N.W.A

the​​ mornin’.​​​ N.W.A ​​was ​​the ​​first ​​group​​ to ​​make​​ gangsta ​​rap ​​known ​​when​​ the album Straight​​ Outta​​ Compton​​​ was ​​released​​ in ​​1988,​​ which​​ was ​​about ​​protest​​ of ​​police​​ brutality and ​​racial ​​profiling. ​​The ​​artist ​​who​​ was ​​involved ​​in​​ gangsta rap ​​were, ​​Notorious ​​B.I.G., Tupac,​​Snoop ​​Dogg, ​​Ice.T ​​and​​ etc. Gangsta rap was considered to be similar to narcocorrido genre that is played in northern Mexico. N.W.A was a rap group who

Music Hip-Hop Getting a Bad Rap Among many problems in society today, rap music is being blamed for the confusion of America's youths. One key problem is the way a child is raised. Not having a positive role model can have a powerful effect on a child. The other dilemma is the type of rap music. Gangster rapper's lyrics seem to corrupt and have a negative image on a youth's mind. Two possible steps to taking the blame away from rap music is by placing the spotlight on other influences such

I listen to music everyday and I couldn’t imagine going a day without it. This is because listening to music is necessary for me. I listen to music when I am bored, walking to class, at a party, going through different emotions, or basically doing anything. If you turn on your tv anything you watch has background music, we even have music in elevators, which is proving the point that humans need music. Sue Devine writes in an article that “Whether we’re aware of it or not, sound and music is a primary

eventually appeal to a larger audience, it purpose was to shock and tell a story like original African storytellers. Since gangsta rap was first introduced by the group N.W.A., this type of rap music has sold more albums than any other form of rap. Gangsta rap in some ways glorifies violence, drugs, and easy money. N.W.A. wrote a song about killing cops that created a firestorm of controversy. As a result of several such controversies, the Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics labeling system was

Ajay Nadhavajhala Mr. Shimazaki Am Lit P.3 April 9, 2015 The Symptoms of Taking Rap Music Music is one of the greatest ways of expressing one’s personal feelings and experiences through the use of story-telling. One of the most popular genres of music is rap or also known as hip hop. Hip hop music has a profound effect, both positive and negative on many of today’s youth which transforms and evolves American culture and society. What started it all was the origin of “gangsta rap”, which was popularized

N.W.A Niggas With Attitudes, NWA, was an iconic gangster rap group formed in south central Los Angeles. Rap originated in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but NWA shifted the center to the West Coast. As NWA rose to the top, they uncovered the city’s gangs and police violence. Surviving in Compton was difficult as there had been 3,000 gang related shootings since 1980(Rolling Stone). From 1986 to 1991, NWA faced controversy over their explicit lyrics; showing disrespect of women and promoting drugs and violence

In the past the media portrayed police officers as beacon for justice. Based on personal experiences, until about the 1990’s every little boy growing up wanted to be the good guy. However in today’s new popular culture, young boys are no longer arguing over who gets to be the good guy. The villain is now seen as a viable option. The difference in views comes from the mass media; police officers are now being represented in a more negative characteristic. Some police portrayals show the police as

Straight Outta Compton, Universal’s biopic about the early days of ground breaking hip hop group N.W.A., received favourable reviews and was expected to have a healthy opening weekend. But its record breaking $60.2 million domestic debut, which easily captured last weekend’s number one spot at the box office, shocked just about everyone. And it captured some history along the way as well. Compton is the fifth highest grossing August opening ever and the largest opening for a music biopic in history

In Fuck Tha Police by N.W.A. The song was released in 1988 by Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy E, Yella, and Dr. Dre about police brutality. The opening verse Ice Cube raps, “Fuck the police! Comin’ straight from the underground / A young nigga got it bad ‘cause I’m brown / And not the other color, so police think / They have the authority to kill a minority…” The verses here relate directly to the topic brought in Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In the song, they talk about the police having

Ice Cube’s career also got him fame and money. The Los Angeles native rapper is worth an estimated $140 million! He is in filmmaking as well. He starred in many movies like 22 Jump Street, Ride Along 2 and much more. He was in 3 rap groups N.W.A, C.I.A, and Westside Connections. Now he is not in a rap group anymore, he’s just solo. He has al least 10-15 albums ranging from when he was young to present day. His most controversial album “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” was the most sensational. “Ice