N.W.A

HOW IT ALL STARTED

• N.W.A was created by Eazy-E and Dr. Dre
• Dr. Dre later added DJ Yella to the group and Ice Cube
• In 1988 MC Ren joined N.W.A
• N.W.A was active in 1986
• Ruthless records released N.W.A and the posse on November 6.1987

EAZY-E

• Known as the "The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap"
• Born in Compton, California
• Had to sell drugs after dropping out of school in 10th grade
• Invested in Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller
• Betrayed N.W.A after financially taking care of himself

Dr. Dre

• Founder and CEO of Aftermath Etertainment and Beats Electronics
• Was co-owner and artist of Death Row Records
• Began career as apart of the World Class Wrecking' Cru
• Known as a record producer, rapper, and entrepreneur
• Left N.W.A after dispute with Eazy-E and had him release his contract

DJ-YELLA

• Is an American DJ, music producer, and film and director
• Was a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru
• Produced all 3 N.W.A albums
• 1996 went solo and debuted his album
• November 26, 2011 he returned to the music industry

ICE CUBE

• Began his music career as a member of the music group C.I.A
• Left N.W.A in December 1989
• Known as a rapper, actor, record producer, film producer,and screen writer
• Considered one of the top 10 greatest MC 's
• Attacked by the members of N.W.A after leaving because of contract negotiations

MC REN

• American rapper who joined N.W.A
• Vocal artist but started to co-write songs after Ice Cube departure of the group
• Released a total of 4 albums
• Stuck with Ruthless records and put out a record called "Kizz My Black Azz"
• Became known through his brother DJ Train and ability to Rhyme

FUCK THA POLICE

• Protest song by N.W.A which debuted on "Straight Outta Compton"
• Record was recorded and released in 1988
• "Fuck tha police"was declared under Ruthless Records
• Writers were: Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy-E
• Producers were: DR. Dre and DJ-Yella

FUCK THA POLICE

• "Fuck tha police" was divided into sections where 3 of the members testify before a judge
• Dr. Dre criticizes the LAPD and shows how they focus crime labels on black minorities
• Brings out the tension the black urban youth has against the police
• Song became even more popular in the 1992 incident of Rodney King
• Suggested that the Police felt as if blacks were dangerous and were trouble

FUCK THA POLICE

• Broke news as the most controversial song created
• The lyrics N.W.A used was very explicit and would not be played much by anyone
• Radio played must of N.W.A songs
• The Los Angeles community started to realize the cruelty of the police and started massive riots
• Song was played non-stop in Belgrade

FUCK THA POLICE

• Gave rap a different outlook towards music
• Many felt as if rap influenced people to do negative things and led to more crime thanks to N.W.A
• Received a letter from the FBI saying their music was not approved and falsely accused them of racism
• During performances a couple of the members would be arrested for explicit language
• Song is still having a strong impact on today's world and has a big impact on hip hop music

FUCK THA POLICE

• Created a bigger protest beyond the music which made society riot in a lot of cities
• Became on the "Rolling stones list of 500 greatest songs of all time" #417
• Today's artist make references to "fuck tha police" in thier song ex) Kanye, the game
• Negatives: some say the song led to the deaths of innocent people
• "Remains as the single most powerful political statement in hip hop history"