![]() ![]() Depending on who you asked, it was a dangerous, brash style of rap that glamorized sex, drugs and the gang lifestyle or it was an angry revolt against oppression by the police and a frustrated howl against the disenfranchisement of those living in the inner cities. Specific to the Los Angeles ghetto was gangsta rap, pioneered by the likes Ice-T and N.W.A. Some of these movements included grunge, hardcore and lo-fi music. New genres emerged, motivated by earthy, raw and real experiences. There was a revolution against pop music driven by synthesizers and lyrics that were either superficial or overly conceptualized. ![]() The late ‘80s was a watershed era for music.
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