80's Music Review: NWA's Straight Outta Compton
Controversial Then, Controversial Now
The album is not for the faint of heart, as there are very few songs that don't contain profane language or sexually and criminally suggestive lyrics. While resulting in many problems with the law and government during the time, these hard core lyrics remain one of the main reasons that this album is still wildly popular. N.W.A. remained true to their message, refusing to tone down just to be accepted. They exposed urban problems, such as gang violence, that middle America had never experienced. Songs like "Gangsta, Gangsta", "F*** Tha Police", and "Straight Outta Compton" are prime examples of this ingenious style of writing by these true street poets.
Without Straight Outta Compton, artists such as Scarface, 50 Cent, and Eminem could have never risen to prominence with the explicit lyrics messages they promoted, making Straight Outta Compton truly revolutionary. N.W.A. may have been "coming straight from the underground" but now they are Rap and entertainment legends.
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