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Compton, Los Angeles, CA (1986 – 1991)
N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudez) was a Compton, California-based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre. Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the explicit, violent, and often misogynistic nature of their lyrics. They were subsequently banned from many mainstream U.S. radio stations and even at times prevented from touring - yet the group still sold over 9 million units in the U.S. alone. Their second album, Straight Outta Compton, marked the beginning of the new gangsta rap era. The production and the social commentary in their lyrics were revolutionary within the genre. Rolling Stone ranked N.W.A. eighty-third on their list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” Although largely unknowns at the group’s inception, rappers Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and MC Ren would all go on to be platinum-selling stars in their own right, retroactively making N.W.A hip hop’s first supergroup. Other members include Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, and The D.O.C.
Emerging in the late ’80s, when Public Enemy had rewritten the rules of hardcore rap by proving that it could be intelligent, revolutionary and socially aware, N.W.A capitalized on PE’s sonic breakthroughs while ignoring their message. Instead, the five-piece crew celebrated the violence and hedonism of the criminal life, capturing it all in blunt, harsh language. Initially, the group’s relentless attack appeared to be serious, vital commentary, and it even provoked the FBI to caution N.W.A’s record company, but following Ice Cube’s departure in late 1989, the group began to turn to self-parody.
Emerging in the late ’80s, when Public Enemy had rewritten the rules of hardcore rap by proving that it could be intelligent, revolutionary and socially aware, N.W.A capitalized on PE’s sonic breakthroughs while ignoring their message. Instead, the five-piece crew celebrated the violence and hedonism of the criminal life, capturing it all in blunt, harsh language. Initially, the group’s relentless attack appeared to be serious, vital commentary, and it even provoked the FBI to caution N.W.A’s record company, but following Ice Cube’s departure in late 1989, the group began to turn to self-parody.
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Bruinssi wrote:
5 good year together....
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brocklesnarwwe wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/hip-hop+is+for+the+black+man
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faceliftedd wrote:
the only one who sucks is you music ninja ice cube and eazy e are the best dre cant rap who do you think wrote all of NWAs lyrics ICE CUBE!!!
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Music-Ninja wrote:
''Eazy-E is the only one that can solo and do well'' Are You Serious ?? Agreed Ice Cube Dropped Two Bombs, Dre Needs No Comment, Ren Never got any Mainstream Attention, AnD Eazy is probably the wackest of em all, He Never Did Shit Anyway.
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JcA92 wrote:
Yeah, Ice Cube's first two albums are classics.
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Fuck-Tha-Police wrote:
N.W.A should make 1 last album.... it would be sick. But not nearly as good without eazy.
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Flesh-n-Bone wrote:
Ice cube only really has 1 good song, "It was a good day". LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. Ice Cube's first two albums > anything by Eazy.
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c0c0butter wrote:
shes off her head innit?
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Fuck-Tha-Police wrote:
FiyahG can suck my dick cuz im right everyone agrees with me...
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anyake wrote:
I agree they all did their best work in NWA
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anyake wrote:
EFIL4ZZAGIN is ill, the beats are serious and the rhymes on point...*sigh* what happened to hip hop?
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FiyahG wrote:
fuck the police ur a dumbass lol
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Fuck-Tha-Police wrote:
The BEST
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mowow7 wrote:
legend
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Fuck-Tha-Police wrote:
Eazy-E is the only one that can solo and do well. Ice cube only really has 1 good song, "It was a good day". MC Ren Is Decent. The D.O.C. may have been able to if he hadn't got into a crash. Dr. Dre sucks ass and can't sing for shit. But when there put together in N.W.A their music is Amazing. Westside Connection is good too.
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MisterStillz wrote:
Still tha best. If you like NWA, holla: http://www.MisterStillz.com
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seanwookie wrote:
@chrisoc07 insulting people on the internet makes you tough.
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spincat wrote:
N.W.A. didn't invent Gangsta rap, Schooly D did (along with Ice T, Just-Ice, etc).
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chrisoc07 wrote:
ur dumb. N.W.A. invented gangsta rap. they were really gangstas dumbass
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seanwookie wrote:
I doubt they were really gangsters.
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