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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.
Liked
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
interesting statement of the times. a good listen
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.
3.4
Album Nr. 27 Für meinen Geschmack nur Mittelmaß - aber dafür das bisher beste HipHop-Album, welches mir bisher vorgeschlagen wurde.
Great highs but lows are there low 6
enjoyed it
The first tracks were kinda okay, but it’s way too long in my opinion.
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.
Aun sin ser mi estilo preferido, suenan bien.
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.
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.
Not really my thing. But, okay.
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
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
Wildly misogynistic lyrics, but I should have seen that coming. The music is pretty catchy though, and the angry energy is infectious
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.
Never explored this album before, but I enjoyed it. I prefer some newer styles of rap but I still appreciate the classics
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
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
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.
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.
Oh, again
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.
first song screeams hip-hop gangster right off the start
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!
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cool, to see the evolution of grangsta rap which i skipped until the tupac/wu-tang era
Eh
Liked this more than most old school hiphop
Yeh it is iconic but not my cup of tea
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.
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.
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
Good. Enjoyable.
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.
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
This came out when I was in high school. I now teach at a high school. This has not held up well lyrically.
Höpöhöpöä teatteria, mutta hyvin rullaa. Vaikuttavaa, koska koukukasta olematta varsinaisesti melodista.
Obviously essential - groundbreaking album within rap. Launched gangsta rap. Not really my thing but listenable.
Surprisingly well mixed and able to understand the lyrics more than most modern rap. Simple yet effective beats. Really heavily violence/drugs/misogyny throughout, further above the social commentary that is also there. Kinda lost me towards the end being a little repetitive.
First 3 songs are great and Express Yourself is good too. The rest is eh to okay.
Better than a lot of early rap 3.5
Fuck da police! Sit se oliki alamäkee.
Glad it exists. I get they meant to shock people who needed to be shocked, and they took it to the furthest extremes they could. Some interesting moments, mostly predictable. Ez had a cool voice. I’m impressed with the variety of flow present in this album.
A little repetitive
I think the popularity of modern rap has made this album a little outdated. Damn. Got some classics though
Horribly problematic but a classic I guess. ACAB also btw
AJ: Gangster rap kings, fer shizzle
I think with more time than a day I can be more into this album, but rap still seems not for me just yet. It hasn't clicked yet or maybe I haven't found the right group. I can see the history and why it was popular but it sounds like most other rap albums I have heard.
Despite having known about this album, this was the first time I'd listened to it. Firstly, I was expecting something a lot harsher, despite the language. Secondly, it was a bit more basic than I thought it would be. An important album for sure, despite it's themes aging poorly, but only a 3/5 on the quality scale.
Misoginy homophobia but it slaps
This album was quite revolutionary. The track "Fuck tha Police" drew an FBI agent's warning letter, which aided N.W.A's notoriety, with N.W.A calling itself "the world's most dangerous group." LOL. I used to not like rap very much. I totally blame being raised in such a prominent white area with SOOO much racism. But over the last decade or so I have learned to appreciate SOME. I listened to Eminem yesterday on my bike ride. That mother fucker is hella talented!! The movie that came out in 2015 about this album gave me a lot more insight into the history of this album. In spite of all the hype around this I'm only feeling 2 stars. Okay there were a few good songs there towards the end. I got a giggle out of the last track A Bitch Iz A Bitch LOL 3 stars then.
A couple of absolute classics with a few more top level tracks peppered in. About half still feel like filler to me, though.
This album probably hit a lot harder before Ice Cube sold out. “Man, fuck tha police… but also I will play one in a movie if you pay me enough.”
Definitely a classic hip hop album but a little outdated imo
The beat and music was really good but the lyrics are of course over the top.
First two tracks are super good, kinda loses me a bit in the middle. The energy is nice but some the lyrics are questionable Favorite(s): Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself
Those are some very angry fellas
A mixed bag that’s not held up quite as well as I expected. Obviously the raw energy and anger of FTP still makes you sit up and Express Yourself is a stone cold classic. The rest is up and down. Still has to be listened to though.
