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Patrick Alexander Hall (born November 17, 1973), better known by his stage name Gangsta Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee who established himself in the Memphis underground during the late 1980s and is the son of Stax Records drummer, Willie Hall. Gangsta Pat is also one of the first rap artists from the city to make the move from an indie label to a major label when signing to Atlantic records during the start of the gangsta rap era. He wrote, produced, and played all of the instruments on his early releases.

Discography

References

1. "ANA GOT ME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0252-6, p. 133
3. Malone, Bill C. & Wilson, Charles Reagan (2009) The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 12: Music, ISBN 978-0-8078-5908-7, p. 77
4. Birchmeier, Jason "Gangsta Pat Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-26
5. Hoffman, Frank W. (2005) American Popular Music: Rhythm & Blues, Rap, and Hip-hop, Facts On File Inc, ISBN 978-0-8160-5315-5, p. 101

External links

• Gangsta Pat on Myspace
• Gangsta Pat at AllMusic

• 1973 births
• African-American male rappers
• American male rappers
• Ichiban Records artists
• Living people
• Rappers from Memphis, Tennessee
• Southern hip-hop musicians
• Gangsta rappers
• 21st-century American rappers
• 21st-century American male musicians
• 21st-century African-American musicians
• 20th-century African-American musicians