Gangsta Pat

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 rap scene during the late 1980s and 1990s. 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. is the son of Stax Records drummer, Willie Hall. One of the first kids that really broke the scene out of Memphis on the rap scene was Gangsta Pat. — Jackson Brown, radio DJ/independent business owner "ANA GOT ME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 8, 2023. Malone, Bill C. & Wilson, Charles Reagan (2009) The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 12: Music, ISBN 978-0-8078-5908-7, p. 77 Birchmeier, Jason "Gangsta Pat Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-26 Larkin, Colin (1999) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0252-6, p. 133 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 Smith, James (Director) (2004). Lyricist Lounge: Dirty States of America (Documentary). New York: Mic Media Corporation, Image Entertainment. Gangsta Pat on Myspace Gangsta Pat at AllMusic