In Brief

* * * Boss, “Born Gangstaz,” DJ West/Columbia. Invading the macho gangsta rap turf, female rapper Boss--with rapping and writing help from Dee Moore--comes off like one of the boyz. Of the few women who have ventured into this genre, she’s the only one to believably adopt a macho stance. The result is vitriolic sexism--feminist style. Her raps are often coldblooded, on-target attacks on piggish men and cops. Furious beats and her emotion-charged rapping create an appropriately cataclysmic feel throughout.

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