Straight Outta Compton

oh hell yeahhh dude i think ive watched too many parodies of 80s rap so i have to suppress a laugh sometimes "damn that shit was dope" lol "we wanna fuck you eazy" "i wanna fuck you too" LMAO 8 ball hahahah i love eazy "but girls in biker shorts are so fly to me" hahahahah the disingenuous lines in express yourself are so great too "bitch iz a bitch" is so cringe lmao

Doesn't sound revolutionary to me. Sounds like a rip off of a Bomb Squad production at the start, then by the end it's just 808 beats and rambling rapping. Over the top of that there's the desperate attempt to outrage everyone by doing lots of naughty swear words. I just hope their mummies don't find out. See also horrible misogyny and ridiculous boastful violence. Oooooh I'm scared. This is the album equivalent of one of those video games that the media have a moral panic about every 10 years, oh it's so violent and it's making our kids kill each other. Net result, a lot of people rush out to buy the game to see what the fuss is about and then are disappointed by the lack of gameplay or substance. The absolute towering cynicism of adding the totally harmless and radio-friendly 'Express yourself' deserves an award for sheer bullshittery.

Aggressive from the jump, opening with a classic posse cut that immediately establishes NWA as a crew of ruthless gangstas who are not to be messed with. Each member has a different vocal style and texture. There's Ice Cube's deep, shouted delivery, MC Ren's more laid back husky voice, and Easy E's high-pitched nasal snarl. All the while, Dr. Dre plays interlude and stays behind the boards. Fuck Tha Police is another hip-hop staple. In your face beat rooted around a little funky guitar line. Ice Cube's verse is so solid and singable. Amazing how well this song has held up over time. Gangsta Gangsta is one of my favorites on here. As with the first two, Ice Cube really carries the weight here (in my eyes). Internal reference to Beastie Boys and plenty of elements in here that get interpolated downstream by other rappers. If It Ain't Ruff has a hell of a hop to it. Lovely word play in the concept that MC Ren leads with here. No surprise given Dre's involvement, but this beat and sampling / production is on point. Parental Discretion is the first song where Dre comes out from behind the boards for a verse. Aggressive and certainly capable. I like how they just let hte beat breath at the end in a jazzy outro. 8 Ball picks a fight with Beastie Boys' Brass Monkey (which until I read their book, I didn't realize it was a song about a drink). This had to have been produced before sampling rights were enforced; number of high profile samples are crazy -- Marvin Gaye's Let's Get it On, several Beastie Boys songs, and Kool & The Gang on this song alone. This album lost a lot of steam in my eyes after Compton's N The House, but the first half is fire. Solid beats and rapping from days gone by. They don't make em like this anymore. 4 / 5

Great album. Classic shit with some great artists. Really enjoyed listening to it again

Good flow, great beats. Love the scratching. If It Aint Ruff is a real treat to listen to on headphones. Rap's not usually my game, but this is one of the better ones I have heard on this list so far.

That was some straight up hardcore gangster rap right there. I can understand that album was probably super influential for most hip hop artists in the 90s/2000s. I wish I liked early rap more because of how much we are listening to it, and I have liked listening to it as it comes up to broaden the genres. But it still just does not do it for me. Express Yourself is an absolute classic. I did not know that it was NWA because it does not fit this album at all.

Starts off with 3 of NWA’s classics. Gangsta rap at its finest. Parental Discretion rules. You can suck a wingdingdingaling! Thank you for that Eazy. This album has a bunch of classics and the others end up being consistent enough to warrant a 4 from me. Classic gangsta rap with insanely good production. Ice Cube rules.

Verkar inte gilla kvinnor så mycket...

Certified hood classic but some of the albums lulls quite a bit. Favourite tracks // Express Yourself ­­Straight Outta Compton ­­Gangsta Gangsta

I knew of this album but had never really listened to it before. Being a white not from Kentucky I can’t really say I can relate to a lot of what they are singing but man is the music powerful. Especially thinking back to this coming out almost 40 years ago. And many of the things they are singing about are still going on today.

I do love this album. I have listened to it so many times over my lifetime and it's a landmark album because of the content and the overall tone. "Straight Outta Compton" is a very uncomfortable album though. The threats of violence, the anger towards/dismissal of women and reality of the lives the group lived are all cringeworthy at the time and even now. The misogyny isn't forgiven or forgotten, of course. I think this was an uncomfortable album because it made no excuses nor asked to be pardoned for the content. This is one of the first (if not the first) rap albums that threw the listener into West Coast gang culture and refused to sanitize reality so the listener doesn't have to think about what's being said too much. There is no redeeming social message provided and the best way to look at this album is view N.W.A. as anti-heroes. The lyrics are awful and awkward, but they are also truthful and still relevant today.

What an iconic album. A quite good one too. The flow is pretty insane. Arguably one of the most iconic rap albums of all time. I enjoyed it. It was really long however. 3.5

This was a life changing album for a lot of people. Not me. I don’t like rap but I get it.

Not my regular go to music, but appreciate the musicianship.

A million words, not a single moment of origin musical cleverness. Feels for me as taken for a ride by loudmouths. What a waste of time.

Crappy people bragging about how crappy they are. The beats were good though.

This album hasn’t aged well, in my opinion. What sounded edgy and controversial at the time now seems very dated and stale. A lot of redundant, relentless beats and sometimes cringey lyrics (and I don’t even mean the misogyny and repetitive fu@%s) do not make for a fun listen anymore. I can’t imagine what it was like to be black in LA/Compton at the time, but can appreciate that this album was the protest music of its day. Although it rightly deserves its place in history, it doesn’t earn a spot on my 2024 playlist.

A few notes: This album was not a pleasant listen to me, musically or lyrically. Lyrics do tackle some important race and political issues that we are unfortunately still dealing with in 2023. I would not enjoy listening to racist lyrics just as I don’t enjoy listening to misogynistic and homophonic lyrics. Some of the lyrics come off as very corny today. Some songs had a beastie boys vibe. The strong language looses all effect if it’s used regularly because it can offer no emphasis. This album began the east coast west coast rivalry that I was very much aware of growing up. And I do think it’s impact was huge, however from a strictly musical standpoint for me, I just don’t enjoy listening.

I suppose I can appreciate it and respect it, but it isn’t my thing.

Definitely a raw, definitive album; not a genre I listen to a lot, but I appreciate the value it had to the for the Hip-Hop/Rap movement.

