Narcocorridos vs. Gangsta Rap

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tue 4/21/2009

A collage of Chalino Sanchez and Eazy-E.

genre	Narcocorridos.	Gangsta rap.
origins	Writer Juan Carlos Ramirez-Pimienta dates the first narcocorrido to 1934.	Hustler's Convention (1973) by Lightnin' Rod is said to be one of the first gangsta rap albums.
heyday	1990s to present.	Late 1980s to early 2000.
epicenter	Northern México.	Southern California.
signature outfit	Tejana, collared shirt, jeans and boots.	Baseball caps, baggy shirt, khakis and converse.
popularized by	Chalino Sánchez, Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Cadetes de Linares, Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon and Los Tucanes de Tijuana.	Ice-T, N.W.A., Geto Boys, Above the Law, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, King T, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and DJ Quik.
subject matter	Drug trafficking, guns, police corruption, poverty, violence, money and hope.	Street life, gangs, police brutality, poverty, violence, money and hope.
breakthrough track	Contrabando y Traición by Los Tigres del Norte.	Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
fallen icon	Chalino Sanchez.	Eazy-E.
essential listening	Pistoleros Famosos by Los Cadetes de Linares, La Banda Del Carro Rojo by Los Tigres del Norte, Corrido de Rigoberto Campos by Chalino Sanchez, Rafael Caro Quintero by Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon and A Mis Enemigos by Valentín Elizalde.	Colors by Ice-T, Boyz-N-The Hood by Eazy-E, It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube, My Mind Playing Tricks on Me by Geto Boys, Nothin' But A G Thang by Dr. Dre, Trigga Gots No Heart by Spice 1 and Born and Raised in Compton by DJ Quik.
anti-cop anthem	El Gato de Chihuahua by Los Huracanes del Norte.	F*** Tha Police by N.W.A.
notorious womanizer/s	Los Razos.	Too $hort.
underground hero	Saul Viera "El Gavilancillo."	C-Bo.
the new breed	Larry Hernández.	The Game.
hardcore	Beto Quintanilla, El Tigrillo Palma and El As De La Sierra.	Spice 1, MC Eiht, Compton's Most Wanted, Bloods and Crips.
blamed for	Promoting violence, misogyny, substance abuse, drug dealing and romanticizing drug trafficking.	Promoting violence, misogyny, substance abuse, drug dealing and glamorizing gang life.
stop the music	Radio stations and many night clubs in Baja California have stopped playing narcocorridos.	Reverend Al Sharpton urged the FCC to ban violent rap music from radio and TV.
killer lyrics	"Es gente de alto poder, no cabe la menor duda, nada les pueden hacer, la policia los ayuda, es mejor hacerce güey que estar en la sepultura." - Gente de Alto Poder by Tigrillo Palma.	"Red or Blue, Cuz or Blood, it just don't matter, sucker die for your life when my shotgun scatters. We gangs of L.A. will never die… just multiply." - Colors by Ice-T.
in their own words	"We've never gotten any threats. We only focus in making music and entertaining. We always do it with respect and if someone feels offended, well, we apologize beforehand." - Mario Quintero (Tucanes de Tijuana)	"Before rap came out, there was violence. When I was nine years old, one of my homeboys got shot in some gang violence. And wasn't no rap music being played then." - Snoop Dogg.
best video moments	La Fuga de Mazatlán by Saul Viera and El Gato de Chihuahua by Los Huracanes del Norte.	Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. and Mind Is Playing Tricks on Me by The Geto Boys.