Does Gangsta Rap Have A Right To Exist?

[@zlobrinja1]

"They say my ghetto instrumental detrimental to kids As if they can't see the misery in which they live" - Makaveli

[@chuchioner]

tupac wasnt a gangsta rapper He said himself.

[@zlobrinja1]

chuchioner I know that, but the lyric stands for gangsta rap

[@EditCompound]

chuchioner what's that got to do with anything? He made a quote to debunk the argument

[@thainfamous]

Krazy

[@ramsessandoval4904]

O'l Dirty dude wtf are you talking about Tupac also talked about murder

[@CDTVProductions]

I like the way that Ice Cube put it. He felt that he and N.W.A didn't make gangsta rap, they made reality rap.

[@yfuiklhjgf]

CDTVProductions Does IAMJAYCE have a right to exist?

[@CDTVProductions]

YES!

[@perspikio8110]

And soulja boy makes rap great again

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

King Savage says nobody

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

King Savage the majority of new school is shit. old school was actually memorable and the beats weren’t dog shit

[@dabestmic87]

We aren't against Rap, we aren't against rappers, but we are against those Thugs. Then Thuggish Ruggish Bone came on in my head.

[@henrinevermind1695]

Mic Amazin (yes)

[@zislec]

Mic Amazin Classic 😌

[@mariothrowsfireballsuntitl1841]

LOL. Same. I just couldn't keep singing the song.

[@paulonortonjr]

why dissapointed

[@BANGBANG-rp6ej]

Lmao same here

[@lmoart6669]

I wouldn’t listen to HipHop if it weren’t for it. By the way “gangsta rap” was the term coined by media in the 90’s when they were trying to ban it. The rappers didn’t claim it. Eazy e said “ were street reporters, we rap about the streets.” Even pac said in his deposition “I don’t know what gangsta rap is but I hear it everywhere from “U” guys. Mine is spiritual rap .”

[@butternuts3656]

Oh so talent is irrelevant as long as people are going on about killing more black men?? Lmao bragging about killing black men is awesome but hicks talking about freedom and bald eagles and their favourite flag is hate?? Learn to think you stupid muppets

[@NamesZKP]

@@butternuts3656 Why are you comparing gangsta rap to white tribalism? Gangster rappers aren't race soldiers.

[@kingzod8536]

So the difference is the black men talk their truth and the situations they grew up in, some talk about in a more positive light say a king von and duck. While some talk about in a more realistic light say sheff g and kendrick lamar. While the white people who talk about the Confederate flag, is talking about their love for an openly racist and white supremacists past.

[@Deemelanin7]

King von ? Positive? 😂​@@kingzod8536

[@MrSayWhatIThink23]

It has the right to exist. My biggest problem are people who let it influence them. I listen to gangsta rap but I know I have and will never be a gangster

[@Alex-jk9pq]

JamelB Facts

[@Zod88]

JamelB couldn’t of said it better G

[@infam0usP]

this guy gets it! a gangsta rap album to any sane listener that knows the difference between fantasy & reality views it no different than a Scorsese movie on DVD/GTA video game

[@TallicaMan1986]

infam0usP Except its hard to tell what is true or not. In movies and games they have the decency to tell you that this is a Work of Fiction.

[@infam0usP]

TallicaMan1986 do you keep that same energy outside of rap? because rock singers have made songs about murder, others about sleeping with underage girls-do you take those lyrics literally or is it a work of fiction?

[@voodoopls2856]

"Hell, even Miles Davis packed a pistol..." That sounds like such a punchline. 🔥

[@jjuunniioorr8778]

I Love Food why did I read this the same time I heard gim say it?

[@brandonesteves432]

I laughed, so it basically was a punchline!

[@the-engneer]

It's no more a punch line than anything a gangster rapper would say. Miles Davis would shoot your fucking ass

[@allahbless2278]

Every kind of music has a right to exist really

[@allahbless2278]

Tekkara Got me there,agreed

[@theoldmanriverwalk9472]

allah bless and Islam music

[@justinwulf6488]

Tekkara what makes there right to exist then others

[@allahbless2278]

Classic Jets fan Idk arab trap kinda lit

[@justinwulf6488]

allah bless fuck your travel ban

[@sickstories7902]

I'm so upset that Thuggish Ruggish Bone didn't start playing after "We're not against rap. We're not against rappers; but we are against those thugs" 😂

[@iamrisko]

me too....I was looking for Lazy bone's verse as well lol

[@fhdk227]

I started singing that part immediately 😂

[@romant142]

That’s the only reason I know the quote

[@HomieJeans]

it was an expectation...lol

[@onceagain6184]

Gangsta rap helped to spread West Coast gang culture! Speaking out against self-destructive music isn't black on black crime! The music is definitely a part of the problem!

