John Hull
You can’t see me!
Dre was a master deejay. Wrecking Cru did West Coast style Electrohop like Egyptian Lover, not exactly R&B.
Give Me Some Juice still goes hard.
N.W.A. The World's Most Dangerous Group & Hip Hop Greatest Group
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Dre was a master deejay. Wrecking Cru did West Coast style Electrohop like Egyptian Lover, not exactly R&B.
Give Me Some Juice still goes hard.
That was me actually trying to be funny....I should have said "failed Whodini wannabes"
You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge
This thread is celebrating the legacy and Impact of Hip Hop Greatest Group N.W.A., NWA hit hip hop so hard that it's still feeling the impact 29 years later. NWA changed hip hop forever, The Sound and Look of NWA is embedded in Hip Hop.
There's no group in hip-hop or an emcee in hip-hop that changed THE CULTURE OF A WHOLE and who influence in hip-hop is still being felt today that shook and changed hip-hop forever then NWA.
WHEN NWA dropped they changed the game forever, like QUESTLOVE from the ROOTS said "hip-hop have two halves, before NWA and after NWA"
Members
Former members
Eazy-E (1986–1991)
DJ Yella (1986–1991)
Dr. Dre (1986–1991, 1999–2000)
Ice Cube (1986–1989, 1999–2000)
Arabian Prince (1986–1988)
MC Ren (1988–1991, 1999–2000)
NWA are inducted in the ROCK N ROLL Hall of Fame and Straight Outta Compton Movie about NWA continues the Legacy of NWA
N.W.A (abbreviation for nikkaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre, sometimes credited as the most important group in the history of hip hop.
Active from 1986 to 1991, the rap group endured controversy due to the explicit nature of their lyrics, and was subsequently banned from many mainstream U.S. radio stations. In spite of this, the group has sold over 10 million CD units in the U.S. alone.
The original lineup consisted of Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and MC Ren; Arabian Prince embarked on a solo career in 1989 and Ice Cube left in December of that year over royalty disputes. Several members would later become platinum-selling solo artists in the 1990s. Their debut album Straight Outta Compton marked the beginning of the new gangsta rap era as the production and social commentary in their lyrics were revolutionary within the genre.
Rolling Stone ranked N.W.A number 83 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Outkast, Bone Thugs, Mobb Deep, Three 6 Mafia(whole camp), Wu - Tang, Tribe Called Quest, UGK, Run DMC are all better
Outkast, Bone Thugs, Mobb Deep, Three 6 Mafia(whole camp), Wu - Tang, Tribe Called Quest, UGK, Run DMC are all better
Nah
dog, they all make better music. not to forget better rapping talent. ALL NWA had was Ice Cube.
Eazy shyt was just like taking a snap shot of how young nikkas was dressing and moving at that time. A lot of folks don't realize that whole khaki/Nike Cortez/White Tee style was our uniform you didn't even have to be in a gang. NWA casual attitude towards violence and profanity definitely captured the imagination of a whole generation of fans but what made teh shyt so powerful that's just how nigus was living out here for better or worse.
.Eazy was always the leader. He was the face of NWA. I dont know if that impression has been lost as the years past but thats the way it was....Eazys image just stood out more. Cube was 2nd string in NWA tho solo he would improve and stand out on his own. Eazy was the leader. even by nikkaz4Life...u waited for that Eazy E verse. He wasnt even the best lyricist yet u still waited for that Eazy E verse because his voice always stood out over Dre and Ren. Cube saved that last verse on No Vaseline for the leader. But Eazys image shifted after Dre Day because Dre was always under Eazy so when they were going at it Dre was now standing on his own changing both images in the process.
When it comes to the greatest Hip Hop group of all time I've thought about this long and hard for years and my conclusion still stands.
Chuck D had a sea of white people saying black power but his lyrical skills never improved and thats why PE will always be 4th place
NWA admitted to using curses as a gimmicky way to sell records in the beginning. That outweighs all that "fukk The Police" political yap yap when speaking on their impact especially when that same energy isnt done towards PE who were way more political then NWA. The gimmicky origins of NWA is why they are in 3rd place compared to the pure origins of Wu Tang Clan. Cube already admitted Straight Outta Compton was Dre trying to be Bomb Squad...Wu Tangs 1st album sounded like nobody. Thats Wu having the edge on originality fro the gate.
Kyle C. Barker
Migos VERZUZ Mahalia Jackson
Lowkey, I hated nwa for that. Even as a 10 year old I felt some kind of way about it.
