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537651305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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