Released: November 17, 2010

Songwriter: Mr. Hahn Brad Delson Rob Bourdon Dave Farrell Mike Shinoda Chester Bennington

On “Gangstas,” Pop Smoke affirms his authenticity in the streets, rapping about his deadly crew from New York and staying strapped in case someone messes with him. The song appears to take shots at fellow New York rapper 6ix9ine, who’s known for his “rainbow-colored hair” and “loud” rapping as Pop notes in the song’s intro. In an August 2019 interview with Real 92.3, Pop commented on 6ix9ine’s street cred and how he was pushed by other people into portraying someone he wasn’t: Read more on Last.fm.

[This song is an instrumental]

Linkin Park

Hybrid Theory isn’t just the title of Linkin Park’s chart-topping debut album, but a career mission statement.

From day one, the same six players (lead vocalist Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell, DJ/Programmer Joe Hahn, and keyboardist, guitarist, and co-lead vocals Mike Shinoda) built the band by fusing all their favorite styles of music into one unmistakable signature sound. With each album, Linkin Park defiantly challenges themselves and their fans by blasting into new musical territory. After setting the template for rock that incorporated hip-hop influences with Hybrid Theory and Meteora, they shifted gears completely and defied expectations with the polychromatic Minutes to Midnight, and again with the esoteric A Thousand Suns, before melding a piece of them all into 2012’s LIVING THINGS. With their 2014 release and heaviest offering in years, The Hunting Party, Linkin Park manage to capture their ever-innovative spirit with a hunger seldom seen in bands on their seventh album. One More Light (2017) is an interesting personal album, filled with a lot of emotion.

Unfortunately, on July 20, 2017, Chester unexpectedly died by suicide, shocking and saddening both fans and his own band members alike.