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
The D.O.C. And MC Ren also....Cube, Ren and The D.O.C. not to many can hang with them
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
Chuck D and Questlove said Straight Outta Compton Impact Socially was stronger than It Takes a Nation Million
And Ice Cube is a Big Bomb Squad fan and Chuck D is his favorite rapper let's be honest here, now in the production of STOC. Dre will be better to listen to on The production style.....Dr. Dre and The Bomb Squad will tell you their albums production on STOC and It Takes A Nation of Millions was influence by Ced G Production on Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown
I loved it as a 10-12 year old. Bootlegs were 2 bucks and I could afford that. Anything with a Parental Advisory Sticker I paid the 2 bucks. Thats why I bypassed De la Soul IS Dead and got into BWP, 2 Live Crew and Grand Daddy IU instead.
Prior to NWA cursing on records was done more organized. Slick Ricks album had 3 songs you knew to stay away from. LLs second album had the F word twice. But its scattered it wasnt all over the place like with NWA.
Listening to nikkaz4Life with the GameBoy earphones on because I had no choice. Those Gameboy earphones made music sound so crystal clear.
It was like being in a movie. EPMDs music sounded sick thru those earphones as well.
You're gonna have to elaborate by proving your claim. Show me where Dre said that because in this interview from 2 months ago Cube says:
Nobody could do it like The Bomb Squad.......They was what we were trying to emulate in a lot of ways....if u listen to Straight Outta Compton[its a Public Enemy album] , a lot of them same break beats...the start of 'F The Police' is 'Bring The Noise.' We using these same breakbeats to create our stuff because we so influenced by Public Enemy
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Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
One month after Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-E's solo debut Eazy-Duz-It was released. The album was dominated by Eazy's persona—MC Ren was the only guest rapper—but behind the scenes it was a group effort. Music was handled by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella; the lyrics were largely written by MC Ren, with contributions from Ice Cube and The D.O.C. The album was another double platinum success for Ruthless (in addition to girl group J.J. Fad in 1988 and singer Michel'le in 1989).
Eazy-Duz-It is the solo debut album of rapper and N.W.A member Eazy-E, released on September 13, 1988, through both his own label Ruthless Records as well as Priority Records. The production by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was deemed dense and funky by critic Jason Birchmeier. The pieces were written primarily by The D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren.
The album charted on two different charts and went 2x Platinum in the United States despite very minimal promotion by radio and television. Three singles were released from the album, each charting in the US.
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
I seen the video and read the interview you bolded
Again Chuck D is Ice Cube favorite rapper, and The Bomb Squad is Ice Cube favorite producers.
Ice Cube is one of my favorite Emcee of all times, but Cube looks up to Public Enemy and he sure don't know about Producing
Hip hop production team The Bomb Squad has cited the album (Critical Beatdown) as a major influence on their production for Public Enemy's 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
If you ever heard Critical Beatdown you would know It Takes a Nation and STOC production and Sample styles came from Ced Gee production on Critical Beatdown
And the same breakbeats what Cube said, it's hip hop I'm pretty sure a whole lot producers used the same breakbeats before Dre and Bombsquad
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. Its title refers to the group's native town, Compton, California. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap; with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics, it helped to give birth to this then-new sub-genre of hip hop. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.
Straight Outta Compton redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism concerning the gangster lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures. It also helped to shift the power to the West Coast from the East Coast,not in citation given] which had enjoyed a period of prominence in hip hop for most of the 1980s. It was later re-released on September 24, 2002, remastered and containing four bonus tracks. An extended version of the album was released on December 4, 2007, the 20th anniversary of the original album.
The album reached double platinum sales status, becoming the first album to reach platinum status with no airplay support and without any major tours.
As the hip hop community worldwide received the album with a high note, the members of N.W.A became the top stars for the emerging new era of gangsta rap while popularizing the lyrics of Ice Cube. The album also helped to spawn many young MCs and gangsta hip hop groups from areas such as Compton, California, and South Central Los Angeles, as many thought they had the same story to tell and the ability to pursue the career track that N.W.A had taken, hence groups such as Compton's Most Wanted coming into being.
Because of the recurring violent and sexual lyrics and profanity, often specifically directed at governmental organizations such as the LAPD, N.W.A always enjoyed a particular reputation with U.S. Senators and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
This situation persisted over the years with the group's visible head, Eazy-E. One of the reasons for this was "fukk tha Police", the highly controversial track from the album that resulted in the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service sending a letter to Ruthless Records informing the label of their displeasure with the song's message, and N.W.A was banned from performing at several venues.
The FBI letter only helped further popularize the album and N.W.A,and in the group's 1990 song "100 Miles and Runnin', the follow-up to Straight Outta Compton, while the music video shows the crew running from the police, Dr. Dre raps "and now the FBI is all over my dikk!" as a response to the FBI's warnings. Also, in his 1990 song "Amerikkka's Most Wanted", Ice Cube mocks the FBI with the line "With a pay-off, cop gotta lay off, FBI on my dikk, stay off
bigbadbossup2012
Biggest baddest boss
one of his best,but straight out of compton and No one can do it better are masterpieces,just of a different style