N.W.A

Explicit Expression A mother and her nine year old boy are listening to the radio, and a hip hop song comes on. The song is catchy, easy to listen to, and the curse words are bleeped out, after some time of hearing it on the radio, the boy likes the song and begs his mother to buy the album. The mother thinks of how odd the request is. A boy would want video games and toys, but an album? Week after week the boy would beg for this album, and coincidentally, his birthday is coming up, so the mother

I couldn’t find better words to start off my speech with than those of Matthew Healy, “I think about dying but I don’t want to die. Not even close. In fact my problem is the complete opposite. I want to live, I want to escape. I feel trapped and bored and claustrophobic. There’s so much to see and so much to do but I somehow still find myself doing nothing at all. I’m still here in this metaphorical bubble of existence and I can’t quite figure out what the hell I’m doing or how to get out of it.”

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth often references the experience of sitting on his father’s shoulders at the age of 8, watching West coast hip-hop legends Dr. Dre and Tupac film the music video for their anthem to the Golden State, “California Love” as the spark that ignited his creative bonfire. Born on June 17, 1987 to couple who moved from Chicago to Compton with only $500 to their names in order to escape the gang lifestyle, Lamar was exposed to guns, drugs, and violence at a young age. “I 'm 6 years

Rap is a music genre, or better yet, a culture, otherwise known as hip hop, which emerged during the 1980’s in the South Bronx, New York City. Rap is a music genre that allows for self-expression by mostly African Americans. Common themes involve crime, violence and hardships that they face living in poverty-stricken communities. Lyrics often depict police brutality, racial injustice and flaws in the educational systems (Cepeda 44). The rap music industry has grown to become one of the largest

Ice Cube could be considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Although it is a bold statement, Ice Cube has the numbers to back it up. He’s even spawned some phrases such as “Money comes and goes, but your inner feeling, your gut feeling, your manhood, your womanhood, whatever, that stays with you”. Along with the american classic, “F*ck the police” . Although so have said it before NWA, NWA popularized it. And Ice Cube had written the line along with a majority of NWA’s songs before his

If I had a ticket in my hand, I could travel to Nigeria to get in touch with my native culture or to Mecca to get in touch with my spiritual side, but I would rather travel to a place that is surrounded by the elements that I am passionate about. It turns out that music and black culture are such elements that I am passionate about. Therefore, if I had a ticket in my hand as if this very moment, I would be on the next flight to Atlanta, Georgia. Why Atlanta, you might ask? Well, because Atlanta

N.W.A. influenced and started the career’s of many hip hop artist. N.W.A. as a whole broke down the social barriers with their lyrics and the message behind each and every song. N.W.A. represented a new age to music doing what had never been done before. Stretching the limits and having to overcome controversy along the way. Starting from a run down city near Las Angeles, California to touring across the nation constantly making one hit song after another. N.W.A. inspired many kids, teenagers

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” (Ice Cube, 1988). N.W.A often considered the most dangerous group to set foot in the music industry, however their music is often not recognized for what it really is, reality rap. Most people consider N.W.A music to be “hood music” or “gangster rap” and often get away from the reality that’s embedded in N.W.A’s lyrics. Many people talk about police brutality today

speech issues. N.W.A. was frequently harassed by the police. During a recording for their first album they were interrogated and searched by cops who stated they were, “dressed like gang members” N.W.A. had a distaste for cops. N.W.A. had seen the treatment of African-Americans at the hands of police as brutal, and unjustified. This would inspire N.W.A. to write the song “Fuk Da Police”. “Fuk Da Police” was controversial and alarmed the federal government. The F.B.I. sent a letter to N.W.A. demanding

Culture 1988, That’s when the so called “Gangsta Rap” emerged with the album Straight out of Compton N.W.A as a huge product that appealed to the young generation of African Americans since it was the rawest thing they’ve heard, in my opinion, it is as raw as the reality surrounding young African Americans, which is the reason why it became something huge. The album Straight out of Compton, N.W.A is one the most successful figures in the hip-hop industry by being a classic that is still being played