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N.W.A is tagged as: hip-hop, rap, gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast rap

N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitude) was a Compton, California-based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre. Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the explicit, violent, and often misogynistic nature of their lyrics. They were subsequently banned from many mainstream U.S. radio stations and even at times prevented from touring - yet the group still sold over 9 million units in the U.S. alone. Their second album, Straight Outta Compton, marked the beginning of the new gangsta rap era. The production and the social commentary in their lyrics were revolutionary within the genre. Rolling Stone ranked N.W.A. eighty-third on their list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” Although largely unknowns at the group’s inception, rappers Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and MC Ren would all go on to be platinum-selling stars in their own right, retroactively making N.W.A hip hop’s first supergroup. Other members include Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, and The D.O.C.
Emerging in the late ’80s, when Public Enemy had rewritten the rules of hardcore rap by proving that it could be intelligent, revolutionary and socially aware, N.W.A capitalized on PE’s sonic breakthroughs while ignoring their message. Instead, the f...
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Top 10 N.W.A Songs
Fuck tha Police
If It Ain't Ruff
I Ain't tha 1
Parental Discretion Iz Advised
Something Like That
Straight Outta Compton
Alwayz Into Somethin'
Something 2 Dance 2
Quiet on tha Set
A Bitch Iz a Bitch
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Top 10 N.W.A Albums
Straight Outta Compton
Greatest Hits
Staight Outta Compton
Niggaz4Life
100 Miles And Runnin'
The Best Of N.W.A: The Strength Of Street Knowledge
EFIL4ZAGGIN
N.W.A. and the Posse
N.W.A and the Posse
The Best of N.W.A
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