Genres: Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, West Coast Rap, Golden Age Active: 80's, 90's Formed: 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
Ice-T, The Egyptian Lover, Beastie Boys, MC Shan, Eric B. & Rakim, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, LL Cool J, Run-D.M.C., Zapp, Parliament, The Gap Band, The Delfonics, Cameo, Slick Rick, Schoolly D, Public Enemy, Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions Above the Law, Compton's Most Wanted, South Central Cartel, DJ Quik, 2Pac, 2 Live Crew, Tru, Mobb Deep, 5th Ward Boyz, Bloods & Crips, Da Lench Mob, Low Profile, Geto Boys, Gang Starr, Boogie Down Productions, MC Eiht Snoop Dogg, Havoc & Prodeje, Twinz, GUN, J. Dubb, Tha Dogg Pound, 3X Krazy, Celly Cel, Pimp Playa Hustlas, Ghetto Mafia, The Dayton Family, 8Ball & MJG, Rappin' 4-Tay, 2Pac, Ant Banks, Duke, Juvenile, The Game, WC and the Maad Circle |  |
N.W.A, the unapologetically violent and sexist pioneers of gangsta rap, are in many ways the most notorious group in the history of rap. 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 five-piece crew celebrated the violence and hedonism of the criminal life, capturing it all in blunt, harsh language. Initially, the group's relentless attack appeared to be serious, vital commentary, and it even provoked the FBI to caution N.W.A's record company, but following Ice Cube's departure in late 1989, the group began to turn to self-parody. With his high-pitched whine, Eazy-E's urban nightmares now seemed like comic book fantasies, but ones that fulfilled the fantasies of the teenage white suburbanites who had become their core audience, and the group became more popular than ever.
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Release: September 30, 2008
Label: Priority, Priority Records
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Release: 2006
Label: Priority
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