[@simbagrant2200]

Gangsta rap also helped spread drill music. Music where black artists are celebrating killing each other. LITERALLY!

[@buckfastbjork6968]

Still need that breakdown on UK hip-hop/grime!!! Big love for you and the show

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Jeff Hoy L

[@GhostBoytv]

Jeff Hoy L

[@designatedpiledriver8216]

+Jeff Hoy id love a comment section filled with how you need to be punched in the face

[@buckfastbjork6968]

Jeff Hoy why you so triggered man ahaha

[@CuddyTG]

Nope

[@steveblair5273]

Does gansta movies have a right to exist..them movies have been around way before rap

[@Sleepingunderground1]

but a lot of them are funny though

[@tigas4d4]

they tried to ban those violent movies too..

[@matucomedes]

Word

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

Steve Blair Exactly. I’m 48 & I’ve been telling people the 1st drive by‘ so EVER saw were cowboys & Indians moves, the old gangster movies about Capone, Bonnie & Clyde, The Untouchables with Elliott Ness and many more growing up in the 1970’s/80’s. Yet, they’ve tried to push this narrative about “gangster rap” as if it’s not as American as those movies.

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

ldg_ 7th True, but those movies at least in some cases don't glorify the culture, they just present it as "This is a gangster movie about gangsters, here's the good and evil", but the music usually celebrates it, and people formed a culture around the music that gets lived out.

[@isaiaharmstrong1799]

It's the thuggish ruggish boooooone

[@romant142]

Isaiah Armstrong they’re the best

[@zainabidi459]

I miss Justin Hunt, but Murs really made a lane for himself on The Breakdown. I'll be happy as hell for him if he ever moved on to bigger and better things, but damn, I'd be heartbroken twice lol. Definitely appreciative of The Breakdown and their wonderful hosts. Bless.

[@nizarawawdeh4142]

Zain Abidi Justin Hunte still does this on his own channel The Company Man

[@juanvelez9591]

Damn Kool G Rap still doesn't get no prop's.

[@janberdBZ]

Juan Velez I’d give Kool G Rap hella credit for mafioso rap

[@3picZombieN1nja]

you just saying that cause he's from nyc. And the mafia is still a gang. He deserves credit!

[@juanvelez9591]

SoL1Dsp MD I am from New York. And G Rap deserves credit. He was doing it before anybody else.

[@Zod88]

Juan Velez tell me bout it

[@pulleblack62]

Juan Velez..g rap is one of the greats. Vlad did a decent piece with him not too long ago check it out when u get time

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Does Lil Pump have a right to exist. Asking the real questions here

[@Shayzus]

Jessie the cat :3 yes he’s a god

[@raidernation3138]

Jessie the cat :3 no

[@jayhari1713]

Nope he doesnt

[@shadybeashooketh1911]

nawww 💀

[@shadybeashooketh1911]

@@montreal8703 you liked Gucci Gang i-

[@jew-tangclan8855]

Art is a reflection of reality not the other way around.

[@allisondoak9425]

Jew-Tang Clan if that’s true then why does propaganda work?

[@asho345]

It's not a one way relationship.

[@BarksAureilius]

so art doesnt affect your reality? A good book, show, or song hasnt affected the way you see life? Bullshit art is reality, it shows what the creator wants it to.

[@jtheman4678]

Art is a reflection of life propaganda works because propaganda pretends to be real life. People are easily fooled and it's easy for us to take things out of context, we misunderstand things so much and that's what gets us in so much trouble. "Gangster rap" can be very powerful and moving just like any other genres of music. If interpreted correctly and not taken out of context.

[@arpitbesra9271]

Then how does life imitates art?

[@GreyJ47]

I feel like the crack epidemic was the reason why gangsta rap was created. A lot of gangsta rappers were former dealers or gang members and they were just reflecting on their experiences

[@Kevin-zf9jh]

Justin Harding great observation and I gotta agree. It reflected how how the hood was ravaged by drugs that led to gang violence in the blink of an eye. That led people to look for an outlet to express what they and other were going through

[@GreyJ47]

Kevin New York and California saw the biggest effects of the crack epidemic and those became the two biggest cities in Gangsta Rap

[@Kevin-zf9jh]

Justin Harding again I agree I grew up in cop killing queens I remember all that shit like it was yesterday

[@GreyJ47]