This was great, not something I would listen to normally, but I get why it was so ground breaking. Really good music!

Kindof potty-mouthed, but I liked the beat, the music was artful and the topics a deep comment on our society.

If you enjoy ever other word being f**ker, motherf**ker, or nigger, then this album is for you. Not me.

Good.

A failure to survive the test of time and a chore to listen to. I don’t believe the people who rate this album highly ever actually listen to it

Going from To Pimp A Butterfly to this album probably gave me whiplash. I know they're from two different eras, but it displays the lyrical depth that Straight Outta Compton lacks. While the beats are fairly catchy in most parts, the album feels one-dimensional and has simply been done better.

Some of the subject matter hasn't aged well at all, but you can't underestimate this album's impact on hip-hop. Absolute classic.

Definitely a product of its time. Great hip hop album, although the messages sent by some of the songs are a little old school and sexist. Can definitely feel the difference between this and something like Wu Tang where flow began to diversify.

Pas mon style de musique.

as a white kid growing up in the burbs when this came out....boy did it open my eyes and share with me a world I DID not know existed. This album was and will continue to be a bright light that shone on my lack of perspective.

Yeah a tiny bit disappointed, nothing crazy about the lyrics

i don't like this kind of music

Revolutionary music, amazing sampling and lyrics. Gangsta rap at its best.

This is a 5-star album but minus 1 star for naughty language. + 1 star for Express Yourself - tune!

Killer.

Beats are timeless, views on women have aged like milk.

Clutches pearls..."Oh the language!". Powerful lyrics and old school rap. Loved it then and now.

I respect NWA for the dialogue they start with their controversial music. It's very provocative. I don't respect how misogynistic they are.

This album wasn’t written for me, a white, middle/upper-class, woman from not-America

Strong beats and the essential building blocks for future hip hop

a little-known fact: eazy-e would inhale helium gas to create the distinctive vocals for this album and others. this constant abuse of helium led to his untimely demise.

Killer record, albeit cheesy at times

Gangster Rap, 1988 -> 1

OG classic, hugely influential

Gangsta Gangsta was alright but like....lol holy cow what a difference in style of rap from this generation to then. It's crazy for me since I always learned the background of NWA before i really listened to their music. Admittedly, it's cringe lol, i was back when i was a kid too, but it's so much more cringe now. What crazy though is as cringe as it was they were really out there doing gangster shit, even though their rhymes were "wack" giving it a 3 out of 5 after thinking it over again, not really my style of rap and the ego showboating drove me crazy lol

A little too “gangster” for me. Didn’t really enjoy the womanizing songs lol

Important but dated

Old hip hop can be rough, some slappers but not a ton.

These guys are absolute pioneers of hip hop. Without them there’d be no Eminem (my favourite artist) so I’m glad this album exists. I don’t really enjoy this style all that much but I can’t deny it’s great and is a certified classic.

Daaaaaamnnnnn, that shit was dope!

Where did it all go wrong? Such a great album.

It’s okay for what it is. Definitely not my style of music.

It had to happen sooner or later...an album that I know I don't like before listening. I'd vowed when I downloaded this app that I'd listen to every album on the list. Filling raps with F-Bombs, MF-Bombs, Bitches, and Hos is too easy a way to get your message across and guarantee an audience I sort of understand where it's all coming from, given the world in 1988 (+/- forever), but that doesn't mean I have to listen to more than a song and a half. Vows were meant to be broken. For being politically in tune, important, and (sadly) influential, ⭐⭐ __________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 34 🎧 LPs left to review: 967 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 9 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 12 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 9

Liked

A classic hip hop album that's groundbreaking and still kicks ass. But also way more problematic than you remember.

good: funky beats, interesting storytelling, nice samples bad: too vulgar at parts, a little long fav song: express yourself least fav song: i ain’t the 1 6/10 not quite my style; might like it more if it was shorter

They really liked girls in biker shorts.

There’s one funny lyric containing several slurs in a row (about girls being lesbians because they’re not interested and then seeing some people he’s not a fan of) that has me guffawing every listen. Otherwise goes hard love it

Ground breaking and controversial album.

Good production, always liked ice cube and eazy e's delivery too

interesting statement of the times. a good listen

What a classic legendary album. Obviously have listened to all the classics, F the Police and title track. Stoked to listen to the whole record.

When you gotta hate

There are some great tracks here that are actually a lot of fun. "Express Yourself" is lovely. But I won't lie, as iconic as this album is, this just isn't my type of rap. Way too many hateful lyrics, sexist, homophobic and violent throughout. Some of it is beginning to sound a little dated. And not every member of N.W.A. is on the same technical level. I love the sampling and when it gets a little funky, but overall, it just isn't for me.

Waste of bandwidth

3.4

Class all the way through. Fire beats, mad bars, good production. It's actually insane how influential this album is when you think about it, practically all of modern rap descends from this one album.

Half of the songs are straight up bangers, the cultural influence is over the top, and it's just all around a classic masterpiece. The story, the characters, the beats, the lyrics. They all check out. I particularly enjoyed how diverse this album was, especially with some of the more unique instant banger beats like in 'If It Ain't Ruff' and 'I Ain't Tha 1'. About the 'aging badly' aspect that some people are writing: you simply must ignore it, if you want to appreciate a gangsta rap album from the '80s. Like seriously, you are doing this whole 1001 albums thing wrong, if you care about this that deeply.

not my vibe

Album Nr. 27 Für meinen Geschmack nur Mittelmaß - aber dafür das bisher beste HipHop-Album, welches mir bisher vorgeschlagen wurde.

Didn’t age super well but a classic nonetheless

Loved the really DIY sounding production - everything was better when it wasn't clean.

Ouais ça passe pour bosser :)

Great highs but lows are there low 6

Classic old school rap album. Little bit long and repetitive but a good time.

enjoyed it

It's a classic for a reason

The first tracks were kinda okay, but it’s way too long in my opinion.

I've listened to a little bit of gangster rap in the past few months. When it was happening in the 90's I really didn't listen to it that much because it didn't speak to me in any meaningful way. And the young white guys that it did speak to were in love with the power that the music presented. There was no rules or regret for being a monster, in fact it was a badge to wear. I always found it interesting that most of the young white boys who listened to NWA had never been in a black neighborhood let alone Compton. So they took this music and made their own narratives far away from the desperation and fear that the album exudes. The lyrics are about doing things that people in most communities never have to deal with like the dope man eating up your community, a code of machismo that is as fragile as lake ice in may, and the constant threat of state sanctioned violence in the form of law enforcement.

