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3.1 East Coast

Baltimore-born DMX is often credited with reviving New York's hip hop scene with It's Dark and Hell Is Hot , his 1997 (see 1997 in music) debut, which entered the charts at #1, though he had drawn upon previous releases from Busta Rhymes ( The Coming , 1996) and Nas ( Illmatic, 1994); Nas' Illmatic deserves special mention for the copious critical accolades bestowed upon it, with many observers calling him the savior of East Coast hip hop. In contrast to Nas and other critically acclaimed West Coast performers, such as hardcore hip hop group The Wu-Tang Clan ( Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993), many of the East Coast chart mainstays at the end of the decade were derided by critics; these included Puff Daddy ( No Way Out, 1997) and many of his collaborators, such as Mase ( Harlem World, 1997). Nas was unable to maintain his reputation, releasing a series of lackluster, poorly-received albums after Illmatic that earned him derision even harsher than that given to Puff Daddy and other pop-rappers. The wildly popular DMX helped launch a crew called the Ruff Ryders , who would eventually include future thug rap star Ja Rule ( Venni Vetti Vecci , 1999), Eve ( Scorpion , 2001) and The Lox ( We Are the Streets , 2000). In spite of DMX's hype and popularity, Jay-Z ( The Dynasty Roc La Familia , 2000) became much more famous and remained one of the biggest hip hop stars as the millennium ended. Within a few years, a new generation of rising stars including 50 Cent ( Get Rich or Die Tryin', 2003) and Cam'ron ( Come Home With Me , 2002) helped re-establish East Coast supremacy, though not without significant threats from the west, south and midwest. East Coast hip hop also saw the rise of gangsta rap's two biggest female stars, Eve (from Philadelphia) and New York's Lil' Kim ( Hard Core, 1996), whose sexually and violently explicit lyrics (drawn from more militant female West Coast gangsta rappers like Yo-Yo ( Black Pearl , 1992)) earned them the ire of some feminists, while others praised them.

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Gangsta rapGangsta rap is a genre of hip hop, often with lyrical subjects based on the violence and misogyny inherent in the gangster lifestyle. This subject matter has caused a great deal of controversy, with many observers criticizing the genre for the perceived m	Gangsta BlacGangsta Blac is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. External links .	Gangsta's ParadiseGangsta's Paradise is the second album by rapper Coolio. He released it on November 21, 1995. See also Gangsta's Paradise (song) 1995 albums.
Gangsta BooLola Mitchell aka Gangsta "Lady" Boo, is a member of the Memphis, Tennessee rap group Three 6 Mafia. She is the sole female member of the group, and she left after the release of the album When the Smoke Clears: Sixty-6, Sixty-1''. Her style contains raps	Gangsta's Paradise (song)Gangsta's Paradise is a rap song by Coolio (born Artis Ivey) from the movie Dangerous Minds ( 1995) (starring Michelle Pfeiffer). The song was later released on the album Gangsta's Paradise in 1996. Coolio was awarded with a Grammy for the song/album.

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