In an interview with PROPS magazine, Ice-T said: Ice-T had been MCing since the early '80s, but first turned to gangsta rap themes after being influenced by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D and his 1985 album Schoolly D. In 1986, Ice-T released ' 6 in the Mornin'', which is regarded as one of the first gangsta rap songs.

As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles where he rose to prominence in the West Coast hip hop scene. Ice-T was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1958.

Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D is generally considered the first РІР‚Сљgangsta rapperРІР‚Сњ or one of the first РІР‚Сљgangsta rappersРІР‚Сњ, significantly influencing the more popular early gangsta rap originator, Ice-T. 4 2007РІР‚вЂњpresent: Mainstream decline, rise of drill and trapР”РЋ985РІР‚вЂњ1988: Origins and early years Schoolly D and Ice-T.2.6 East Coast hardcore hip hop and the East CoastРІР‚вЂњWest Coast feud.Still, gangsta rap has been assailed even by some black public figures, including Spike Lee, but first by pastor Calvin Butts and especially by activist C. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression or police brutality, and have often accused critics of hypocrisy and racial bias. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangsta rap took the rap genre's lead and became mainstream, popular music. Gangsta rap's pioneers were Schoolly D of Philadelphia in 1985, Ice-T of Los Angeles in 1986, and especially N.W.A in 1988. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and the Bloods. Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, emerged in the mid- to late 1980s as a controversial hip hop subgenre whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers.

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