Good 90s rap street album
Musically enjoyable and I recognise the talents of all involved, but it’s not the hiphop I enjoy. Still, it’s a very iconic album and influenced tons of artists following! 7 out of 10
Another case of "good album in a genre I'm not usually interested in".
It's not my taste in music but I enjoyed it.
Yep, this is misogynistic as fuck, and that's obviously a mark against it. Looking beyond that there's some good tracks on here - quite an array of different sounding tracks - you can tell the influence of the 80's scene coming into the 90's. I quite like how aggressive something like 'Fuck Tha Police' is. If It Ain't Ruff is good. Express Yourself is a tune.
Cool
Like the variety, from Fuk Da Police to the Sly sample in last song. Hate Gangsta Rap macho music but who am I to criticize the lyrics being a white, privileged Dutch guy. Give me Public Enemy's political hip hop anytime, still 3 stars.
3/5. What an opener, back to back the first two songs tell me what they are about. Later in the album, they decide to also show the less flavorful part of themselves, and it does not age well. Plus, many of the flows are similar throughout and I mix up some songs with other ones accidentally. Mostly great beats and important messages, from an honest group of fellas. ACAB.
Classic, good hiphop vibed
Just ok.
Noch nie etwas in der Art gehört, deswegen persönlich 6/10, aber Tracks mit melodischeren Samples Waren sehr gut.
Musicality: 2 - some nice beats but not anything I'd call very creative Production & Sound: 4 - clean Artistic Expression: 5 - mostly unique, there's some sort of meaning there Performance: 4 - they're all good at what they do Engagement & Enjoyment: 4 - I like it, if not for the lyrics Good album, not really great lyrically but it sounds good
As a whole not as good as I remember but the singles will forever remain classic
Si fa ascoltare
Feels very dated. I was kinda surprised with some of the samples on this album that I recognized
J'ai groové, je réécouterais sûrement pour prêter plus attention au texte
3.5
Listened to this whilst cycling from my house into the centre, and felt very pumped up afterwards. I enjoy the flow and the lyrics, and the sampling and beats hit pretty hard. I am trying to justify giving it 4 stars and not 3, but mainly because I can't remember any of it immediately afterwards and won't listen again, 3 it is.
Here we go again.... More misogyny and rapping about how tough you are. Zzzzz Tbf, this is much better than the 90s solo stuff from Dre and the other West coast rappers. They are actually rapping about real issues in this. Fuck the police is sadly still relevant 35 years later. Aside from all the boring posturing, there are some great tracks on this, the best ones are: Straight outta Compton Fuck the police Express yourself 3.5
3 This album is 35 years old and it sounds it. Know it’s a classic that set up a generation of hip hop, but the flow so damn rigid and uniform. It always hits in beat and indistinguishable
Surprisingly pretty good. I’m not a huge fan of rap, but most songs were good.
This was actually quite interesting to compare to other rap bands out at the time and where all the samples come from. Some tracks were pretty one-dimensional in their message, music and meaning (the 'police' song especially) but others were better (Express yourself). I liked the interplay of the different MCs (although this had been around for a decade at least) especially since some of them went onto megastardom. Finally I'm loving reading all the wokes struggling to cope with the nature of the lyrics. Bless their little sensitive souls.
Created Gansta rap which in the end probably wasn't a good thing. Gets some nostalgic stars as I remember listening to this and Dr. Dre's The Chronic allot back in the late 90's
Inte överförtjust i pratsjungning, och de svär ju som borstbindare. Ok ändå.
While I appreciate what these guys did to represent an unseen subculture, what they did to popularize rap music, and the musical ingenuity that went into this album, I can only get so excited about the content of gansta-rap.
3.25
i mean, one of the most iconic albums ever? not one i listen to regularly (or at all) but that fact doesn't reflect its quality. 3.3/5?
2.5/5
A historic hip hop album understandably so, but the lack of sound expansion throughout the album makes it a pretty boring listen by track 4. Flow stays the same throughout no matter who’s rapping and the beats stay redundant.
probably one of the most influential and famous hip hop albums ever and some tracks are brilliant, however it does sound quite dated in terms of both sound and subject matters and is way too long imo 3.5
This album is a lot of fun to listen to and F**k Tha Police is a fucking banger, but it doesn’t pack the same punch that Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet did.
