1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁B low fly ' s ▁R app ▁D irty , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁when ▁Oak land ▁ra pper ▁To o ▁Short ▁released ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁album ▁Don ' t ▁Stop ▁R app in ' ▁containing ▁multiple ▁dirty ▁sex ▁subjects , ▁that ▁sex ▁became ▁a ▁central ▁focus . ▁Although ▁the ▁release ▁didn ' t ▁see ▁much ▁attention ▁outside ▁of ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Oak land , ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁provoc ative ▁and ▁sexual ▁lyr ics ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁gain ing ▁him ▁six ▁plat in um ▁albums ▁and ▁three ▁gold . ▁The ▁controvers ial ▁rap ▁group ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew ▁brought ▁" dir ty ▁rap " ▁to ▁the ▁main stream ▁with ▁their ▁Miami ▁bass ▁debut ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew ▁Is ▁What ▁We ▁Are . ▁With ▁the ▁graph ic ▁sexual ▁content ▁of ▁their ▁X - r ated ▁party ▁rh ym es , ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew ▁gar ner ed ▁much ▁negative ▁public ity . ▁However , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁album , ▁As ▁N ast y ▁As ▁They ▁W anna ▁Be , ▁that ▁dirty ▁rap ▁became ▁a ▁legit imate ▁genre . ▁After ▁being ▁attacked ▁by ▁conserv ative ▁critics , ▁cens ors , ▁and ▁att or ne ys , ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew ▁respond ed ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁album ▁B anned ▁in ▁the ▁USA , ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁political