N.W.A : iSOUND.COM™

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Members:
Yella
The D.O.C.
Dr. Dre
MC Ren
The Arabian Prince
Ice Cube
Eazy-E

Formed: 1986

iSound Site: www.isound.com/nwa

Biography

Sounds Like

Artists:
Compton's Most Wanted
Above the Law
South Central Cartel
Geto Boys
2Pac
DJ Quik
MC Eiht
Boogie Down Productions
Gang Starr
2 Live Crew
Tru
Mobb Deep
5th Ward Boyz
Low Profile
Bloods & Crips
Too Short
Cincinnati Riots
Hart Throb Entertainment
F.R.C.
Genres:
Gangsta Rap
Hardcore Rap
Hip Hop
West Coast Rap

Featured Album

	NWA: The best of N.W.A - The Strength Of Street Knowledge (CD/DVD) Released: 2006

Biography

Though not the first rappers to incorporate unabashedly violent themes into their work (Los Angeles ' Ice-T and Philly 's Schoolly D were already established), N.W.A. paved the way for countless other groups with their 1988 classic, Straight Outta Compton. Backed by Dr. Dre 's layered, cinematic, but funky production, Niggas With Attitude practically invented the term "Gangsta Rap, " leading to extensive controversy, angry cops, shocked parents, and multiplatinum status. Their deadly serious subject matter came straight from the streets of South Central Los Angeles, where rampant gang banging and crack slinging had turned the neighborhood into a virtual war zone. Financially backed by profits from Eazy-E 's days as a real life dopeman, the group 's no-holds-barred rhymes struck a chord with both ghetto kids who lived it and bored suburbanites who longed to be hardcore. With the classic joints including the title track (which was banned from MTV), "Gangsta, Gangsta, " and Dopeman, " N.W.A. exposed America to a very real mentality that had yet to be acknowledged or exploited. Undoubtedly their most infamous track was the inflammatory "Fuck The Police, " which gained the FBI 's attention. Ice Cube left the group after the first record to pursue a wildly successful solo career. The group dropped two more excellent albums -- 100 Miles and Runnin ' in 1990 and Niggaz4life the following year. They disbanded in '91 while feuding over earnings. Ren and Eazy continued to record marginal solo albums, while Dr. Dre blew up on the strength of his 1992 classic, The Chronic. Some ten years later they reunited (with Snoop Dogg filling in for the deceased Eazy-E), but nothing could match their original intensity. While literally thousands of emcees and acts have attempted to reproduce their street soldier sound and style, N.W.A. remain the epitome of gangsta.

Bio written by: WESTSIDE

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
is nwa still alive???? i dont know they still release albhum! who holding the nwa???	janry_thugboy

Replys	Listener
there aint no more nwa.	babygurl02
they split in 94	conker
Cube had beef wit the rest of the crew. Still reckon he was the dopest rapper.	chris86
i wonder why cube got beef with the crew?? does anybody know i would like to know why i just heard he had beef with them.	babygurl02
Cube got beef wit the crew because of somethin about that when all the members got rich that they turned their back on their hood. thats what i heard	Beto589
Yeah you gotta give back when ur successful and outta the hood.	chris86
no you dont some rappers dont do that.	babygurl02
MAN ARE YOU BOUT STUPID MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN NWA SUCKS DR.DRE SUCKS REAL BIG SNOOP DOGG FUCK THAT DUMB ASS MUTHA FUCKER EAZY E ICE CUBE AND MICK REN ARE THE BEST FUCK THEM OTHER TWO MAN AND FUCK YOU TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO	WESTSIDE
Snoop WAS good..... Eazy-E was eazily the best of them all	Rollz_Da_95
They were all gay. Like theyre name says, they were niggers with attitude. They all should have been locked up for life for even touching a microphone. Except Ice Cube, he's a good actor. But to hell with the group itself. Rap sucks anyways.	RAPsucksASS
Ain't this a bitch? The grandma panty stealing white devil known as RockSUCKSAss above me has posted that corny sleepy pill like reply ages ago and yet nobody has lifted a finger to bring out their gats and smoke this trailer trash mothafucka down! Fuck this, where's my gat at? Time to hunt this fag down! ROCK SUCKS COCK!!! N.W.A. ALL DAYUM DAY!	AzN_HiPhOp_bOi