A gangsta is someone in a gang — but this is not just a spelling slip for gangster. It is written to match how some African American speakers say gangster, and it became famous through hip-hop, especially gangsta rap from the late 1980s and 1990s.

A gangstagangsta is是指 someone in a gang幫派裡的人 — but this is not just a spelling slip for gangster.——但這並不只是gangster幫派分子的拼字錯誤。It is written to match寫法是為了配合 how some African American speakers say gangster,一些非裔美國人唸gangster的方式， and it became famous through hip-hop,而且因為嘻哈音樂而出名， especially gangsta rap特別是gangsta rap幫派饒舌 from the late 1980s and 1990s.在1980年代晚期到1990年代。

In that world it can mean a real street-gang member, but people also use it for a tough style: the clothes, the talk, the attitude. It is very informal, and it belongs to a particular culture.

In that world在那個世界裡 it can mean它可以指 a real street-gang member,真正的街頭幫派分子， but people also use it for a tough style:但人們也會用它來形容一種強悍的風格： the clothes, the talk, the attitude.穿著、講話方式，還有態度。It is very informal,這個字非常口語， and it belongs to a particular culture.而且屬於特定的文化。

A news reader talking about crime will usually say gangster instead.

A news reader talking about crime播報犯罪新聞的主播 will usually say gangster instead.通常還是會說gangster。

Some people wear gangsta as a kind of identity; others feel it makes crime look cool, so it can be a heated word. For a learner, the safe picture is: informal, American, music-and-street flavour of “gang member”.

Some people wear gangsta as a kind of identity;有些人把gangsta當成一種身分認同； others feel it makes crime look cool,有些人則覺得它讓犯罪顯得很酷， so it can be a heated word.所以這可能會是個引發爭議的字。For a learner,對學習者來說， the safe picture is:安全的理解是： informal, American,口語、美式， music-and-street flavour of "gang member".帶有音樂和街頭味道的「幫派分子」。