Great beats! This style of rapping and a lot of the lyrical content haven't aged well unfortunately. I get that NWA's attitude was intentionally abrasive, but these guys just didn't see women as people. Express Yourself is also a very funny inclusion on an album largely about raping and killing. All that said, I like some of these songs, and I recognize how important this album was in the evolution of rap from the 80s to the 90s. I'd just rather be listening to Dr. Dre's production on something else.
This album has been a gold standard for the entire rap genre since its inception. That being said the first two songs are known by everyone who can understand the english language, but the rest of the songs in my opinion don’t live up to the standard set by the first two. One thing that stands out with this album is the typical “Ah shit man,” and blaring police sirens and other snippets before the actually music starts, i’ve always been a fan of those for whatever reason. All in all it was a good album, not great but good.
I'm not sure I'd ever listened to the whole album before, and my knowledge of hip-hop in general is marginal. Interesting to listen to and I'm glad I managed to do so. It's obviously massively influential and clearly belongs on this list, but I'm not sure I'd really go back and listen to all of it in one go again. Some nice moments but it dragged a bit and seemed quite long and a bit monotonous at times. Which was unexpected. That's five three stars in the last six albums. Maybe that's just me settling into a scoring system after 47?
This was really fantastic , funky and catchy hip hop, with so many iconic and legendary tracks. but goddam there is so much misogyny in here. like such a crazy amount. like whole tracks just dedicated to the bitches being untrustworthy.
On the positive side, it was a groundbreaking album, launching the gangsta rap genre that still survives. And musically at least half of the tracks are pretty catchy. On the negative side, I don’t like the violence, the mysogeny, and the tough guy act.
A landmark album with three incredible, genre-affirming singles and a lot of other songs that are there I guess (Parental Discretion Iz Advised also slaps) Also - I think the Eazy E hate is kind of out of nowhere, he has some good verses, but considering the track he is most prominent on is 8 Ball I am not at all surprised, that song is ass. Dopeman is also not good, and Something 2 Dance 2 has always been incredibly out of place
This is an old favorite from way back took me right back to high school. You got to love tracks like straight outta Compton, dope man, Express yourself!
Very impactful for obvious reasons considering the context of the time. Still pretty entertaining. Beats are harder and bouncier than a lot of other 80s hip-hop, and Ice Cube and Eazy E are both distinctive and energetic rappers (MC Ren...... well he's not BAD i guess). As far as the subject matter, it's a pretty accurate document of the mentality and vibe of this time for them, if not an accurate document of what was literally happening, lol. Not the kind of thing I'm really attracted to or like to surround myself with these days, but I get it and it's valid artistically. Also what was going on with that last song. Did the label just demand a crappy dance instrumental. Best song: Fuck tha Police
While dreaded a dose of yet another rap hip hop, which is not one of my preferred styles, This one is - at times - actually funny a bit catchy and less unpleasant/malevolent general. And then Express Yourself is a bit upbeat. Still, would I ever listen to them again? No.. . Not really. Maybe only that one track....
I tend to agree with the exquisitely-named reviewer for Q magazine, Charlie Dick, who, at the time, wrote : The all-mouth-and-trousers content is backed up by likable drum machine twittering, minimal instrumentation and duffish production. Still this regressive nonsense will be passed off as social commentary by thrill-seekers all across the free world. And it was. Straight Outta Compton, as an opening track, is a very clever scene-setter. Then Fuck tha Police was just iconic at the time. It’s with the next track, Gangsta Gangsta that the sexist, mysoginistic shit just gets a bit too hard to listen to - and there’s too much of it from then on, for my liking. The one exception is what they do with the Charles Wright classic, Express Yourself - I hope he got a healthy cheque for their using it. And I think they did pretty well with it.
I feel like I respect NWA more than I really care about them and prefer most of their solo material. A lot of this sounds kind of trite and dated more than anything. When it’s good, though, they can be quite clever. C
Way too lit. Was trying to fight the automatic doors at the convenience store. Listen with caution.