PERFECT

Attitude. Anger. Identification. These voices and this style are created/invented out of a real world that is broken. It is PTSD used to make art and protest. Politics in action. There is no simple way to tell what is bravado, what is the mask, and where the real people begin and end. This is an amazing album for what it creates, what it accentuates, the rage it contains within it. You can perhaps imagine this as a dystopia, but it is not just imagined. It ties with reality by making it if it doesn't pre-exist. Musically, this brings rhythm to the front where the voice is an active beat in conjunction with other rhythms. Electronic sounds and repetitions are core building blocks; any voice and sound fragment can be a beat. Trashtalk reaches a new all-time high since Shakespeare's time.

Couldn’t listen to it at work

Rap-Kram

First 3 tracks are absolute classics & pretty much started the "gangsta rap" genre (I didn't recognize "Gangsta Gangsta" by title but the "built to last" refrain is unforgettable). The rest kinda blur together, but are a neat time capsule of 808 beats & 70s/80s samples (including way more Beastie Boys clips than I'd have expected?). Can't really hang w/ the overall misogyny & glorification of violence/guns anymore, but at least it was a lot more... believable? authentic? coming from NWA in the 80s than from a certain white rapper over a decade later. Also: Fuck tha Police.

No bothering to listen

Always fun revisiting a classic

First time listening front to back - it was banger after banger. This album made me want to listen to nothing but rap all day.

Kinda disappointed with this album. Starts off strong, punches you in the face, gives no apologies, righteously angry, makes you feel *dangerous*. After a while, it started to feel like the same note over and over, almost to the point where it felt calculated. Maybe I'm just desensitized to it all.

I really like this album, but on my rating scale it's a 3 because I don't think I'd ever put it on and actually listen to it. Express Yourself, I Ain't Tha 1 and FUCK THE POLICE are my top tracks.

I went into it thinking I wouldn’t be that into it, but there were some bangers, for sure. There are a few songs that I could see myself listening to more often

What is there to say? Cube was hard. E was alive. Gangster rap should have stopped right here.

Aun sin ser mi estilo preferido, suenan bien.

It is striking how much of an 80s rap album this is and not a 90s one they didn't have the budget yet to do things they would do in the 90s. A pioneering album, but do be prepared for the subject matter to be mostly violence and misogyny.

Gangster rap began in the 80’s. And although artists like Ice-T started the movement, it wouldn’t become the gold mine that it was until groups like N.W.A came around. For me, when I think of the essence of the genre, I think of this group. They are hailed as one of the greatest rap groups of all time for a reason. And their existence is vital to the evolution of hip-hop. If you want to talk about an album that is deeply entwined with the home of its creators, there is no better example than this. This not only speaks on the violence that surrounded Compton at the time, but openly embraces it. They were ready to fight back, they were rowdy, and they were rebellious. And they openly challenged you to try them. Groups like this, or like Wu-Tang Clan, had an ever flowing dynamic between the members that creates boundless chemistry. Something consistent that I noticed about the instrumentals is just how uniquely funky they are. They are built with lots of guitars and pianos, and of course they have Dre’s iconic drum sound. This also definitely has a very 80’s flavor to it. I was actually surprised by how good this was though, because I often find that the further back you go, the more inconsistent rap gets. But as an iconic group, and a substantial piece of the history of one of rap’s biggest sub-genres, this is a solid album. Rating: 7/10

Not something I would typically seek out, but it's easy to listen to.

For its cultural significance, not that I’ll go back and listen again.

Fantastic album all around!

Great rap album!

I’ve been getting into old school rap and R&B a lot in the past few years. Straight Outta Compton has been on my list to listen for some time. Good album, but I prefer their east coast contemporaries, Public Enemy. Oddly, this is great camping music.

Despite a few problematic lyrics, I kinda love this. Have been a semi-fan of Eazy E and Dr Dre for a long time but their N.W.A. work is mostly new to me. Lots of great moments, great raps, great samples, and important commentary on racial injustices in policing.

Always been a schizophrenic listen for me both now and back in the day. The beats and production were next level, and even the subject matter was important and relevant…but the misogyny is still hard to get past at times.

Nokkur góð lög og margt drasl. Margt þarna innihaldslaust en fight the power skín alveg í gegn hjá þeim á sumum lögunum. Ak47 murder bitch bla bla gefur mér bara kjánahroll samt. Var edgy á sínum tíma en orðið svo helvíti þreytt núna.

Skemmtileg lög á fyrri hluta en alltof löng plata. 10 lög hefðu verið alveg nóg. Þetta verður bara endurtekning á því sama og meira fokk, bitches og dick, sem eldist ekki vel. Rappið vissulega að slíta barnsskónum en Public enemy gáfu út It takes a million sama ár, sem er fullorðins. Don´t believe the hype meira segja samplað á plötunni. En platan skilaði sínu og kom þeim á kortið.

Ein Klassiker, aber einfach nicht meine Musik. 2.4/10

Yeah yeah this album is important, groundbreaking and whatnot, but I really dislike gangsta rap. These guys just keep talking about themselves and what they gonna do and all I keep thinking is 'sit your ass down and shut up, get over yourself ffs'. So annoying, the beats, the guys, the lyrics

Listened to this while playing ISS Vanguard solo. I won, but 4 people died. Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Solid 4 stars.

Lyrics: awful

Not really my thing. But, okay.

Classic. The best.

I had so much fun listening to this album. This is real rap talent. I often forget the actual artistry and talent it takes to make hip hop music. Before the synth, before the autotune, before the Soundcloud. I can see how this album prominently represents this period.

Groundbreaking obviously - one of the greatest rap records from the 90s. Some lyrics didn't age well but still very enjoyable and sadly Fuck Tha Police is more relevant than ever. Eazy-E one of the best and Dre is unparalleled. Ice Cube wrote some great lyrics - shame he's such a chump nowadays.