My mom grew up in astoria, queens and my dad in flatbush, brooklyn

[@Kevin-zf9jh]

Justin Harding lol both my parents are from East NY

[@surfwayvv]

It’s a necessary evil because without gangster rap u don’t have a reminder of the harsh reality that many people go through to come up.Hip Hop was birthed to deliver messages and pass news about present circumstances there can’t be too much positive or negative otherwise it’s imbalanced(kinda why pop has lost its place to the hip hop genre because it’s overly positive)

[@amysahota3129]

But it is gangster rap needed, K-Dot rapped about his past without going the gangsta rap route. Its not necessary, people just like it. Nothing wrong with that, just remember it doesn't mean that it's necessary to the street life they came from.

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

music good Listen wow powerful best ever real rap so skills dope yo king

[@danmills2734]

Yasir Shakur. You said brother

[@thegeorgiaaquarius]

Facts i strongly agree, i feel like the gangsters remind us what kind of world we live in more than the damn presidents

[@tylerklein2483]

Wym we don’t have a reminder of the “harsh realities people go through” you can turn on the news to get your reminder every day and also most of these people WILLINGLY CHOOSE to get into a life of crime because they’re not content making a decent living wage not because there’s no jobs for them a lot of rappers are monsters who would willingly sell your niece and nephew cocaine to get rich

[@aidanking7401]

Please do something on big pun and big L

[@damiantorres6596]

Aidan King A goat episode forsure

[@carsonmccord6226]

Big L goat episode

[@robertalires4945]

this man MURS alwayd spitting some facts on this shit

[@RegisBodnar]

Thank you! Whether you like Gangsta Rap or not, it has the right to exist! Even Drill, which I'm pretty certain is entirely trash, has the right to exist! Besides, the term "black on black crime" takes something which tends to happen within a community and racializes it.

[@718nyc5]

My mans, I got ya hood pass to the cookout right here. You're welcome to join us.

[@jpsbeatss]

*Obviously it should have a right to exist, it shows a lifestyle many of us do not know, and if you don't like it, don't listen to it*

[@jpsbeatss]

Maan Sikkel hell yeah

[@tylerklein2483]

It’s a destructive lifestyle that gives the illusion that being a killer or peddling drugs is cool and is having a negative influence on our country it’s actively dumbing people down and kids think that they’re actually learning something from it but there is nothing to learn from these rappers other than they have no respect for the law or other people

[@FideliCast]

I thought he said “me” when he said “meek” lmaooooo

[@havectrl]

It's crazy coming back to this as this was before the drill movement took over

[@simbagrant2200]

Drill movement took over in like 2011/12 (I got this information from articles I read as I wasn’t listening to hip hop then).

[@finalfantasy14orxiv]

Dj quik breakdown? He’s involvement with second to none, Amy, and even letting drug addicts into his circle is an amazing story, a breakdown could really do him justice.

[@fernyg23]

finalfantasy14orxiv AMG?

[@finalfantasy14orxiv]

fernyg23 Yeah autocorrect changed him to Amy

[@Raijinjd]

When Lupe first started, he was told to be gangster. This was before kick push.

[@HiddenManna2.0]

Thank you for caring enough to spread the word on this subject that everyone thinks is no big deal. It is a Scourge on black culture and everything around it, which ignited in 1985 sparking chaos globally, although it is addictive and I listen to it to years, but people emulate what they see and hear , so now you have the society we have at the moment.

[@DJMarkflexx81]

This is such a great video . The way Murs breaks this shit down is phenomenal . They should show these videos in schools in classes like sociology .

[@Sinchingolo]

You’ve got a great channel, man. Love the history. Love the breakdown. Gangsta rap is vital. You can enjoy Goodfellas without trying to join La Cosa Nostra.

[@joshl4599]

I'm pretty much exclusively a metalhead and have watched your videos because my wife enjoys a larger variety of music than I do, but I've gotta say, keep up the good work. I appreciate the research and approach you take to explaining these topics, and I look forward to your next video.

[@gusgonzalez1044]

4.5 minutes in and Murs looks like he's on fire, I see that passion man, bringing to light the shit that some try to keep in the dark

[@TeddyStrongBear]

In the 80s & 90s, hell yeah! these days, hell no! .....and, gangsta rap isn't responsible for the thuggish world that existed during the 80s & 90s. That was the result the Crack Epidemic mixed the "Greed is Good" culture, all derivatives of Reaganomics.....

[@GG.Sanchoo]

I think mobb deep was the best group and i think prodigy was the best gangta rapper

[@EjTheRogue]

They're a duo. And they're by far the best rap duo. Meth and Red and Bad Meets Evil are pretty good tho.

