N.W.A

This was their first album under a record label that they created themselves so this is what happened to get there. The style of hip-hop prior to N.W.A was vastly different as what they rapped about wasn’t always about the streets. No one spoke up about living in poverty and witnessing or even engaging in gang violence but they instead spoke about the party life because that was what was sold to vast majority of the audience. When more artists who talked about their life as they see it instead…

In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, a group called N.W.A. (N**gaz Wit Attitude) was on the rise in the rap industry. Men like N.W.A. generally wore baggy jeans and long white or black oversized t-shirts, some times with ball caps. You can usually tell what gang someone is associated with by the color of shirt and pants they are wearing. Drug trafficking was spreading out of the streets of Los Angeles which was making gangs become richer, better organized and more strapped. Money was everything…

Outta Compton. They go into so much depth with the racial corruption that partook in the mid 1980’s. It revolves around a hip-hop music group known as N.W.A. The members include Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren. It takes place in the streets of Compton, California, as well as many other cities that they traveled during their initial N.W.A. Tour. All of these men share similar characteristics, which pertain to the diversity wheel, including being black, young to middle aged,…

“Rap is something you do; Hip-Hop is something you live.” Words spoke by one of Hip-Hop culture’s philosophers and celebrated artists, KRS-One nearing the end of what is considered the genre’s golden age of its creativity and influence in the mid-1990s. For some, the statement is self-explanatory and almost reverent in it pronouncement. For others on the outer periphery of rap music and its associated culture, the delineation between the two may be murky. Nonetheless, the statement has much to…

Biographies have existed for centuries, in which they describe the life and story of a person who once lived. Normally, these are written in the form of a book. However, in today’s time, many are interpreted into a different form of media, in which several films nowadays are those of a biopic, a biographical film. “Straight Outta Compton” is a biopic from 2015 that talks about the career of the hip-hop artists of NWA, Niggas with Attitude- Ice Cube, Easy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. The…

O’shea Jackson better known by his stage name as Ice Cube, is one of the most influential rappers of the 80’s. He has paved the way for multiple artist that we know today. He has also made history selling out the box office with his smash hits like Friday and Ride Along. So in his honor I have made a biography of the famous rapper. From the beginning of his life to the end. O’shea Jackson was born on june 15, 1969 in South Central Los Angeles. Living in South Central wasn't easy for cube…

Hip Hop music is one of the most listened to genres of today. It’s been around for many years, slowly evolving over time. When most hear the words Hip Hop, they automatically assume plain rap music. Just like any other genre of music, Hip Hop can be split up into many different sub genre for example, Trap music, Gangsta rap and lastly Old School Hip Hop. Starting from the oldest sub genre, Old School Hip Hop is the rap sound you hear before the 2000 era. Music groups like A Tribe Called Quest,…

Out From Under The Blanket Writing comes in many shapes, forms, and fashions. Most people have a common idea as to what writing is or what writing should be in a school setting. When asked most would automatically recall past papers done in middle school, high school, and college that were purely academia prompted by a specific topic. Since there are various ways to express knowledge through writing, why are musical forms, such as rap or hip hop, seen as unintelligale or even purely…

“Fuck the Police”, it was pressured by the FBI for inciting violence against the police. However, as Ice Cube notes in his interview with Billboard, the FBI’s concerns “didn't make [them] bite [their] tongue. It just made [them] stand up even more” (“N.W.A Reminisce About Tangling With the FBI”). Ultimately, the FBI only made NWA release harsher lyrics as the group tried to “stand up even more”. In other words, as NWA got attention for its violence, it felt the need to increase its violence.…

The minds of teenagers are still in the development stage which means that their minds are easily influenced. The use of violence in rap music can be misinterpreted as strength by young developing minds.In the hit song “straight outta compton” by N.W.A throughout the rap song the use of gun violence is mentioned numerous times. Songs similar to “straight outta compton”appeals to the young teenagers because it attracts this notion that with the use of violence strength is…