Editing Gangsta rap (section)

===Mafioso rap===
Mafioso rap is a [[hardcore hip hop]] subgenre founded by [[Kool G Rap]] in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/only-built-4-cuban-linx-mw0000171262 |title=Only Built 4 Cuban Linx – Raekwon |website=Allmusic.com |access-date=November 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013175854/http://www.allmusic.com/album/only-built-4-cuban-linx-mw0000171262 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> East Coast mafioso rap was partially the counterpart of [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] gangsta rap and [[G-funk]]. Mafioso rap is characterized by references to famous [[Gangster|mobsters]] and [[made man|mafiosi]], [[racketeering]] and [[organized crime]] (particularly the [[Sicilian Mafia]], the [[American Mafia|Italian-American Mafia]], [[African-American organized crime]], and [[Latin Americans|Latin American]] organized crime or [[drug cartel]]s) or has subject matter that would relate to the mafia. Though a significant amount of mafioso rap was grittier and more street-oriented, focusing on street-level organized crime, other mafioso rap artists frequently focused on lavish, self-indulgent, [[Economic materialism|materialistic]], and luxurious subject matter associated with [[crime bosses]] and high-level mobsters, such as expensive drugs, cars, [[champagne]], and semi-legitimate businesses. Though the genre died down for several years, it re-emerged in 1995 when [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member [[Raekwon]] released his critically acclaimed solo album, ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...]]''<ref>Ma, David. [http://www.waxpoetics.com/2009/07/cuban-linx-revisited-interview-with-raekwon/ ''Cuban Linx'' Revisited (page 1)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206005821/http://www.waxpoetics.com/2009/07/cuban-linx-revisited-interview-with-raekwon/ |date=December 6, 2010 }}. ''[[Wax Poetics]]''. Retrieved 20 April 2021</ref> That year also saw the release of ''[[Doe or Die]]'' by [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]] and the release of the album ''[[4,5,6]]'' by subgenre originator Kool G Rap. His album featured other mafioso rap artists, including [[MF Grimm]], [[Nas]], and B-1. These three albums brought the genre to mainstream recognition, and inspired other East Coast rappers, such as [[Jay-Z]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.|Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Nas]], and [[Diddy]] to adopt the same themes with their albums ''[[Reasonable Doubt (album)|Reasonable Doubt]]'', ''[[Life After Death]],'' ''[[It Was Written]],'' and ''[[No Way Out (Puff Daddy album)|No Way Out]]'', respectively.

East Coast gangsta rap was popular by the late 1990s, and there were more modern mafioso rap albums such as [[Ghostface Killah]]'s ''[[Fishscale]]'', [[Jay-Z]]'s ''[[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]],'' [[Raekwon]]'s ''[[Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II]],'' and [[Rick Ross]]'s ''[[Deeper Than Rap]]''.  Many rappers, such as [[T.I.]], [[Fabolous]], [[Jadakiss]], [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]], and [[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]] have maintained popularity with lyrics about [[African-American organized crime]] or "hustling". [[Lil' Kim]]'s mafioso album ''[[La Bella Mafia]]'', released in 2003, was a commercial success, receiving platinum certification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – March 03, 2015 |website=Riaa.com |access-date=2015-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830055854/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |archive-date=August 30, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>