[@H-Bomb_DaDonDaDa]

EjTheRogue I wouldn't say by far. Many would argue that Outkast, UGK, and Daz and Kurupt (DPG) are better than the Infamous. Fact.

[@mackinshizzaveli4202]

Ice Cube is the best gangsta rapper with DMX coming in 2nd. Dre Dre is the greatest producer in hip hop. NWA is the best group.

[@kjk607]

Eazy-E: Most Iconic Gangsta Rapper Ice Cube: Greatest Gangsta Rapper Outkast: Greatest Rap Duo Mobb Deep: Honorable Mention for Greatest Rap Duo.

[@paulonortonjr]

bone thugs n harmony- best rap group

[@the-engneer]

Thank you murs for educating people on music history. This generation needs to learn alot

[@samuelsaldarriaga606]

Do a breakdown on Reggaeton and the crossovers going on right now (artists such as J Balvin, Maluma, Bad Bunny, Farruko) their crossovers with french montana and such. Latin trap has been boomin for quite some time now

[@ducklabsgaming4676]

Please don't :)

[@CousinCreepy]

Another brilliant sermon from professor Murs! Can't get enough of these breakdowns! You found your lane Dog!

[@silent1267]

The murder rate, drug culture, gang culture, and music fueled eachother... they go hand and hand like a marriage there's no left or right about it. What happens in the hood can create stories in music, paint a picture but at the same time what said on a record can influence a state of mind of individuals from the message to even the actual beats. Its energy, music can reflect all emotion scientifically.

[@gregc7699]

Black Eyes Peas got dropped and there debut was shelved because they were deemed to be not gangster enough apparently

[@isaiahstone7164]

One of the greatest breakdowns . keep doin ya damn thing Murs ! ✊✊

[@oscarhogggomez7184]

In a Joe Rogan podcast, one of his guests, who was a war photographer (pretty sure), said that in the first 6 months of 2018 there had been more gang-related murders in Chicago than soldier deaths in the entirity of the Afganistan war. So, there are gang members that are walking around with undiagnosed and untreated PTSD

[@MrKing8050]

Mafiaoso Rap breakdown needs to happen

[@harvident5703]

wtf is mafioso rap

[@latrellboddie8906]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangsta_rap#Mafioso_rap

[@wheatleythebrick2276]

Harvi Dent a more complex gangsta rap

[@Anthonydu01630]

Harvi Dent Gangsta rap but more class and smooth like Jay z

[@tomlintin8291]

Murs, you have that way of talking that never gets boring, and you’re content is amazing, keep it up

[@jack1russell]

So Gangsta Movies and Porno Movies don’t have te right to exist? 💡

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

RELA4LIFE Exactly. I’m 48 & I’ve been telling people the 1st drive by‘ so EVER saw were cowboys & Indians moves, the old gangster movies about Capone, Bonnie & Clyde, The Untouchables with Elliott Ness and many more growing up in the 1970’s/80’s. Yet, they’ve tried to push this narrative about “gangster rap” as if it’s not as American as those movies. Those movies have been protected under “Art” as should the music in this case. They’re still making gangster movies, people are still going to see them.... yet they’re not under the same scrutiny as “gangster rap”. 🤔

[@x_VineM_x]

Yes.

[@BANGBANG-rp6ej]

B4 we begin to address gangsta music. We must first address gangsta life. #art imitates life#life imitates art

[@dancooper5032]

"Y'all actin like I told yall to sell crack, no hoc did that so hopefully y'all don't have to go threw that" -jay z. Some glorify it others have more positive message and still count as gangster rap and some like PAC do and did both

[@nastynategreenlotus]

I have to admit the only reason I know of you Murs, whose never gonna read this comment lol. Is because I was looking for more rappers working with madlib, but this kind of content feels like some big boi big brain stuff. Thanks man

[@quinnqk1]

I dont know if I agree with the whole "civil war in the streets" point, I feel like simplifying the issue to blue vs red or whatever distracts from the real problems. Police violence gets a lot of coverage and that's great its a real problem, but things like racist housing policy and the school to prison pipeline are not covered enough.

[@farrukhdada6688]

the way i see it at least for us men.. its like taking something negative but using that energy to turn something positive in your life. Gangsta rap is nothing but motivation to keep us up on some alpha male status. not everything has to be positive or conscious with music. there needs to be a balance. let's not forget this is entertainment we are talking about. many people can differentiate that...