Favourite song - express yourself

I kinda always had a suspicion that Straight Outta Compton was as acclaimed as it was because of the careers that it spawned, and that it would drag like a lot of late 80’s tap albums do, but this was fantastic. The production is great, and although some of the lyrics have really not aged well, if they weren’t considered bad at the time, each of the rappers have distinct presences. The hour I spent listening to it really flew by

a lot of their songs didnt really age well, but the hits are great. although the run time is way longer than I remember. absolutely a product of its time and awesome for what it ushered in, but I dont know if it stands up to today.

My wife “Okay we get it. You hate women” Me “No babe they don’t hate women they hate bitches. And unfortunately all the women they know are bitches” There’s some great songs on here but it’s about 7 songs too long. Pretty relentless and one note for the most part as well

wow what an intense start to 1001 albums

Yeah, it's Straight Outta Compton. It revolutionized everything, and set a clear division between what came before and what came after. What else, really, am I going to write about? Eazy-E is a better rapper than Dr. Dre is.

okay, not my favorite

I can understand why our parents were so scared of this when it came out. In retrospect though it’s really just a bunch of fun macho posturing topped off with a goofy dance number. A while ago I listened to this album to start “expanding my horizons” and dug a couple tunes but it didn’t really grab me. I can appreciate it but it’s just not really my jam. Songs added to Spotify: 0

crucial record

Wildly misogynistic lyrics, but I should have seen that coming. The music is pretty catchy though, and the angry energy is infectious

Seems good for its genre, just not for me

Even better after seeing docs about them

ein klasse klassiker

no

Outdated and old. Only a few good songs.

Such a plethora of swearing, and violent images. Again, rap not for me.

was actually a really good album, very in your face, good beats, great flows, good lyrics - except the part of shotgunning the other gangs, im more of a pacifist type of guy, but i get it Significant 35/106 Liked 16/106 Added 4/106 YYM

Awesome album

Straight outta Amen, Brother samples..... We've come a long way from "I like hot butter on my breakfast toast..."

A few years ago, I wanted to get more exposure to rap music, so I searched for a list of the best rap albums of the eighties and nineties. Straight Outta Compton was one of the albums that was recommended, so I gave it a listen. Among all the eighties and nineties rap albums that I listened to, Straight Outta Compton was one of my favorites, and it’s an album that I’ll listen to somewhat regularly during my workouts. Going back through it today, I still count it among my favorite rap albums. I’m usually not a fan of gangsta rap, but I do enjoy militant hip hop, like Public Enemy, and N.W.A. blends a lot of those militant elements into their brand of gangsta rap. Being a west coast group gives N.W.A. a unique sound and a different perspective to add to their music. Ice Cube’s rapping is my favorite out of everyone in the group, but I still enjoy MC Ren and Eazy-E’s rapping too. There’s just something about the anger and hostility in Ice Cube’s voice that I think makes him my favorite. I enjoy N.W.A.’s lyrics on this album too. While a lot of their lyrics are dark and violent (and of course xenophobic and sexist), those lyrics help paint the hyperbolic picture of street life that N.W.A. is trying to convey. But even among those dark lyrics, there’s still some lines that are so outrageous that they’re funny. A couple of my favorite examples are “Forty ounce in my lap and it's freezin' my balls” and “Like a tortoise full of rigor mortis.” It’s incredibly jarring to hear lyrics like that and start laughing during one of these serious songs. As I mentioned earlier, there are some lyrics that are xenophobic and sexist throughout this album. However, I think those lyrics are just one of the tools that N.W.A. uses to create the exaggerated tone of the album. I don’t doubt that talk like that is present in street life, but I don’t think that using lyrics like that is N.W.A. condoning it. I could be wrong (and Dr. Dre’s behavior seems to disprove my point), but that’s just how I see this album. Musically, I love the use of samples on this album. N.W.A. managed to build their sound. Even though they use a lot of popular songs for samples, it never detracts from the dark and serious tone of the album. The drum machines, turntables, and other instruments used help to shape that tone as well. Overall, I think this a fantastic album, and an incredibly important one in the scope of popular music. This album gave west coast hip hop a front row seat at a show that had been dominated by the New York scene, and it sent gangsta rap out to the masses, opening up a new avenue to the world of rap and hip hop.

Love this, straight out of the suburbs...but I love it.

I watched "Straight Outta Compton" back when it came out. Hearing the few songs from this album on it, I would think they would be ore impactful. But some of them have lyrics that are just... sophomoric at best. (Looking at you, "Dopeman" and "I Ain't The 1".) Still, the bite of the first two songs alone, WOW! It's an important album, to be sure. But it's not something I can listen to over and over again.

The beats, oh the beats. This may have been the beginning of gangsta rap but that genre was never as smooth as this album. Dre, DJ Yella, and Arabian Prince lay down some incredible tracks. A sampling masterclass. And then there's Ice Cube. No disrespect to Eazy-E and MC Ren, but Ice Cube is absolutely ferocious. The lyrics can be cringe-worthy at times but they're also pretty damn witty/funny. Some of the songs drag a bit (8 Ball, despite all the cool samples) and F Tha Police isn't as good as everyone says (good yes, particularly the skit pieces, but lyrics are up and down and the beats are average). But the great ones shine - title track (those beats - best song on the album), Gangsta Gangsta (great lyrics, funny too), If It Ain't Ruff (those beats), Parental Discretion iz Advised (such a funky bassline), Express Yourself (sampling to a tee), and I Ain't tha 1 (hilarious lyrics and great poppy beat). At times I was reaching for a 5 but couldn't quite do it.

Ok, things I knew about this album: It's a seminal album in gangsta rap. It was controversial, especially for F**k the Police. It launched Ice Cube into superstardom. Things I didn't know about the album: It's freakin' hysterical. Seriously, I laughed out loud several times. Also, the grooves are smooth af. Downsides: Pretty harsh lyrics (but not as much as other albums we've heard). Misogynistic. Also, F*** the Police has a powerful message, but if they actually shoot and "jack" as many people as they claim, then they really, really, really should be in jail for a long time (I'm sure it's exaggerated for artistic reasons...I hope). If I ignored these downsides I'd call this a 5, but those downsides are pretty significant. Favorite tracks - the opening three tracks are unbeatable (Straight Outta Compton, F the Police, Gangsta Gangsta), but lots of good moments throughout.

Never explored this album before, but I enjoyed it. I prefer some newer styles of rap but I still appreciate the classics

True banger

heard fuck tha police and got instantly transported back to when i watched us in cinema and that lady asked alexa to call the police and this song started playing instead as she bled out. jordan peele you amaze me.

