when i was in college (florida southern) i used to listen to a rap
song called gangsta boogie.  it was mixed to the backround music of
lynryd skynrd's sweet home alabama.  can you tell me who the artist
was?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 25 Apr 2003 17:10 PDT

If this is the song you're remembering, I can tell you who the artist is:

http://www.mortalwombat.com/Audio/Gangsta_Boogie.mp3

Hello.

"The Geto Boys" recorded the rap song that used the background music
to "Sweet Home Alabama." The song was called "Gangster of Love."  It's
on the Geto Boys' self-titled CD, available from Towerrecords.com
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.asp?pfid=1688481&cc=USD

sources:

"Hi I am looking for 'Gangster of love" by the Geto Boys.
There are 2 versions out. One is the "Steve Miller Sample" version,
and the
other one is a lynard skynard "Sweet Home Alabama" version. If anyone
can
get me this song, in any format I'll be very glad and If I can I'll do
something in return."
source: newsgroup post, hosted by Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22sweet+home+alabama%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=943816886.14506.0.pluto.d4ee5ca2%40news.demon.nl&rnum=3

"One of the earliest examples that I remember in the gangsta rap genre
is "Gangster of Love" (Geto Boys), which sampled Lynyrd Skynyrd's
"Sweet Home Alabama""
source: newsgroup post, hosted by Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=330d3535.1549555%40news.mother.com

"the magnificent Gangster of Love(the background music is "Sweet Home
Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd)."
source: rapmusicville.com
http://www.rapmusicville.com/Geto_Boys_B000000W8P.html

search strategy: 
google groups:
gangsta boogie, "sweet home alabama"

I hope this helps.

I have deleted from my server the audio file linked in my
clarification request above, as I presume it is unneeded.