[@MoeDrumzBeats]

Music lives thru emotion.. As long as you feel it, it deaerves to be here

[@matthewomalley6732]

Really enjoyed this. Personally my favourite sub genre, the best kinds give you an in depth look into the inner city life in America/talk about common experiences (depending on your situation). As I've gotten older though I can definitely see how it can promote a certain type of behaviour or lifestyle.

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

OF COURSE IT DOES. And it will come back into mainstream prominence but it's gonna be awhile because right now is not the era for it. However, like everything else in life, music is cyclical. I think the better question is what artists will be responsible for popularizing it again...

[@dabossman5650]

Darrel Be Qs doing it right now.And Freddie Gibbs has a gangsta rap style but not subjects rlly

[@JP-gw3bk]

If you think about it bodak yellow is gangsta rap and that was the biggest song in the country

[@devzeppalin]

Da Bossman Freddie Gibbs definitely has the subject matter; selling dope, guns, robbing, etc. He's just more creative about it than your average gangsta rapper.

[@elib5652]

Darrel Be Dave east is gangsta rap

[@infam0usP]

Dave East, Nipsey Hussle, YG, Casanova, Freddie Gibbs, G Perico, Jay Worthy, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine are all keeping gangsta music alive

[@UrbanLegend2k11]

I watch these every week when I make breakfast. Nutrition for my body and ears. Respect.

[@fhdk227]

Damn that bone thugs intro brought memories i totally forgot about the song thanks for reminding me bro xD

[@Elagabalus711]

All music has a right to exist, since it is a form of personal expression. Whether or not we as an audience laude it or question and critique it should be the question at hand. It tends to be a mixture of the two.

[@christopherespinoza299]

Talk about horrorcore

[@grysndotwav]

Christopher Espinoza agreed

[@sleepleZZZV3]

Yeah! Some flatlinerz or gravediggaz

[@richchigga41]

Christopher Espinoza fucking corny Lmfao

[@mikedabeast360]

The legendary Big L dominated that style of rap. Too bad he got killed so young. At least we still have Eminem, for them graphic horror stories.

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

mikedabeast360 yess, Relapse was a great horrorcore album

[@shadink4]

Hey man, I met you at Duke the other day in 9th and Dr. Neal's History of Hip-Hop class. Just wanted to say thank you again-- it was truly a blessing. That said, thanks for another lit ass video-- gangsta rap for sure has a right to exist and it has a special place in my heart.

[@mr420srh1]

On the realest we need this rap we really do.

[@Kilamanjaro009]

A white person who loves self destructive hip hop, how shocking......

[@mr420srh1]

Impending Doom shocking a dumbass who thinks I'm white

[@mr420srh1]

Impending Doom I didn't know I needed an accent to not be white. Just goes to show how ignorant some people are. Now go take your opioids and Xanax with some of the syrup that you drink and listen to your Mumble rap sir

[@jtheman4678]

Ha this made my day mr violator i salute you man lol

[@road_king_dude]

Did this dude just say 'on the realest'?

[@_z-tl5un]

IT INFLUENCES PEOPLE BADLY!!! *THESE ARE ONLY MY REALLY REALLY BAD EXPERIENCES WITH PEOPLE WHO FORMED A GANGSTER CULT THROUGH THIS MUSIC* I know rather many people who were influenced badly. One attacked my fiancée (this is the account of my fiancé) and got her into psychiatry because of the trauma of the sexual violence and violence in general she faced through them. Now you can say „bad people exist everywhere“ and that’s right, but this dude who lead this gang of gangster was a quiet outsider for as long as I know. He was a kind kid, he never had many friends but he was polite and cared about others. Then he adapted to his new „lifestyle“ and now he and his friends (who were rather normal before all of this too) go around and do crimes all the time. They drunk drive, they sell drugs, they beat up innocent people and when I told them that we will go to the police to report what they did to my girl they said they will kill her if we do that and they have no respect for the law. One of them was gay once and they bullied and harassed him for that, telling him he is no real man and he is a fa****. In this time period they let ran around in our small town with big music speakers on their shoulders and played a gangster rapper song that dissed gay men on repeat. Sooner or later the gay dude said it was just a phase and now he is one of them. He regularly harasses girls and is proud about it. Sorry but that’s almost a cult. idk where you all live but where I live there are so many idiots who behave like this through this music or Gangster idols. *I don’t say normal people will behave like that - they obviously have huge insecurities. But If I was an artist, I would FEEL LIKE SHIT if I was creating such a bad influence through my music.*

[@bigelakafatdaddychannel5002]

New rappers are wack as hell acting like gangsters

[@_z-tl5un]

Big el aka fat daddy Channel yeah where is the good rap?

