Codes and conventions of gangster genre through 1900s from all influences

• 1930s: smart suits, acts of violence, murder, weapons and luxury items associated with the life style such as cigars and fine liquor, these influences was form Al Capone as he was well known for fulfilling all the above conventions. He wore the most expensive suits, constantly smoked cigars and once stabbed someone to death at a dinner party with a fork.
  
  
• 1980s: codes and conventions changed dramatically after the release of Scarface. The conventions now focus more on drugs and money eg. Cocaine, the original conventions are a lot more detailed; violence is more graphic, more use of guns, better clothing suits more appealing, and leading characters status is emphasised a lot.
  
  

20th century: Conventions slightly changed as there was more influence form street crime,
racial discrimination which resulted to the original convention of violence and murder. Another reason why this culture grew so much is due to east coast and west coast arguments in gangster rap between artist such as Biggie (east coast) and Tupac (west coast)

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