Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It

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"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
Single by Ice Cube
from the album Raw Footage
Released	January 3, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, political hip hop, comedy hip hop
Length	4:45
Label	Lench Mob EMI
Songwriter(s)	O'Shea Jackson, Vaushaun Brooks
Producer(s)	Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks
Ice Cube singles chronology
"You Gotta Lotta That" (2007) "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" (2008) "Do Ya Thang" (2008)

"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" is the first single from Ice Cube's studio album, Raw Footage. It was released with a music video directed by Jonathan Silver. In the song, Ice Cube comments on the exploitation of gangsta rap as a scapegoat for society's problems.^[1]

A remix to the song was made featuring Nas and Scarface. It is featured on the soundtrack to the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.