[@wavey_b0ne]

Much respect for mentioning da$h and retch!!!

[@bobdigi88]

When you are young you think gangsta rap is representing what's going on in the streets, when you get older and wiser you think that gangsta rap is representing what's going on in the streets while at the same time glorifying it and perpetuating the problems of the street. For instance I liked Snoop Dogg. But for years he was a multi millionaire who's never been a real gangsta, throwing up gang signs, making raps about living in the ghetto and was responsible for kids joining gangs and killing eachother.

[@dontwatchthat6257]

Kanye killed gangsta rap

[@wall91nutz]

MoeUK and rap has gotten softer and lamer ever since

[@Mvvp2290]

But if kanye wouldve acted and rapped gangster he would get shit for it too you guys are fools dont want him to be a studio gangster but dont want him to follow his own lane either pathetic

[@Kilamanjaro009]

Kanye made it easier to be just a person in hip hop, not everyone is trappin.

[@crzune]

Kayne never wanted to be a gangsta in the first place

[@dontwatchthat6257]

The conscious / personal rap that Kanye pioneered opened the lane for rappers like Drake, Chance The Rapper, J.Cole and majority of the rappers who are at the top sound like now. I’m glad he did because I prefer this style of rap over gangster rap. It relates to my life way more.

[@josephkenney7706]

Too $hort has never claimed to be a gangsta or made gangsta rap music. That's like calling 2 Live Crew a gangsta rap group. Murs was waaay off putting $hort Dogs name in this conversation.

[@joeldavis5815]

Yeah $hort more about that pimp rap lol

[@jeremybackman2782]

The gang problems ain't gonna stop until the people in those neighborhoods stop allowing it , I don't care what color the people in the area are.

[@japanrocksgousa]

Jeremy Backman nobody mentioned color

[@jeremybackman2782]

It's the same shit no matter what color the neighborhood is , bikers , mob goons , bloods , crips , triads, ms13 , it's all the same shit and none of it will stop until the ppl stop allowing them to operate.

[@718nyc5]

Until the government actually gives af about the poor and disenfranchised that live in and make up those community's it wont stop. It began with their oppression and it will end with their intervention.

[@elder1656]

snapchat ghost the government just approved 700$ MUTHAFUCKIN billion dollars and they we still got undertrained police offers and underfunded ghettos

[@718nyc5]

Elder 16 this administration is NOT the one to help wheather it be infrastructure, which will lead to gentrification, education, which will be funded only to help rich private schoolers, taking away from public schools, or law enforcement, which is being told by our president " maybe take ya hand off their head when putting them in the back of the squad car "(paraphrasing). Basically telling them " yea we need more brutality "...not to even mention ICE.

[@jamesdulin3328]

6:23 “Denver, they wanna be like Compton” Living in Denver this is so true😂

[@bushboy0195]

Hell ya

[@GeorgeMutambuka]

The community needs to create a new voice that will be a solution to the violence and poverty, let gangsta rap continue but we need to start to think of a way out for all not just a few. And I'm talking as someone that grew up in that kind of environment not only a listener of the gangsta life without any experience or witness.

[@psyckojoe]

I don't have the authority to dictate what kind of rap is allowed to exist, but I damn sure know DJ Quik's hairstyle back then shouldn't exist anywhere at any time.

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

No Footy Skater That shit should be left back then. I fuck with G Perico but his jheri curl is wack.

[@Mvvp2290]

HipHopR&BLover Jon but its better if they respect the culture that came before them than if they dissed it like all other rappers

[@simstander5471]

I love your discussions. Mad love from South Africa

[@Ax-lx1bq]

Does horrorcore have a right to exist just an idea

[@Honda_Explorer]

Best videos on KZbin hands down! All thanks to Murs!

[@JaiOva]

The reason they brought gangsta rap to the scene is to incarcerate us

[@iwillbuycocainefromyou]

Asiatic Moorish American H.B.M yeah and chem trails are real and make you turn into a blood sucking lizardman

[@legaleagles3654]

Asiatic Moorish American H.B.M. Stop 🛑 you’re a clearly a idiot

[@JaiOva]

Ches Ches look at the time line of hiphop an question each change an look into these changes

[@MyRapNameIsAlexbitsnpieces]

I wish that it didn't appeal to people. But it also got the hard push from the music industry and the media. It fit the image that corporate America had in its mind.