It's unreal how timeless this is, even when it extensively samples the Steve Miller Band. MC Ren and DJ Yella are two of the most underrated figures in the history of rap.

I like the instrumental on Parental Discretion Iz Advised. Some of the tracks have a very of-their-time sound (the drum machine/synth sounds). 8-ball remix is bad, in fact most of Eazy's verses are kinda bad. MC Ren and Ice Cube are the highlights there. I was a little fatigued by the end of it - partly because it starts so strong but also there isn't a lot of dynamics in the instrumentation/melodies in the last 1/3. I get how it was groundbreaking at the time, but that also gives a bit of a dated feel 35 years on.

Some stuff hasn't aged well but a lot has! Will leave it to those smarter than me to unpack any Big Thoughts about it

the misogyny is honestly hilarious

Started to listen, liked t he beat. Do not care for cussing in my music

It is a combative yet playful record, and the first two tracks are fantastic.

Glad to see this album included on this list for the culture (*finally!*). NWA are still some of the realest and rawest to ever do it. Deducting a point for some themes not aging gracefully

Certainly a classic and maybe I’m getting old, but some of the lyrics just don’t do it for me.

Vaak vind ik hiphop niet leuk omdat het een beetje eentonig is, maar dit is best nice! Muzikaal wel leuk en veel variatie. Niet iets dat ik zou kopen want het is niet echt wat voor mij maar best oké!

No es mi estilo

I don't like rap music.

Express Yourself is fabulous The rest gets pretty old pretty quickly and has dated considerably

I can see why this album is on the list, but it's not for me. Some things just don't age well, even if groundbreaking for the time or pointing out injustice. 3/5

This is a record that gets equal parts helped and hurt by context. It is the unfiltered feelings of young men who feel that society has failed them, their families, their friends, their entire neighborhoods. The rage at the marginalization they face is what makes the best lyrics on this album hit hard even today as we realize that not a whole lot has changed. Of course, what hurts the album is also that this is the unfiltered feelings of angry young men. These guys love sex, drugs, and guns and they’re not afraid to tell you about it. Homophobia and sexism in the lyrics run rampant, which is not unusual given the context, but definitely makes it a little bit embarrassing to listen to in front of other people. I swear I’m not even one of those pearl-clutching people who would complain about these themes in Rap music, it’s just really dialed up on this record. Aside from that, I feel like the tracks aren’t particularly amazing outside of the hits. I think Ice Cube introduces himself to us about 6-7 times on the album. Eazy-E (RIP) makes it a little awkward to hear about all the unprotected sex he’s having knowing how he would someday perish. Dre’s production is great but certainly unpolished, you can see the seeds of what he would someday become. I think this lands right in the middle. Top tracks: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Parental Discretion Iz Advised, Express Yourself, Something 2 Dance 2

This album did not age great. The group has a charm that is hard to ignore but some lines fall flat, some songs are really boring and forgettable, but on the singles they’re great. It’s hard to say this shouldn’t be on the list given the influence of not just the album, but the members as well. That being said, I think this album will lose more of its charm as time marches on

Mix of hard beats and oddly chill raps

yeahhh fuck the police.

Still have the same issues with this album from a canadian teen that grew up with it. But still love some of these songs

Incredible. Just such an awesome kick ass push against authority.

Excellent album all around!

absolute classic that launched the careers of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.

Not my thing

Pretty good. Some of it holds up. Some of it not so much I don't think.

I don't like the "explicit content."

Explicit

Use to say not my type of music until I watched the movie, gave me a whole new respect and understanding for NWA and their music.

4.5 stars. Man this just gets after it from the get-go, what a leadoff track. Ice Cube's writing ability shines through across the record and the sampling is on point. There are some weaker tracks that keep it from being 5 stars ("I Ain't Tha 1", "Compton's N The House - Remix" ) but this genesis of gangster rap is a hit. Standouts are the title track, "Fuck Tha Police", and "Express Yourself".

HipHop

Clásico e influyente. Temas que han envejecido genial, otros tantos que no son gran cosa. 7/10

I don’t like it so much, not bad, but not my style

Some great tunes and a few forgettable ones. Notable tracks: Straight Outta Compton Fuck Tha Police Express Yourself

This is a complicated album. NWA were and are some of the most talented and innovative artists in music. Any hip hop artist (and many artists in other genres) owe a lot to this group and its members. And frankly, while I probably loved this album in my teens, in my forties, I’m not sure I want to hear some of this stuff. It’s brilliant and groundbreaking. And misogynist and homophobic.

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The OG gangsters Some of the most iconic rap songs are present on this record

Dre’s beats are genius. Lyrics aren’t overly sophisticated just the rawest, realest 💩in 3 decades. You’d have to be a sucka MC to give this album anything other than five stars.

demasiado rockera en plan pumba pumba, no es mi tipo, cargante

Nicht mein persönlicher Favorit, aber sehr stabiler Klassiker des West Coast Old-School-Hip-Hop. Die Beats sind sehr gut, die Texte sind nicht wirklich mein Geschmack und die Delivery ist halt für die Zeit sehr gut gewesen, aber nicht mehr sehr modern.

Wouldn't have thought I would like it but I did.

Good beats and flow. I really enjoyed a couple of tracks. However a lot of the songs sounded almost identical to me, I couldn't tell you which was which. I was tired long before the end of the album. Very repetitive. The lyrics are a bit dated as well. It does have a certain appeal though.

"Dre makes the beats so fun-fun-funky" its true. You can hear the roots here of the production that would dominate the 90s emerging from the sparse drum-machine big BOOM BOOM TISH formula with layering samples from a deep well of jazz, funk and soul - taken to an extreme on what's basically a genre-reinvention cover of Express Yourself, but more varied on most of the other tracks that borrow from 4-7 songs at a time to put a rhythm together. Having a bunch of different rappers performing across the album keeps it fresh, but the songs are all too long/repetitve and the album could be trimmed down a bit too.

Oh, again

Some of the songs on Side B are ass but the hits are so good. The fact that Dr. Dre is probably the third best artist on this album is something different. If this album was just Side A than it would probably be a five but that side B drops it

Loved it

The framework does not always indicate the best. This album is incredibly inconsistent. At the most positive times, the music is an energetic collision of multiple forward thinking styles. At the most negative, however, it’s messy ass hip-hop that may have been influential, but just proves how far the genre has come to become something truly respectable.

