addressed happen to this very day, on a regular basis. The riots resulted in 63 deaths, 2383 wounded, more than 7000 fires, damages to over 3100 companies and almost $ 1 billion in costs. Order could only be restored after the mobilization of the California Army National Guard, the Army and the Marine Corps. When a year later the police officers were acquitted from assault charges major riots ensued in Los Angeles (known as the 1992 Los Angeles riots). Within a few years the song became highly relevant (better yet: N.W.A.’s reality proved to be right): the Rodney King beating on March 3rd, 1991, which was filmed by accident. Many wrongs are addressed: stereotyping, unlawful arrests and assault. Ice Cube, MC Ren and Eazy-E testify against the police to a judge (Dr. The song is not part of the censored version of the album. Printed as _ _ _ _ Tha Police on the album sleeve, the most controversial song of the album, the group, the year. N.W.A.’s use of words like nigga and bitch to describe black men (including themselves) and women was new, especially at that scale. They didn’t curse (or very little) and their message was heard just as loudly and profoundly. It really stood out, especially when compared to Public Enemy. Something that, to me, comes across as rather juvenile: the cursing. There is another thing that stands out for me. I don’t see how the lyrics glorify violence at all. The descriptions of daily life isn’t very flattering or glamorous. Others saw it as a reflection of daily life in Compton, California and South Central, Los Angeles. many viewed the lyrics as a glorification of crime, murder and gang life. The lyrics were written by Ice Cube, MC Ren and The D.O.C. Arabian Prince left surrounding the album’s release. In the meantime DJ Yella, MC Ren and The D.O.C. Another album that was innovative and different, whose influence was so great that an entire genre was named after its content: gangsta rap entered the main stream. Within six weeks after Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back another ground-breaking hip-hop album was released. On August 8th, 1988, the ‘real’ debut-album by N.W.A. In 1988 work was done on the debut-albums of Eazy-E ( Eazy-Duz-It) and N.W.A. Besides Panic Zone the album also contained Eazy-E’s debut-single and 8 Ball and Dope Man, which both ended up on Straight Outta Compton as a remix. And The Posse, which was released on November 6th, 1987. The song was also placed on the album N.W.A. The group was made up of the three Ruthless Records founders and new member Arabian Prince. The first single of the group was Panic Zone released on August 13th, 1987. Eazy-E liked the song, recorded it and released it under his own name as his debut single. One of the songs they wrote was The Boyz-N-The-Hood was refused by the group they wrote it for. Dre and Ice Cube to write songs for the new label. With money he made selling drugs, he started a record label: Ruthless Records. The group was founded in 1987 by Eazy-E, a school drop-out who lived in Compton, California. The group name is an abbreviation that stands for Niggaz With Attitudes. Given the message and the stories of the group it’s saddening to conclude that very little has changed in the last 30 years. America was shocked and the band quickly became the world’s most dangerous group. Police violence, often racially motivated. Gangs fighting each other to the death over a street corner. N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton shocked the world because of the look into black life in the ‘hoods’ of the big cities, where drugs, guns, violence and death were the norm. America was afraid and the band quickly became public enemy no. Public Enemy’s album shocked because of the strength of black awareness and the call for revolution. That year a lot of all time hip-hop classics were released, including this album. You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge IntroductionĪs was stated in the article on Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, 1988 was the year hip-hop really broke through.
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