In protest, the station went on strike and played third single from the record, ‘Express Yourself,’ on repeat for 24 hours. A senator protested the song, which led to the ABC banning the station from playing it.

My favourite story about this song is upon its release, triple j had been playing it regularly (swearing is allowed on the station). Smashing through the gates with the title track, it’s a take-no-prisoners affair, before being smashed in the face with one of the great modern-day protest songs ever, ‘Fuck tha Police.’ The song protests police brutality and racial profiling, and unfortunately it’s still relevant to say, especially in the US. Incidentally, upon its release, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was the first rap album ever to receive a 5-star review from Rolling Stone. In a retrospective review, Rolling Stone said that it’s a 'bombastic, cacophonous car ride through Los Angeles' burnt-out and ignored hoods,' and I couldn’t have said it better myself. The production is groundbreaking and the flow of the music is astounding. took the bourgeoning subgenre of Gangsta Rap and made it their own. suburb of Compton, but it threatened to incite it. Self-styled as “the world’s most dangerous group,” ‘Straight Outta Compton’ not only depicts the violence, brutality and racism experienced by those living in the L.A. Dre, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince, and lyricists Ice Cube and MC Ren.

N.W.A., aka Niggaz Wit Attitudes, was led by Eazy-E, but features the iconic producers, Dr. “You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge.” And so begins one of the most influential Hip Hop records of all time.

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