At first I was excited to re visit this album but after the first song I was reminded of how fresh they were and how far they have all come.

Definitely a seminal album as far as American culture goes. Funny how timeless some of the lyrics are, while the beats themselves are so simple and, dare I say, outdated now.

Don't care for this - the music, the message, the language. Complete bust.

This album was the start of west coast rap. Just think of the follow up albums from Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Some of the best rap music of the 90’s! This album was a great start to the genre. Some people complain about the lyrics but it is just representative of the surroundings they grew up in.

Very familiar with this one. An all time great for hip hop.

A 36 year old album that’s still insanely relevant.

Maybe gangsta rap and west coast rap would exist without these guys, but also maybe not.

I have a a few words to say about this. Rap / hip-hop isn't something I've ever been into but part of the reason I went into this project was to gain exposure to the best artists of these genres I'd normally avoid. I've had an album by Nas already, which I thought was half-decent, and I'd heard that N.W.A. were the real deal, so I was kinda pumped to spin Straight Outta Compton. I set out on a 12km walk around town with AirPods in ear and openness in my mind, but it was barely a kilometre and three songs before I audibly laughed at its thematic ridiculousness: "Dumb-ass hooker ain't nuttin' but a dyke Suddenly I see, some n****s that I don't like Walked over to em, and said, "Whassup?" The first n**** that I saw, hit em in the jaw" Another laugh came later on in the record: "I think with my ding-a-ling, but I won't bring no Flowers to your doorstep, when we goin' out 'Cause you'll take it for granted, no doubt And after the date, I'ma want to do the wild thing You want lobster, huh? I'm thinking Burger King" I need to make it clear that my laughter was not out of humour, rather at just how foreign, incelious and absurd these concepts are to me. I get that this album tells the story of a lifestyle completely alien to that of my own; it holds historical and cultural significance with this in mind. But honestly, to my ears, N.W.A. sound like wannabe gangsters masquerading as a comedy sextet.

One of the worst albums ever made.

Express yourself in contention for best rap song ever

definitely stands out against the other older rap albums on this list. never bad

Fittingly I bought this album on a bootleg cassette in the States. Now have it on CD. As electric as ever, 35 years on.

Bastante vanguardista para la época. Muy buen sonido. Top 3: 1. Something like that 2. Fuck the Police 3. Express Yourself

Hørte ikke det hele men det er old School vred hip hop. Fint nok.

Fürchterlich

first song screeams hip-hop gangster right off the start

Mierda de RAP

It’s interesting how old white people praise Johnny Cash, who sang countless songs about killing people. And praise Bob Dylan for his political lyrics. And love bands like Aerosmith who wrote all these songs about sex. And then they’ll decry how violent, sexual, and subversive rap artists like NWA are. Is it racism? Yeah. I think so. This album is electric. So much energy, so lively. The beats are funky and fun. The mix is exciting. These songs are inherently political. “Fuck tha Police” is just as relevant today as ever. And “Express Yourself” is a call to action for rappers (and to the tone deaf media), proclaiming the importance of freedom of expression—ironically avoiding profanity while criticizing rappers for avoiding profanity to end up on the radio. It feels like they’re creating a “sleeper cell” to infiltrate the radio and bring people to their album. Brilliant. Has some of it not aged well? Yeah, but neither have a lot of the greatest pieces of art. What an album. There’s a reason NWA changed the game.

American gangsta rap classic. This is hard album is renown around the world. While extremely threatening, the lyrics are thought provoking about racial disparities and violence, and the rhyming scheme is top notch. The musicality and sampling style is also notable.

It wasn't that bad! Pretty chilled beats and samples, very much as any hip hop tracks from 80s, and quite "gangsta" lyrics, but compared to some of the contemporary music, it's not that outrageous. Just an album that for some reason became very influential and well-known. Only issue is - it's not in my style. Still though, pretty good job!

Problematic seminality. Goes hard, but WTF the sexism is a difficult listen. Can't put it aside.

Still feels really visceral.

Like a raw historical snapshot from a disenfranchised community

Honestly this is a tough listen and not in a fun way, I mean ZERO complaints about the music itself, but the lyrics are pretty over the top and violent/sexist and while I know they're going for hyperbole I just am not having a fun time. Respect for the musicians, but I don't love this one.

Some all time bangers but a lot of what feel like filler songs.

complete waste of time

Ice Cube: suck my ding-a-ling Eazy E: suck my wing-ding-ding-a-ling Dr. Dre: I will never 😤 smoke weed 🤮 MC Ren: My name is MC Ren The production is awesome on this thing, and the first two songs are two of the greatest rap songs ever. The album is def an enjoyable listen but I will say they pretty much keep the same flow the whole time and all the songs go like a minute and a half longer than you’d think they would. Good album but you can tell it ended up being a precursor to at least Dre and Cube making better music in the future. 6.9/10

Childhood is idolizing West Coast rap. Adulthood is knowing that NY and East Coast rap clears.

The highs are high. The lows are low. The album was too long to get a high rating IMO. There is definitely some absolute timeless raps on this album tho

Classic rap album.

fav songs: straight outta compton, fuck the police, gangsta gangsta, something like that amazing storytelling, high energy, impactful

Dick dick bitch pussy dick balls females wow so deep

Express Yourself was my favorite beat, and I felt like the content aged really well. Otherwise, the album was like The Chronic -- had a place in history and legend, just not my playlists.

Bored after the twentieth b*tch. Express yourself the only redeeming element of this album. 90s hip hop is just significantly superior.

I loved this album when I was a kid and I love it still.

Not My style

Man what a riot. All round fun album - the sketch in Fuck Tha Police killed me, and Parental Discretion Iz Advised is another standout for me. I liked it, just don't have much to comment.

Yes maaaate! So good to listen to this on a Thursday morning in December. Lyrically brilliant and then awful. Musically the same. The beats are either incredible or so sparse it’s barely a song. Great to hear lyrics said here first that get used in hip hop for the next few decades too.

