How gangsta rap shocked America, made millions, and pulled back the curtain on an urban crisis.
How is it that gangsta rap--so dystopian that it struck aspiring Brooklyn rapper and future superstar Jay-Z as "over the top"--was born in Los Angeles, the home of...
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