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Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023), better known as Gangsta Boo, was an American rapper.She rose to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia, which she joined at the age of 14; after releasing six albums, she left the group and its record label after the release of her second solo album Both Worlds *69 (2001) due to financial disputes and issues regarding promotion of ...
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes [5] [6]) was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California.Among the earliest and most significant figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential acts in hip hop music.
In the 1999 film Life, musician Rick James plays a Harlem gangster, "Spanky Johnson," who was loosely inspired by Bumpy Johnson. In the 2007 film American Gangster, Johnson is portrayed by Clarence Williams III. In the 2018 Netflix documentary series Drug Lords, Johnson was featured in the third episode of the first season.
Eazy-E has been called the "godfather of gangsta rap". [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 3 ] [ 58 ] MTV's Reid Shaheem said that Eazy-E was a "rap-pioneer", [ 58 ] and he is sometimes cited by critics as a legend. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Steve Huey of AllMusic said that he was "one of the most controversial figures in gangsta rap". [ 5 ]
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), [4] known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper.He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip hop by bringing it to a wider audience. [5]
An FBI surveillance photo of Frank Condo (right) and Vincent Gigante (center) In 1981, Genovese's successor, Philip "Benny Squint" Lombardo, stepped down as boss due to poor health. [1] With Lombardo's support, Gigante became boss of the Genovese family. [1] Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno was made front boss of the Genovese family to fool law ...
James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time. He was believed to be responsible for the deaths of those involved in the months after ...
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