The OG. Really good rap/hip-hop album, with Dr. Dre and Ice cube. Even if you don't like rap just listen to the marvolous production and the beats. It's awesome

not interested in old-school hiphop. a lot of the lyrics are just bad. i won't complain about getting some Ice Cube though

Some based lyrics, just not a rap person I'm afraid

BL: An album I’m aware of the hits from, but not any of the smaller cuts. Having seen this be used both genuinely and ironically it’ll be interesting to see how this holds up AL: this didn’t really do it for me. The allusion that their lyrics were superior to all other groups of the time when it all comes down to guns, girls, drugs and money. They acknowledge this but still truly believe it’s some sort of incredible statement. Historically speaking this album is phenomenal, kickstarting the career of so many people we hold dearly to this day within music and media in general: Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Eazy-E. I think while some records of the time the misogyny and homophobia can be overlooked from the time just due to the products of the environment (the same applies here), the lack of remorse and “take no prisoners” attitude of the lyrics ends up leaving quite a bad taste in your mouth. While it’s certainly of it’s time, I can see why it was groundbreaking. The story of down and out youths making a life from a record is incredibly inspiring, but from a modern perspective this isn’t particularly my thing. FT: “straight outa Compton”, “express yourself”, “dopeman” 2/5

Raw, uncensored look at hood life in a way that was never seen in music before. Kicked open the door for west coast gangster rap. If this album offends you then maybe you should be offended by the environment that created it.

FIRE!!!!!!!!!!

5/5

Top notch hip hop. Sets the bar really high and something rappers and hip hop producers today should strive to reach. I think I wrote something similar in another review and I do think there's good hip hop today it's just that there's so much that doesn't even come close to this and this album is from 1988. Great rhymes, stellar beats and sick flow. It starts so strong with the first two tracks which are classics and just keeps going strong.

Banger

Não estou com sorte na sequência, outro disco de hip hop.

Revolutionary

I’m not doing this project to talk on the cultural context and significance of an album, that’s been covered. I review these purely through my response to them. I expected this to be cooler than it is. Straight Outta Compton sounds kind of lame sometimes and it’s incredibly homophobic and gross about women. So uh, fuck that. Some nice samples though eg Express Yourself.

Iconic and era-building

Man, what an absolute banger. Some cheesy lyrics here and there, but the rhymes and respective structure are beyond anything most in the rap game have ever come up with. So much talent oozing out of the raps and musical production. The quality of this album on the beat/musical front is first class. Unreal how far things have regressed in the rap scene. Fav tracks: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, If It Ain't Ruff

Oh, my!

What a calling card

Seminal, absolutely. Still has undeniable energy and momentum. Frustratingly it is still perfectly topical. But the lyrics and attitude toward women (and others) haven't actually aged well. Can't really argue with them about the police, though.

Not my favorite overall, as I am not a big fan of hip-hop. I understand though why it was so influential, as so many works since bare striking resemblance to it.

Eh after the high of the first 3 songs the albums just completely dives for me. Compton’s n the house is so basic - the rhymes, the flow the production everything sounds v rookie. Ain’t ruff, parental discretion, 8 ball, something like that - they all have decent beats but they get repetitive after a while and the flows and lyricism isn’t that good to me to keep things interesting for 4-5 mins. I ain’t tha 1 - eh the lyrics are weird and the rapping again sounds very basic and the flow gets boring after a while, same with the beat. Quiet on the set brings things back up again - it’s fun with the adlibs and beat breaks and the drum changes. The rapping is more engaging. 2 dance - it’s fun but disposable. I expected a lot from the album given the hype but the album just goes down in quality after the first three tracks. It’s a 2 for me.

I had fun with this album and sort of felt like I was listening to an audiobook or musical lol. Good storytelling boys! Quite enjoyable. Yes, fuck tha police indeed.

Thoughts before listening: I know this is a classic full of iconic songs but I've never listened to it. I do know a few of the songs, and they're fun late 80s/early 90s California gangsta rap. I'm sure the lyrics will be a turn off for me, but I'm excited to hear this album. Review: I really enjoy this album, but as with a lot of the hip hop on here the lyrics make it a tough listen. Still though, I love this era of hip hop where they are rapping over backing tracks that are mostly sampled from 70s funk bands. I like NWA's group approach with distinct individual voices and personalities from each of the members. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube especially are icons of the genre so it is cool to hear them together interacting on these songs.

Classic

Cool, to see the evolution of grangsta rap which i skipped until the tupac/wu-tang era

Gets the 4 for paving the way for dozens (if not hundreds) of other artists. Also, Fuck the Police.

Eh

Very much of its era, but full of absolute classics. Dre came into his own as a producer, Ice Cube's lyrics are amazing and Eazy E attitude and bravado is simply class.

Still holds up and the amount of n words is still shocking.

Liked this more than most old school hiphop

Cool. Lots of famous lines and beats. Great background. Actually paying attention it gets old. Songs all sound very similar. Production sounds cheap compared to todays standards.

Gangsta rap at its very peak, a masterpiece in the hip hop world.

Yeh it is iconic but not my cup of tea

Very hectic- makes me feel like a have street cred just listening to it- so a big thumbs up from me.

More culturally significant than good listening

Ever wondered what it would have been like if Blood Sugar Sex Magic was by Dr Dre and Ice Cube rather than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers? Well now you know. 3.5 stars.

Klassiker, besser als ich gedacht habe.

3. Laying some respect on the impact this album must have had at the time, but I did struggle to stay focused on it. My main criticism is just the lack of diversity in the album; in the beats, production, lyrical structure and rhyming. Everything just feels very similar from track to track. Love the wide and unapologetic use of sampling though - one of the things I enjoyed most listening was trying to work out where I recognised them from. And there are definitely a couple of bangers sprinkled in there.

Kinda one note, not a lot of variation song to song.

I understand all the misgivings about the content and the lyrics. However, unlike some of the rap that has been shortlisted, at least this album deserves to be on the list. It’s bond a generation I am going to give it a higher star rating because at least it is a seminal album.

So raw and perfect.

The greatest rap album of all time. Favorite track: Straight Outta Compton

5 out of 5 for the swag but obviously not all the songs hold up as well as the hits. but Gangsta Gangsta makes this perfect on its own

banger. like that deep purple - in rock. archetype shit

It's some classic 80s hip-hop; what's not to like? Pretty samey, but some quality tunes. Favourite tracks: Straight Outta Compton, 8 Ball - Remix, I Ain't Tha 1, Something 2 Dance 2.

Wasn’t my vibe. I don’t know, but this raw kind of hip hop doesn’t even sound like “music” to me. I’m really not into hip-hop at all.

