Are all rappers thugs?

No. It's not a requirement. Many of gangster rappers were actually not hardcore street dudes. The industry promoted one type of rap. They pushed NWA and copied NWA over and and over. read more

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton ranted about "the crazy world of these so-called rap artists who are basically thugs" in an interview. (Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News) Rap legend Darryl (DMC) McDaniels of the group Run-DMC said Bratton struck a sour note. read more

Bill Bratton apparently isn’t a rap fan. After a shooting at a performance by rapper T.I. in New York left one person dead, the NYPD commissioner condemned rappers as “basically thugs” during a radio interview on Thursday. read more

Depends on your definition of thug. Rappers like Lil Dicky, Logic, Kyle, Futuristic, Hopsin, Drake, G-Eazy, Lecrae, Token, NF, Lil Uzi Vert, Slim Jesus, Lil Yachty and many more will never be considered thugs. read more