[@Zod88]

The best rap is gangsta rap it’s that eazy

[@Zod88]

exxxp yeah yeah okay

[@phlyphenix1601]

We need more uplifting and thought provoking rap. Gangsta rap does talk about struggles and brings awareness to it but I think we need to move past that and start finding solutions, not glorifying a problem. My opinion.

[@DrTicklesworth]

Does Rap have a right to exist?

[@richchigga41]

Revon Walters clean rap tf r u a white mom

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Rich Chigga lmao fr🤣😂😂

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Revon Walters Good point but I don’t think there should ONLY be clean political rap. That’s too much of a change from the norm and it would make rap lame and boring asf. I’m not saying rapping about hoes and money is good tho.

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Revon Walters oh okay. but there’s always gonna be negative rap, there always has been (diss tracks etc)

[@jesse2496]

Revon Walters You were about to spit some Joyner Lucas bars there with your this and that

[@shawndaniels9188]

THAT PHARCYDE BOARD IS FUCKING DOPE MURS!!

[@rf7814]

Didn't even watch the video. The answer is obviously, yes.

[@dee5298]

rene fuentes There is a lot more to the subject than the question.

[@japanrocksgousa]

Yeah but watch it

[@rf7814]

Dee Jolly just jokes, I watch every one of these breakdowns just saying that cuz gangsta rap is what I grew up on so it's very near and dear to my heart 👍

[@rf7814]

Tobi Uchiha just jokes, I watch every one of these breakdowns just saying that cuz gangsta rap is what I grew up on so it's very near and dear to my heart 👍

[@OMEGAxWARRIOR]

To me The Game and 50 Cent were the last two gangsta rappers to come out before gangsta rap fell off…

[@bushboy0195]

First #notificationsquaq

[@grysndotwav]

Floyd Roberts and yet you're here too...

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

It's not really my favourite subgenre of hip hop, but it's produced some of the most iconic and acclaimed albums of all-time.

[@gregbsvidoeminecraft]

As much as a I enjoy these breakdowns, I take some issue with the phrasing of this episodes prompt. I took the same issue with the similarly titled episodes covering gay and country rap. Of course they have a right to exist. That is a given. All music has a right to exist. These videos, in my eyes, don't really discuss their right to exist. Rather, they seem to discuss the impact and effects that these sub-genres have on hip hop as a whole, with the question really coming down to "Does this subgenre positively effect hip hop?" Regardless of naming issues, another very enjoyable breakdown. Will be missing this for the next few weeks, but i am so excited for your new album that it makes up for it!

[@israeltenorio404]

Yo I already got my tickets when you come to Lake Tahoe !! Can’t wait

[@wrpOUTLAW]

Gangsta Rap has always existed since the birth of hip hop because the following year KRS-ONE and Scott La rock dropped the album Criminal Minded which is one of earliest gangsta rap albums that exist from roughly 1986 or 1987 and I always thought the rap song that's titled (the bridge is over) was the first of its kind that birthed the gangsta rap genre but after watching this video I see they had earlier pioneers of hip hop.. Keep dropping that knowledge man I love the content that you produce! (and this is coming from a white kid from Australia who heard my first rap song when I was 10yrs old and that was a 2pac album and ever since I been hooked so 6 years later I just kept researching all the greats going back in time to early hip hop from big daddy kane,kool G rap,heavy D,EPMD,Eric B and Rakim,Grand Master Flash,Public Enemy,LL,NWA Then BTNH Big L,bad boy,Wu tang Luniz,deathrow records,jayz,nas,rocafella, def jam then like murder inc,aftermath and shady records from 80's and 90's hip hop to early 2000's.

[@JaimeMorales-pu4sn]

Murs always coming thru with the hip hop lore

[@Kiran-tw9ok]

As usual a fantastic breakdown. However as a neutral observer who ain't white or black or even American for that matter, I'd say the reasons for crime rate can be divided into two groups. The functional reasons ( such as the crack epidemic and urban decay) and the cultural reasons ( to which gangsta rap contributes) Now if you ask me what came first I'd say the functional reasons. The historical weight of Jim crow laws and other forms of institutional discrimination, along with general cuts in public spending and even how highways are constructed to pass directly through the cities are bound to create a deprived community. Add crack to the mix and youv got a war. However people are driven by emotion and thoughts. If a child was born in a broken home in the ghetto he has more chance of being a criminal than if he was born in a stable family of the suburbs. So thoughts do exert influence on behavior. Gangsta rap shapes those thoughts. It's a small part of a general culture that glorifies crime. Just like people are still inspired to join the military when they hear war stories, people begin to normalize in their heads when they hear crime glorified on the radio waves. So the assertion by murs that music does not contribute to violence at all is not exactly true. Perhaps gangsta rap has a limited influence which is hidden by other factors I mentioned above. Just like how you can't see stars during day time due to sun light. Perhaps that influence will be felt more acutely if the functional factors are taken away but the culture remains. Any way the black leaders AFAIK were targeting the entire criminal culture that plagued the black community, as famously said by Chris Rock "black people vs niggas". Their excessive focus on Gangsta rap was not wise though. So if you ask me gangsta rap should stop ( despite me being fan of albums like chronic and illmatic, and acts like ghetto boys). IMHO Tupac got the balance just right by talking about the streets for authenticity yet showing destructive effects of the same on the community, as a form of warning, a cautionary tale.

