Straight Outta Compton

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…

formed in 1986 with Arabian Prince, Dr.Dre, Eazy- E, and Ice Cube. Arabian Prince soon left the group right before their album release of Straight Outta Compton. After Arabian Prince left, Dj Yella and Mc Ren joined the group. After the release of their album Straight outta Compton the group soon then became the talking sensation all over the world. Straight outta Compton became a double platinum album and sold 258,000 copies. N.W.A’s album got many different accolades from Rolling Stone, Spin…

The book I have chose to write my essay on is the book, "The Rap Yearbook" written by Shea Serrano. The reason I chose this book for this essay is because I have to write about quotes from a story, this book is filled with quotes from rap songs over the years. The book came out in 2015 and has the description of "The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed." The first quote from the book, "The Rap Yearbook" is from the song "Rapper's…

the Compton born artist…

Juicy said it was all a dream and this song provided inspiration and feel good vibes to every single person who listened to it. 4. 'Straight Outta Compton' -NWA Straight Outta Compton is one of the most popular rap songs of all times. It is also responsible for the West Coast gangster rap movement that changed the lives of countless individuals. Straight Outta Compton details the life out on the streets of one of the state's most dangerous cities with hardcore rapper Eazy-E on the vocals. 5.…

The first big round of Award season nominations are in with Trumbo leading a balanced field at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Director Jay Roach's biopic about the life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo bagged three nominations, the most of any film in contention. The film's leading man, former Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, scored a best actor nod in an extremely crowded field. His co-star, Helen Mirren, was also recognized in the supporting actress category. The pair, together…

1980s Hip Hop music plays a big role is everyone life. Some people hate it and some people love it. We all have that opinion based on our experience from it. 1980s music was not accepted from the beginning. From the movie Straight Outta Compton by F. Gary Gray, it explicitly shows that rap music was not accepted because it was too explicit and contained vulgar lyrics that kids were getting ahold of it. McWhorter mentioned that in his article Hip Hop Holds Blacks Back by John H. McWhorter, that…

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 Outta Compton, released in 1988. However, towards the end of 1989, Ice Cube found himself at odds with the group's manager, Jerry Heller, after rejecting Heller's proposed contract terms.Ice Cube wrote the lyrics to approximately half of both Straight Outta Compton, and…

The Dehumanization of Rats Antigone, by Sophocles, is used in a very political manner within Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona’s The Island. There are many agons when it comes to the original play of Antigone: duty versus state law, history of family transgression versus family loyalty, law of the gods versus law of the state, women versus men, citizen versus king, age versus wisdom, life versus death, eternity versus present, and most importantly the struggle for human rights…

Political and social leaders are expected to speak out about police brutality incidents that have had an affect on the general public, which tend to further shift individual’s mindsets on the validity of the corrupt justice system that the United States upholds. As time continues to pass and new decades come to life, more American citizens suffer from police misconduct. Through this, more hatred and disdain is created towards law enforcement that unfortunately only worsens the dilemma. In 2014,…