Gangsta rap

Gangsta rap or gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop music with themes and lyrics based on the "thug" or "gangsta" lifestyle. The genre evolved from hardcore hip hop into a distinct form, pioneered in the mid-1980s by rappers such as Schoolly D and Ice-T, and was popularized in the later part of the 1980s by groups like N.W.A. After the national attention that Ice-T and N.W.A attracted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gangsta rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Many (if not most) gangsta rap artists openly boast of their associations with various active street gangs as part of their artistic image, with the Bloods and Crips being the most commonly represented. Gangsta rap is closely related to other indigenous gang and crime-oriented forms of music, such as the narcocorrido genre of northern Mexico.

No Limit Forever Records

No Limit Forever Records is an American independent record label founded by Romeo Miller. No Limit's Vice President is Romeo's brother Valentino. No Limit's COO is Romeo's uncle Silkk The Shocker. The label is home to current artists Master P, Maserati Rome, Silkk the Shocker, Valentino, Black Don, Choppa, D The Business, G5-J, Gangsta, Krazy, Miss Chee, Play Beezy, & BA$O among others.

History

On November 26, 2010, No Limit Forever Records was established by Romeo Miller.

On February 9, 2011 Romeo Miller signed the first female to the label, Miss Chee. He also signed rapper Oak Tree and Jamaican singer Kay-I. The next day, Romeo signed Terry "T-Million" Miles to the label and on February 16, 2011 it was announced that he had signed SouthDown, the first rock band to be on the label. Romeo has also signed Louisiana artist Co-Ruff and former Death Row Records artist Eastwood Like No Limit Records, No Limit Forever also plans to release movies on the label, Get Money which will star No Limit founder Master P & his managing artist Gucci Mane was set to be released in 2011 but was held back & Repos 2 was set to release in 2013 but was also held back.