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Essay / The Legacy of NWA - 1125
During the 1980s, a controversial group of rappers came together and changed the game of hip hop for generations to come. Niggas with Attitude, otherwise known as NWA, consisted of rappers; Ice Cube, MC Ren, Easy E, Yella and Dr Dre. These rappers were telling the truth about life on the streets; the pushes, the traps, the sexual encounters, the gang life and, most importantly, the racism. They brought these issues to light in a violent, sexually explicit, yet intelligent and revolutionary way. The *NWA* Facebook page creates an environment that connects people of all races, backgrounds and ages; with the aim of immortalizing and disseminating the group's original message. How can we pay homage to such a great and revolutionary legacy? The most common way in which this Facebook page seems to achieve this goal is by posting parts of lyrics from various albums, sometimes indicating where that verse is from and sometimes not. You can tell this to true fans of the band, because not only do they comment on the title of the song, but they point out which album it's from and move on to the next verse. What makes this type of tribute so special is when viewers scroll through the comments and view the profiles of the people commenting on the posts. Members are able to notice how each person is different from the other. On March 31, 2010, someone posted: "Fuck the police straight from the underground, this young nigga attacked because I'm brown, not the other color, so the police think they have the power to kill a minority…” (Message 1) A comment that illustrates the diversity of fans is that of a white woman in her forties. She commented saying, “It's something that makes me see the world in a new way... middle of paper... e I'm a teenager. “Fuck Tha Police Lyrics. » "Facebook. Np March 31, 2010. Web. November 5, 2013Article 2. Bodonyi, Tiina. “It was something that made me see the world in a new way. Born and raised in Finland, in Europe, this album that I received from a friend woke me up. I think it should be obligatory for all Europeans to listen to this album. This album is revolutionary, as the best art has always been: reveal the truth. Facebook March 31, 2010. Web. November 5, 2013Post 3.*NWA*. “Why do I call myself a nigger, you ask? They swear up and down that the car was stolen, make me face down in the street They threw the shit on my car on the concrete facade of a residence A million motherfuckers. whites on my back like I shot the president Facebook July 12, 2009. Web November 5. 2013