[@NRTrice-nx8yk]

But you're right about not blaming the music, although it really doesn't help things. Music has always appealed to our passions, our animal side. It codifies culture, so in that sense gangsta rap helps solidify attitudes that reinforce the violence, but like you said it's a symptom, not a cause. Poverty, racism, and lack of educational opportunities/mentorship are the real drivers of street violence. I've seen it first hand, and all I gotta say is we can do so much better as a nation in addressing these serious problems.

[@beentoowellbeentoowell729]

Can i say i LOVE this channel and have Shout Fom Murs? Let's Break it Down !! THE BREAK DOWN ..

[@Tony-bm2nm]

I think hip hop dx should do a video about the history of double negatives rap music. Like when a rapper says “i never did nothing” or something like that

[@SeVinKru3ger]

#Facts & where's the show in Colorado? We'll come out & support.

[@buckyhate7695]

Can't believe I just found this channel. Awesome stuff.

[@scatteredpatterns7612]

in my opinion you have very valid points. I do believe gangsta rap has a place but what is most important and where the focus should be placed is on the mind of the listener. I enjoy listening to gangster rap occasionaly, although I do not agree with actions in the music I listen to it for the burst of energy, although I can do it on my own sometimes those bursts of energy leave a bad feeling. so I have to reset my self with something calm

[@headglitch7003]

Every type of music has a right to exist. Music is a form of self expression and taking away a form of it is taking away another story someone is trying to tell.

[@snomelc920J]

Thanks Bro. Subscribed. Great work.

[@djetheking7496]

Fuck yea, this genre of music gives gangstas something to relate to and when they see these artists come from where they're from then it gives them hope

[@reyjonhsmith]

I live by Detroit and kids in the suburbs are definitely affected by music, but mostly in the way they talk.

[@reyjonhsmith]

There not really bout it bout it on real shit

[@wolfgangsgames]

1:57 it didn't really take until the 80s. Have you every heard "Boom Boom Out Go the Lights" by Little Walter, "A-Z Blues" by Blind Willie McTell, or "Butcher Pete" by Roy Brown?

[@theclimbto1]

Also on Snow, he catches a lot of shit from people that don't know who call him out on his Jamaican Rapping. The area of Canada that he grew up in was Projects, with a heavy amount of Jamaicans. It was literally the culture he grew up in. He even goes TO Jamaica and records there, and is welcomed by Jamaicans because of his respect to their Culture. But Knights are everywhere, talking shit they know nothing about.

[@lb2554]

Dope as always Murs. When you guys doing a breakdown on some of the heavyweight producers of Hip Hop? Guys like Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock & Premier changed the game forever. Not only that, but now more than ever, beats are driving sales of records. Would love to see a breakdown on beats and how they've evolved from the 80's right through to now.

[@monroecorp9680]

Yo Murs, I gotta say I love what you do. This one was real cool, prompting thought in all directions about social problems and about what responsibility people - artists, community, industry, govt, police - have regarding it. I like how you shone light on how everyone's got a redeeming side and a side that don't help none either. 'cept of course the oldies who don't like the pesky kids showing up on their nightly news, but that's just noise ain't it XD I say art always has a right to exist, but no one has a responsibility to buy the art and make it a golden goose. The art that doesn't serve a purpose will die out, so as long as people are diggin Gangsta music it's doin' something right. Lovin' in man.

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

I’m 48 & I’ve been telling people the 1st drive by‘ so EVER saw were cowboys & Indians moves, the old gangster movies about Capone, Bonnie & Clyde, The Untouchables with Elliott Ness and many more growing up in the 1970’s/80’s. Yet, they’ve tried to push this narrative about “gangster rap” as if it’s not as American as those movies. The difference is because it’s from our communities, that people told their stories and experiences..... rock and roll has been pushing sex & drugs forever....