Didn't think I would enjoy this album but found it surprisingly entertaining.
It helps to think of this as a snapshot in time of what street life was like from the perspective of a young person living it. Yes, we should cringe at the violent, misogynistic lyrics. Musically (not lyrically) for some of this I was wondering which came first, the Beastie Boys or NWA. But maybe it was a lot of what was happening at the time.
Good album, bit too repetitive. Some really good songs though.
This album bred so many rappers for decades to come. Never could really lean into the aggression of it all, but the beats are crazy. So many samples to make groundbreaking songs and runs for a full hour. Its' influence is the reason why I wasn't allowed to listen to rap growing up. Some parts of this definitely wouldn't fly today, but this was always meant to be something that made people scared and angry. Not my deal, but reverent of it.
Bitches, pief paf! Goed en maar wel gedateerd; 3 sterren, omdat dit godfathers zijn inmiddels.
"Gangsta rap Nieke, dit is Gangsta rap' ;-) Ik ben doorgaans niet zo'n fan van het genre maar er zijn een paar uitzonderingen. NWA is er eentje van. eerste helft van deze plaat is top. Daarna wordt het een beetje slappere hap. Maar heb er toch wel weer van zitten genieten, in de file.
Ben nu wel benieuwd naar Randall. Moest soms grinniken om de teksten.
Hasn't aged that well - a lot of the lyrics are painfully misogynistic, and the rapping is a bit of a mixed bag. Dre and MC Ren are great, Ice Cube is pretty decent, but Eazy-E not so much. That said, when they're not talking about women the rhyming is great, and it's clearly something that birthed a whole genre. Also, way more variety than I expected - Express Yourself is something else entirely. Agree with Phil, not as good as Public Enemy from a couple of weeks ago, 3/5.
I am a little burned out on early gangsta rap so this more a slog than I would hope. the funk and excellent background track beats is awesome. Though I am pretty tired of hearing about Easy-E's dick. 8-Ball sucks. Express Yourself is awesome.
Suburban white parents, get in your bunkers! Obviously this record was a big no for me growing up. I would've been beat with a belt if I had caught listening to it. But even then, as a kid who just disliked hip hop in general, I just never payed much attention to this type of parental advisory album. I migrated toward the metal stuff. Nowadays you couldn't pay me to own a Twisted Sister record. This album is almost too influential for its own good. It's great, but I think the reputation it has is bigger than what it actually is. A lot of the lyrics are sharp, clear, and still relevant today, but after six or seven tracks, it gets stale. There's not much in the way of production that's mind blowing here, and I think the album suffers from being the first of its kind. Other artists (including ones IN this group) would come along and perfect hardcore hip hop using what they learned from NWA.
I've been through this album a number of times in my life. Def it is striking. The lyrics are pushy and aggressive - comically at some points. The 'production' is quite impressive actually - Something 2 Dance 2 was a surprise on this front. Overall I tried to interpret this as a 'painting' of 'what it's like' rather than a /glorification/ of the themes/ideas. It's otherwise hard for me to listen to music with this lyrical bent. Sonically and /politically/ a ground-breaking record, even if it isn't my thing exactly.
Intense. Not bad.
A classic, need to revisit with more patience and attention to lyrics. Good album overall
I first listened to this album back in 1988 when I was 14 years old. My step-brother had a copy. I already liked rap like the Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince. But N.W.A. was different, with content I knew my parents wouldn't want me listening to, but I listened anyway. Now, almost 35 years later, listening to it is much different. The lyrics are pretty juvenile and silly. In one breath, dropping F-bombs all over the place, then the next rapping "I kick so much butt" and "I don't give a hoot." Complaining about being harassed by cops after bragging about being criminals and shooting people. OK. Despite that, I have to admit it's still kind of fun to listen to. The beats are nice, the rapping is pretty good for the most part. Eazy-E's stood out the most, maybe because he had the most unique voice out of the group. The tracks I like the best are the ones where they trade off verses like in the title track.
