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    A very controversial and rebellious group from the 1980’s, is N.W.A. The group started in 1986 with Easy-E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre; they went on to include Mc Ren and DJ Yella. They were famous for their songs “Straight Outta Compton”, “Fuck tha Police”, and “Express Yourself”. N.W.A brought gangsta rap into the mainstream of music at the time and as a result influenced thousands of people. They also brought to light issues of the time, such as police prejudice against blacks and the…

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    Eazy-E the lyrics to "Boyz-n-the-Hood".] Eazy-E, although initially rejecting the lyrics, eventually recorded the song for N.W.A. and the Posse, the debut album for the group N.W.A that also included Dr. Dre,MC Ren, and DJ Yella. Ice Cube was the only member of N.W.A who is not from Compton, California (where it was formed).By this point Ice Cube was a full-time member of N.W.A along with Dr. Dre and MC Ren. Ice Cube wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E's rhymes for the group's landmark album, Straight…

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    N. W. A Film Analysis

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    A group as powerful as N.W.A. deserves a powerful movie, and this movie holds up. Flex Gary Gray, the director, captures all that N.W.A. stood for and their journey to the top of the music world. This movie is fantastic, in the way it illustrates the creation of the most influential music group in history and also how it gives you an understanding of their greatest songs by showing us the real-life events that gave them the inspiration for those songs. In the 1980s, African-American youths in…

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    years were in the late 80’s with the arrival of a new rap group that called themselves N.W.A. With Ice Cube as their most vital lyricist and Eazy-E spiting the bars Dr.Dre on the beat N.W.A was the most controversial rap group to hit the streets. Jerry Heller founded Eazy-E and they became business partners and what he would quote “best friends”. Ice Cube and Dr.Dre would eventually accuse Jerry of breaking up N.W.A with the way he managed them. In the book Ruthless: a memoir, Jerry talks about…

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    Having a mutual understanding prevents violence between the groups of people. For example, instead of banning N.W.A from mainstream American radio society could have performed “the public act of exchanging stated justifications” (76). They could have come to an agreement that satisfied the needs of both the rap group and society. Instead the public attempted to destroy what N.W.A. considered black culture by not allowing their music on the radio. The rap group did not assimilate to the kind of…

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    destroyed houses, schools and the lynching of African-American families. Then 116 years later in the future after the Ku Klux Klan there was still racism, but it was in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, where a man named ice cube created the group N.W.A. This gangster rap group gave African-Americans a message through their lyrics.…

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    Freedom released in 2016 and Niggas Wit Attitudes consisting of: Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, The D.O.C, and Arabian Prince, also known as N.W.A composed Fuck Tha Police released in 1988 both songs protesting police brutality against African-Americans in the United States of America. Both Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kendrick Lamar and N.W.A express their disfavor towards the justice system through their music. Police brutality persists against blacks today this includes: mothers,…

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    Dr Dre Research Paper

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    was most known for being in N.W.A and Death Row . DR. DRE born on february 18 1965 his dad was theodore young his mom was verna young . at one point he lived in wilmington Arms housing project in the compton area . This amazing artist start djing in his teens but as got older he got better . as he djed more he learned more . he wanted to be a dj, rapper , producer for many known people of hip pop . After he became better went into the N.W.A ice cube was in the N.W.A also Eazy-e was in…

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    Birthed from tensions between law enforcement and minority citizens that resulted from police brutality and an unfair justice system, rap group N.W.A. was the most infamous rap group of all time due to their gangster rap and attitude towards police and racism in general. N.W.A. is most famous for their song, “F*** the Police”, which is pretty self-explanatory. The group became blacklisted by the FBI because of the lack of control in their concerts and the hostility…

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    decided to watch was “Straight Outta Compton” directed by F. Gary Gray. It is a fictional film which is based upon the true stories of the music group N.W.A. The N.W.A. is an African American rap group who faced racism, censorship, and violence in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The movie focuses on the growth and evolution of N.W.A. members Ice Cube, Easy-E, and Dr. Dre. A major theme in the movie is the Los Angeles gang culture which was prevalent during the time and…

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