It's OK, but I'm not in a hip-hop kinda mood these days. I like listening to this raw kind of rap sometimes, but it's not usually my style. I can bump to it nonetheless

Iconic but not really my vibe for a whole hour

Nice!

Bangers throughout great albums

Revolutionary

Didn't listen but I've listened before. Never been a huge fan of this era of rap

Gold

Fun times

Compton’s in the muthafucking house. Fuck the police is a forever classic.

Iconic. The rhymes are dated but Dre, Ren and some of Ice Cube’s hold up. Eazy is Eazy. Love it

Most accessible Hip-Hop of all time.

Pretty good rap album

Good. Enjoyable.

Classic so many bangers and super interesting samples…i think even a steve miller sample??

lyrics that say something!

Have listened to it through before. Of course this is a significant album in the progression of hip hop but I feel like had I grown up with it in my prime it would have more of an impact on me today. Today's market of rap and hip-hop is so saturated that it's sometimes easy to wash over albums

What a difficult album to judge cleanly in a pithy review. “Straight Outta Compton” isn’t so much an exercise in songwriting, musicality or storytelling as it is the birth of a movement. With boundless verve and aggression, a posse of L.A gangsters - Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Arabian Prince, The D.O.C, Krazy Dee - channel their lives on the streets of Compton into sixty breathless minutes. Listen to that long, low trombone ringing out across the whole of the opening track, like the foghorn of a ship that’s bringing in a whole new genre. And then it sends the shockwaves out across its domineering first three tracks, from the wilful power of “Straight Outta Compton” to the iconic anti-establishment “Fuck Tha Police” to the mission statement of “Gangsta Gangsta”. If the opening stretch of the album is an unassailable force, the rest of it only holds moments of greatness for me. Today, “Straight Outta Compton” feels nowhere near as artful or consistent as “Enter the Wu-Tang”, hip-hop’s other most celebrated debut from the rival coast five years later… but it is more of a party. While the beats are hollow, often repetitive and unmistakably 80’s, many of the samples are fun and engaging. The tight and brittle funk in “Gangsta Gangsta” and “If It Ain’t Rough”… the pizzicato strings in “I Ain’t Tha 1”… the synth bass in “8 Ball”… they’re all vital pieces of the jigsaw. It’s mainly scratching, brass and slinky funk guitar dominating the soundscapes, with some surprising embellishments (a quick “Let’s Get It On” lift, a piano solo in “Parental Discretion Iz Advised”). The more lacklustre tracks for me were the ones which were much lighter on instrumental samples and were structured around drums only: the empty braggadocio of “Compton’s N The House”, the misogyny-endurance-test of “Dopeman”. These place much less emphasis on the sampling and more from the quality of the lyrics, but anyone looking to “Straight Outta Compton” for poetry is going to be disappointed. N.W.A were chasing the “Parental Discretion” label like a nerdy kid chases the Blue Peter badge: violence, misogyny and homophobia all jostle for attention across the album’s sixty minute running time, in skewed and ugly lyrics I won’t trouble myself to type out. And even putting the content aside, the verses are fairly bog-standard, with straightforward rhyming, rhythm and meter. So my favourite tracks here are the album’s biggest anomalies: “Express Yourself”and “Something 2 Dance 2”, the two least explicit and hateful offerings. The latter ends the album on a disarmingly upbeat note, with a lively Sly and the Family Stone vocal sample. Both of these tracks present a different side of N.W.A, out to party and revel in the art they’re creating, which is much easier to stomach today, being far less problematic or dated. It’s a flawed album from flawed artists, but it’s impossible to deny the magnitude of “Compton”, or the full force of its greatest tracks.

aggressive, still,

Boom goes the Dynamite ! This album doesn't give a fuck about my review. The beginning of Gangster Rap. And in alot of ways also the epitome. Too bad it was born out of such real violence that the entire industry popped each other over the next 8 years. And even too badder is that now the genre its complete bullshit with the likes of Michael Irving's multi-millionaire inheriting son fronting his fake ass gangster creds.

This is an automatic 5 from me. This album fully encapsulates 90's hardcore rap and changed the scene forever. I have a friend who played this album almost exclusively throughout the entirety of high school. It's hilarious to read the reviews of this album on this site, you can tell who's a middle aged white man who has never had to deal with any conflict in their life. They all believe that this album is what causes violence in the streets without even beginning to understand that it was created from the ashes of the rappers lives and not the other way around lmao. The best part about this music is that it is emotional, it is built out of real life experience; they aren't trying to sell you anything, they aren't trying to change the world, they're just telling you their story. Though I will say, the second half of this album is not as hype as the first half.

NWA definitely got NWAttitude. The lyrics are harsh, raw, angry, and totally without filter. I can't even imagine trying to express their reality. I'm not now, or ever will be in it but I was held to their narrative by every beat and word on this album.

Really isn't much bad to say about this album. It's hard, it's raw, the production is top notch. I hope someone still has the FBI warning letter they got.

Also a good movie

a few goated tracks, also some mid and forgettable tracks lyrics did not age well good samples especially on express yourself the style is a little too on the nose gangsta rap for me which makes sense cuz it was the first one to do it but still 3/5

Awesome production, I love the group dynamic with switching around to the different members. I think Dre had a lot of my favorite verses

This came out when I was in high school. I now teach at a high school. This has not held up well lyrically.

Biitit ja taustat on aika kivoja välillä. Kerrankin kuuntelin kunnolla sanoja, ja ei ois kannattanut. Valitettavasti vei tanssifiiliksen. Tää naisista puhuminen ei oo vanhentunut arvokkaasti.

Höpöhöpöä teatteria, mutta hyvin rullaa. Vaikuttavaa, koska koukukasta olematta varsinaisesti melodista.

Aight

Kickstarted rap for a lot of the world, one of the most influential albums of all time

i... don't like this... it sounds like a free rapping sesh

never listened to it before and glad I took the chance to listen to it. fantastic album.

My first old school hip hop album, first heard "express yourself" playing tony Hawk's underground 2, my parents weren't too happy with me listening to "fuck the police", but it's message about police brutality and profiling black Americans resonate three decades later.

i was really impressed with the writing and the way they made fun of themselves in some songs, enjoyed it way more than i thought i would, but hated how they talked about women

The best

Gangster, gangster!!