Gangsta refers to: "Gangsta" is the slang termonlagy which is used by "Gs" to refer to one another. Furthermore it can refer to:
Eye dialect/Slang for a member of a gang, a gangster.
A style of dress associated with the aforementioned musical genre, that emulates the style of African-American gang members of the early 1990s to present day. Also known as the "thug" look. (See Hip-hop fashion)
A Bell Biv Devoe song.
Slang, to refer to someone as being "cool"
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"Dear Mama" is a rap song by late American hip hop artist 2Pac. The track was produced by Tony Pizarro for 2Pac's third solo album Me Against the World, released in 1995. "Dear Mama" was written by the artist in dedication/tribute to his own mother, Afeni Shakur.
"Dear Mama" was released on February 21, 1995 as the first single for the album. The single was the most successful of all the singles released from the album. The song is considered by critics, fans, and purists as one of the greatest hip hop songs of all-time, and one of 2Pac's best songs in particular, being ranked number four on About.com's "Top 100 Rap Songs" list
The song topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for five weeks, the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for one week, and peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. It also topped the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles sales chart for 4 weeks.
It is considered by many to be 2Pac's most emotional and most respected song, and is praised by many artists, (Eminem mentions it as his favorite Tupac song)[2] even by many artists who are not into the hip hop business. In 1998, the song appeared on 2Pac's Greatest Hits. The official remix is produced by Nitty and features Anthony Hamilton on the 2006 release Pac's Life.
Snoop Dogg said in an interview that this song was a introspective side of 2Pac, which made him different from other rappers, because "he went inside", which other rappers couldn't.
The song appeared on FOX Series New York Undercover.
The "Dear Mama" music video was directed by Calvin Caday while 2Pac was incarcerated; thus, a Tupac look-alike had to be used for certain moments in the video. Afeni Shakur was also featured, shown flipping through pages of a photo album containing pictures of a younger Tupac. The video also shows snippets of articles relating to the Black Panthers, alluding to her past history as a member of this political organization.
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow flow
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow it's R.A.W R.A.W
You lookin at the grand wizard war lord vocal chord so vicious
And I don't have to show riches to pull up pull off with some bad bitches
And it ain't about chivalry
It's about dope lyrics and delivery
It's about my persona ain't nothing like a man that can do wha he wanna
Ain't nothing like man on that you knew on the cornna
See em come up and f**k up the owna
See em throw up westside California
Nigga I'm hot as phoenix Arizona
I'm utah I got multiple bitches
It's a new law keep a hold of yo riches
Dumb nigga don't spend it as soon as you get it and recognize I'm a captian you a lieutenant
I can say what I want to say ain't nohin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I call you a nigger ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
I can act like an animal ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I eat you like a cannibal ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
I'm raw as a dirty needle
Choke an eagle
Just to feed all my people
Lyrically I'm so lethal
Plant thoughts in they mind just to defeat you
Ice Cube is a saga ya spit saliva
And I spit lava
I got the fearless flow
Don't get near this ho
If you sacred to go
I keep it gangsta and why should i change that f**k all you muthafukas tryin to change rap
But arent you the same cat that sat back when they brought cocaine back
I'm tryin to get me a may back how you muthafukas gonna tell me don't say that you the ones where we learned it from I heard nigga back in 1971
So if I act like a pimp ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I call you a nappy headed ho ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I shoot up your college ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I rob you of knowledge ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
Thank God when I bless the mic
You finally get to hear the shit that you like
A nigga talkin bout real life so you can try to get this shit right
Use your brain not your back use your brain not a gat
It's a party not a jack(for real)
Don't be scared of them people
Walk up in there and show them that you equal(f**k them f**k them)
Don't be material a nigga grew up on milk and cereal
I never for got vaness and imperial
Look at my life Ice Cube is a miracle
It could be you if you was this lyrical
It could be her if she was this spritual
Becuz me and allah go back like cronies
I don't got to be fake becuz he is my homie
If I sell a liitle crack ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I die in Iraq ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I take you for granted ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
If I f**k up the planet ain't nothin to it gangsta rap made me do it
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow flow flow
You niggas know my pyrocalstic flow It's R.A.W R.A.W
Oh yeah and anotha thing for all ya niggas that don't do gangsta rap don't get on tv talkin about gangsta rap cause 9 at of 10 times you don't know the f**k don niggas don't know the f**k talk about that bullshit rap you do