·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
gangsta
what it is
Any music made by a "gangsta" or pretaining to the "gangsta" lifestyle.
✦ meet the girls making gangsta →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
THC
22k listeners
Big Los
7k listeners
Killa Hakan
25k listeners
Really Rich Records
30k listeners
TTF
15k listeners
Lil Yogi
3k listeners
The Regime
27k listeners
Candi Redd
1k listeners
2Pac Feat. Talent
3k listeners
Nate Dogg, Eminem, Obie Trice & Bobby Creekwater
11k listeners
Laroo
8k listeners
Tyree Thomas
3k listeners
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is gangsta?
Any music made by a "gangsta" or pretaining to the "gangsta" lifestyle.
What are good gangsta albums to start with?
Try Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary by Gangsta Rap, A Marcha Fúnebre Prossegue by Facção Central, Cores & Valores by Racionais MC's, and Candy Shop by 50 Cent.
Who are some women making gangsta?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/gangsta/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making gangsta, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-22