Legendary album and ground of MCs that paved the way for so much. While the rapping is top notch, the production has come such a long way since these guys, it’s hard to listen to this and remain excited after 5 songs because it lacks a diversity in sound and becomes a bit repetitive.
Decent but like Many of the other "Rap-Group" albums just too wild and all over the place
I like it, but..... Wish it had more musical variety and innovation. The rhymes of course re clever, funny, angry but its not enough for me to really enjoy and come back to listen again. 3 stars
This one is tough to rate bc the beats and delivery on Straight Outta Compton are excellent. I’m just not a huge fan of the content gangster rap, the gang violence and sexism make this tough to listen to. Also based on a bit of research on the members, it sounds like they’ve very much exaggerated on how hard they actually are, aside from Eazy E it doesn’t sound like any of the others were true criminals and I highly doubt any of them actually shot anyone, so they’re kinda posers? Either way, this is a classic and is historically important. 3 stars
Rap just isn't my bag. But as far is it goes I found this album to be better than most. I for sure have a great appreciation for pre 2000 hip/hop/rap. Guess that just shows my age.
Great to jam & realize we are at the same place as when this album was created regarding police violence. The misogyny was too much for me to rate this any higher.
Similar to the Clash’s first album, influenced almost everything after it in that genre and paved a way for rap. But definitely has some dated themes that are a product of the time. Influential, but not a repeat listener for me
Mad decent, still relevant in a lot of unfortunate ways
The songs are very similar.
To be fair, this is not my preference in music.
It was aight. A handful of really good tracks surrounded by some rather forgettable ones. Loved the beats for the most part though. 6/10
Listening to this album as a white woman in my Subaru Outback in the drive-thru of a suburban Panda Express, I recognize there’s a cultural merit to this album that is out of the context of my own experience. But I can see how anthems like Fuck Tha Police offered a much needed catharsis in the late 80s, and unfortunately have a timeless quality as so many of the social frustrations this album vents still carry on today. Kinda like with Public Enemy, I enjoy hearing the songs as single units, but find it difficult to sit and listen to the entire album. Nevertheless, enjoyed it.
not as good as I expected. ice cube was great whenever he appeared, and I could hear the album’s influence over today’s rap albums easily - but the production has aged horribly in my opinion, and that detracts a *lot* from the album, especially in the second half. would still recommend for folks into how hip hop is the beast it is today.
Better than I thought it would be
Fun but too much swearing 3/5
Decent hip hop. Too much swearing
It's historic and ground-breaking but I feel a bit ragged after listening to it.
Good
Ok 2 eller 3
Börjar jättebra, största delen av skivan e medioker till helt trevlig, 3 låtar e blassics allt som allt... en av tidernas bästa covers också!
Honestly this was cornier than I expected it to be. Most songs too long. Tough guy gangster rap, still pretty cheesey
I have respect for it, but I just can't give it a higher rating. I get a feeling I would like the songs this album is sampling more than the actual songs on the album. Some of the lyrics were pretty sexist too. Hip hop might just not be my thing.
Another powerful important album that I just don't resonate with musically. I wish I could rate this higher, but I just don't want to listen to it.
A lot of motherfucking
Bunch of good songs bunch of meh.
Good beats. Same message today as in 1988.
Interesting from a historical perspective, I reckon -kinda a transitional album for hip-hop. Has the early hip-hop problem of sounding really basic compared to the rhymes and rhythms that the genre spawned later. I gotta hand it to them - the Attitude is very much what they're brining to the table. Some pretty cringe tracks, tho. "I Ain't Tha 1" 😬 Fave track - "Fuck Tha Police" - as relevant today as it ever was!
Classic Hip hop. Title track still sounds great the rest a little dated but very influential album
Sonically really good by the lyrics are brutal and not in a good way
Its completely seminal but also a bit Fur Q
Streit (evt straight)
Here’s an album that 100% deserves a place on this list, but my own impression is a bit of a mixed bag. Some songs feel like an extended roll call, where it seems like it’s done and then you hear “Hey MC Ren, tell em” & the song goes another two minutes. However their most famous songs, “Fuck the Police” and the title track, keep their momentum throughout. “Parental Discretion”, something of a celebration of the black & white sticker on the front cover, is also a highlight to me.
