From Streets to Beats: Gangsters Who Transformed into Global Rap Icons

Tupac Shakur (2Pac)

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The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)

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Snoop Dogg

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50 Cent

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Ice-T

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Jay-Z

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Gucci Mane

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