Word: gangstas
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Cent [Sept. 24.] He's a force of nature. Learning that his nickname is "a metaphor for change" gives me greater respect for him. But I take issue with his claim that Kanye West's music is "aimed at a straight pop audience." West's hip-hop is less gangsta and therefore softer, but it is also more substantive. If anything, gangsta rap is more pop. I love a good 50 Cent beat, but I keep waiting for him to say something more meaningful. Instead of competing to sell records, 50 Cent and West should collaborate and sell even more...
...Cent. People like him are the reason I don't subscribe to pop-culture magazines. You degrade your publication when you print anything remotely related to beefs between people who claim to be artists yet who appear to be nothing but street thugs. The more we glorify the gangsta lifestyle, the more it will pervade everyday life. I prefer not to have to bulletproof my car, thank you very much. Phyllis McCabe, HAZLET...
Kudos for interviewing 50 Cent [Sept. 24.] Learning that his nickname is "a metaphor for change" gives me greater respect for him. But I take issue with his claim that Kanye West's music is "aimed at a straight pop audience." West's hip-hop is less gangsta and therefore softer, but it is also more substantive. If anything, gangsta rap is more pop. I love a good 50 Cent beat, but I keep waiting for him to say something more meaningful. Instead of competing, 50 Cent and West should collaborate and sell even more...
...Cent. People like him are the reason I don't subscribe to pop-culture magazines. You degrade your publication when you print anything remotely related to beefs between people who claim to be artists yet who appear to be nothing but street thugs. The more we glorify the gangsta lifestyle, the more it will pervade everyday life. I prefer not to have to bulletproof my car, thank you very much...
...Espinoza should know. At 26, his street resume makes America's most notorious gangsta rappers look pampered by comparison. In a decade of gang life, Espinoza has been jailed 14 times, shot twice, had his jaw broken with a machete, and lost an eye to a rock fired from a slingshot...