In their neighborhoods, they witnessed dead bodies being taken away in body bags, mothers and wives crying over the senseless killings, and perplexed children being exposed to violence and death. They were expressing their freedom of speech. was only rapping about the daily struggles of living in their neighborhoods and the wrongdoings of the ones who suppose to protect and serve their communities, not harass, target them, and throw them in jail. stated that their track “Fuck Tha Police” was just a revenge fantasy. He said he was simply stating his “thoughts and concern” on the subject matter.
He wrote about how their music encouraged violence and disrespect for police officers and it was wrong to instigate such acts against the people in uniform who put their lives at risk to protect and serve the communities. Their music caused a boycott of shows that “encouraged violence on police officers.” Their music generated such an uproar that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) assistant director for the Office of Public Affairs, Milt Ahlerich sent a letter to N.W.A.’s distributor of Straight Outta Compton, Priority Records. felt they instigated violence, disrespect, and advocated assaults on law enforcement officers. When the van left the neighborhood, neighborhood civilians threw rocks at the police van. During Eazy-E’s verses, he drove alongside the police van in a convertible, yelled at the cop who was driving, and the cop ignored him. Ice Cube and Ren are then chased by cops during their verses, the cops arrest them, and put them in a police van. In their hit song and music video titled “Straight Outta Compton,” the video showed how the members were walking around through different parts of the city of Compton. caused a lot of anger for people who conflicted with N.W.A.’s brutally honest songs and music videos. public outcry because they were going through the same thing. People of other colored urban communities across America related to N.W.A. Employment was also low in these communities that’s why many people turned to illegal activities as a means of support. During this time, penalties were harsh for both violent and non-violent crimes which caused a drastic increase in the prison population. put a spotlight on the destructive consequences of austerity, surveillance, and scapegoating that was going on in their community. made it known that California also had a sad and dark side. When people thought about California they thought about the beaches and the glitz and glam of Hollywood. Source: “In his first nationally televised address from the Oval Office President George H.W. They became a voice for the voiceless and rapped about the police brutality, racial profiling, and killings in their community that they witnessed and experienced daily. N.W.A.’s music was raw, real, and hardcore. Bush became president, and he had the same ideologies as Reagan when it came to crime policies, so it didn’t get better for inner-city minorities. The Reagan administration also had numerous budget cuts which expanded the rich and impoverished gap even further and negatively affected urban cities such as South-Central Los Angeles. Reagan believed in being “tough on crime” and imposed the “war on drugs” which targeted many inner-city minority communities. came out the president of the United States of America was Ronald Reagan. Dre’’ Young, and Antoine ‘‘DJ Yella’’ Carraby. consisted of members Eric ‘‘Eazy-E’’ Wright, O’Shea ‘‘Ice Cube’’ Jackson, Lorenzo ‘‘MC Ren’’ Patterson, Andre ‘‘Dr. In 1988, I was only an infant, so I don’t remember when their album debuted, but I later learned about them in my teenage years and their impact on hip-hop and music history. iconic debut studio album Straight Outta Compton was released in 1988. The controversial gangsta rap and West Coast hip-hop group N.W.A.
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