gangsta rap

Ain’t no such thang as a fucking “gangsta rapper” – the two don’t go together, it’s an oxymoron. The first code of being a gangster is what? Silence. If you’re a rapper – you talk too God damn much! Oh boy, you ne-ve-r-shut-up! You’re telling all the damn business in a damn song: “…had to drop a nigga with my nine, is to put him in the chalk line, me, Mookie, Earl…” – you name droppin’ motherfucker! Now we gotta kill your ass! You know I’m sayin, real gangsters don’t go platinum. You’ll never see John Gotti come and pick up a damn Grammy.

– Eddie Griffin