Yet, at the dawn of the 90s, hip-hop faced something of a crisis. The success of gangsta rap groups such as Los Angeles natives NWA, whose 1988 debut album, Straight Outta Compton, detailed street ...

it was Me Against The World that transcended the cultural trappings surrounding 90s gangsta rap, making Tupac a cultural force that went beyond hip-hop. Listen to Me Against The World on Apple ...

It was a risk at a time as there was a lot of hostility towards gangsta rap during the early 90s. It was claimed the music was promoting crime, homophobia and gang violence amongst many other things.

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