Psycho is a gangsta rap artist from San Francisco, California. His second album, “Ballin’ 4 Life” was released in 1997 by Rat-Ta-Tat Records. All songs produced by Psycho (A. Fleming) and G-Man Stan. The album artwork was designed by Phunky Phat Graph-X.

Foesum is an American hip hop group whose members included T-Dubb, MNMsta and DJ Glaze. They recorded an album on Penalty/Tommy Boy Records called Perfection, released on October 22, 1996.

One Gud Cide was a gangsta rap group from Fort Worth, Texas, made up of rappers Twisted Black and Evil Seed. Their debut album, “Look What The Streets Made” was originally released in 1996 but re-released a year later by Scarred For Life Records. The re-released version features the bonus track “Terror In The Gulf Coast”. The cover shows a photo of Twisted Black after he was shot in the face.

Genre: R&B
Sub Genre: Underground / Alt Rap
Engineer: Mark \"Spliffler\" Pistel
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer

Recorded following his near-fatal shooting in New York, and released while he was in prison, Me Against the World is the point where 2Pac really became a legendary figure. Having stared death in the face and survived, he was a changed man on record, displaying a new confessional bent and a consistent emotional depth.
By and large, this isn't the sort of material that made him a gangsta icon; this is 2Pac the soul-baring artist, the foundation of the immense respect he commanded in the hip-hop community.
It's his most thematically consistent, least-self-contradicting work, full of genuine reflection about how he's gotten where he is -- and dread of the consequences. Even the more combative tracks ("Me Against the World," "Fuck the World") acknowledge the high-risk life he's living, and pause to wonder how things ever went this far.
He battles occasional self-loathing, is haunted by the friends he's already lost to violence, and can't escape the desperate paranoia that his own death isn't far in the future.

Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Unlike Ice-T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget -- mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar. Although they were as much a reaction against pop-friendly rap, Straight Outta Compton's insistent claims of reality ring a little hollow today, since it hardly ever depicts consequences. But despite all the romanticized invincibility, the force and detail of Ice Cube's writing makes the exaggerations resonate. Although Cube wrote some of his bandmates' raps, including nearly all of Eazy-E's, each member has a distinct delivery and character, and the energy of their individual personalities puts their generic imitators to shame. But although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly uncalculated because of its irreverent, gonzo sense of humor, still unfortunately rare in hardcore rap. There are several undistinguished misfires during the second half, but they aren't nearly enough to detract from the overall magnitude. It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarizing as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest.

Death Row Records. Digitally remastered and repackaged in jewel box in slipcase. Enhanced portion features the classic video Dre Day. 2001 reissue.

Doggystyle is the debut studio album from American rapper Snoop Dogg, then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic (1992), to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. The style he developed for Dre's album was continued on Doggystyle.[1] Critics have praised Snoop Dogg for the lyrical "realism" he delivers on the album and for his distinctive vocal flow.[1][2]
Despite some mixed criticism of the album initially upon its release, Doggystyle has earned recognition from many music critics as one of the most significant albums of the 1990s, as well as one of the most important hip hop albums ever released.[3] Much like The Chronic, the distinctive sounds of Doggystyle helped introduce the hip hop style of G-funk to a mainstream audience, bringing forward West Coast hip hop as a dominant force in the early 1990s.[1][4] As of 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified Doggystyle quadruple platinum in sales, and it serves as Snoop Dogg's highest-selling album.
Doggystyle debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and sold 802,858 copies in its first week alone, which was the record for a debuting artist and the fastest-selling hip hop album ever until Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. Doggystyle is included in The Source magazine's list of the 100 Best Rap Albums, as well as Rolling Stone magazine's list of Essential Recordings of the 90s.[3] About.com placed the album in number 19 of the greatest hip hop/rap albums of all time.[5]

Efil4zaggin was the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A, released in 1991. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter The D.O.C. for Death Row Records; the album features only four members of the original line-up, as Ice Cube had already left the group in 1989.
In 1992, several months after the release of the album, N.W.A released a video entitled Efil4zaggin: The Only Home Video, which chronicled the making of the album and its three music videos, "Alwayz into Somethin'", "Appetite for Destruction" and "Approach to Danger".

1992年，Ice Cube改信伊斯兰教 12月，Ice Cube发行了第三张个人专辑《The Predator》。在这张专辑中，他提到了他的新信仰。《The Predator》成为Ice Cube第一张在流行和R&B两个专辑榜中同时夺冠的专辑。热门单曲《It Was a Good Day》以及和Das EFX合作的单曲《Check Yo Self》使这张《The Predator》成为Ice Cube最受欢迎的专辑之一

1990年Ice Cube发行了个人的第一张专辑AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted，这张专辑虽然没有Dr. Dre那悦耳的g-funk旋律，但是Bomb Squad“爆炸式”的效果很明显更适合Ice Cube和这张专辑，暴力，贬低女性和对白人政府的抗争加在一起就是AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted。Ice Cube用他那残忍，直白的歌词征服了所有的歌迷。The Source也好，滚石杂志也好，AMG也好，RapReviews.com也好，他们全部都是给的这张专辑满分。这张AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted毫无疑问就是西海岸迄今为止最伟大的一张专辑，Straight Outta Compton和The Chronic也比上它的伟大。

老牌说唱歌手Ice Cube带着他的第八张个人专辑《Raw Footage》又回来了，新专辑在Ice Cube自己的Lench Mob Records唱片公司发行。新专辑包括16首歌，制作阵容包括Maestro、Emile以及DJ Crazy Toones，合唱歌星有Musiq Soulchild、Young Jeezy、The Game以及WC。专辑中的单曲《Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It》及专辑中的第一首歌《Do Ya Thang》前段时间已提前放出，也被传了出来，《Do Ya Thang》这首歌的MV也已在电视上播出。MV表达了Ice Cube“做自己的事，不管别人怎幺看”的观点。MV中出现了大量的跑车，场面酷到极点。

The Bay Area’s (not Toronto’s) Prince Ali gets a major solo release push from Hieroglyphics Imperium! As he is constantly dissatisfied with some of the music that is getting more play from the Bay these days, Prince Ali refuses to conform and drops a diversified album full of melodic rhymes and rhythms over hard hitting tracks like “The Majors” with Planet Asia, Casual and Keith Murray, to space-y vibes like “Side Show”. For fans of Bored Stiff’s From the Ground Up and featuring a slew of other Hiero cameos from A-Plus, Tajai and Pep Love.

Sh’Killa is a female gangsta rap artist from Oakland, California, and member of Murder Squad. Her debut album, “Gangstrez From Da Bay” was released in 1996 by G.W.K. Records in association with Priority Records.

Blackjack was a gangsta rap group from East Palo Alto, California, made up of rappers Black Jack, DSP, and Young AKayser. Their second album, “Addicted To Drama” was released in 1996 by Penalty Recordings and produced by Gentry Reed (Black Jack).

Killafornia was a gangsta rap collective from Compton, California, made up of rappers Tha Chill and Boom Bam (from Comptons Most Wanted, MC Eiht, South Central Cartel, Wize Guyz, Hard Times, Bonaphyde, Tray Dee (from the LBC Crew), Killa and Dazzy D. Their debut album, “Organization” was released in 1996 by Killa Cali Records / Thug Records and produced by 3 Strikes Prod.