Un nouvel album d'âge-de-pierre-rap dont le thème (Ice-cube) peine à convaincre.
Ich hasse alt schule rap
I don't love this album - the lyrics are so aggressively violent and misogynistic, the sound is old fashioned and uninteresting to me (with the exception of the track Express Yourself, which is really good) - but I can appreciate the impact and importance of this album and I've enjoyed several NWA spin-offs far more than the original. 3/5 for legacy/import.
I'm not into rap, but I kind of liked this. It has great beats, and the mix and the words have a boldness and clarity that I found striking. And yeah, fuck tha police. 3 stars.
A bit too long, start is on fire but gets way too stale and repetitive in the final stages, mainly the beats just feel uninspired. I don't think this stood the test of time that well, compared to other albums of similar origin (and I am not talking about the lyrics on which most people fixate).
Wiedermal ikonischer Sound. Stellenweise allerdings in Sachen Lyrics schlecht gealtert.
Solid album. Can see why it was popular. Don't love it personally
This album is really good classic gangsta rap. While I like it, I realize I like east coast 90s rap more than west coast. I have to recognize the influence of this album. This almost feels like it's from the 90s. There are elements of production on this album that are ahead of it's time too. Best Songs: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself Worst Songs: 8 Ball, Compton's N The House, Quiet on Tha Set
Undeniably influential, some bangers; more dated than I expected, got bored by the end.
Great in places, samey in others.
Classic rap album! First time listening to full album.Dre’s beats were dope.Cube's lyrics were sharp as hell. Eazy was just a cool ass dude, don’t fuck him over though! Lastly, Ren…this dude slept on! His flows and lyrics were impeccable! FUCK THE POLICE!!
How does “Something 2 Dance 2” fit with the rest of this album?
Not my favorite style, but I can see why others like it
Classic 90’s album, but not my taste
so many swears but hard to resist
Actually not too bad, for a genre I don't particularly enjoy.
When you are ignorant of a genre, it feels silly to try to judge it's foundations subjectively. A lot of this album sounds so familiar, despite the fact that I've never listened to it in full before, because it has been copied and parodied and improved on so many times over. The rhymes are often cheesy and sexist, but the production is fun enough that it was interesting to listen to. It's not something I will revisit, but I can see how the boldness and clarity of vision made it so popular.
not for me, but now I've finally heard the class "fuck the police" song! there's some cool tracks. prolly need to listen again when i can listen to the lyrics
The energy of this album is terrific. Even if it hasn’t aged perfectly, you get the message of how they felt in that time.
A decent album albeit a bit messy. Love the beats and the lyrics. It doesn't speak to me about my life, but that doesn't take away the impact. It sounds a little too familiar now. This is because it was so influential and copied by so many. It's quite a leap from the early 80's hip hop of only five years previous. Sure, Public Enemy were first to make the leap. But this takes it to another level.
Aside from the initial opening salvos of Straight Outta Compton and F*ck The Police, both of which sent shockwaves through hip hop with their take-no-prisoners attitude and unapologetic swagger, and one or two other tracks such as Express Yourself, what surprises on a relisten is how underwhelming a lot of the tracks are - mostly posse cuts touching on tiresome topics (money/women) over sparse beats. It’s pretty standard hip hop fare for its time. Its also evident how far ahead of the rest Ice Cube is as a rapper (and doesn’t feature enough). As far as producing goes, the record is surprisingly flat, lacking any depth (Dre would of course improve). A significant record if not a great one.
Very aggressive, some really good stuff but it felt kinda samey and was pretty sexist
This is a major album because it was a huge departure for rap. NWA came out swinging and every PTA in the country was freaking out. It was like Black Sabbath all over again but black. That said, it was a huge album also because it started to say the things that needed to be said and nobody was saying loudly enough (or no one was listening). Kudos to Ice Cube, EZE, and Dre for starting a conversation about Los Angeles that was a catalyst for change and has ultimately set into motion the many other changes in our country like taking down the statues and police reform. This album changed music putting Gangsta Rap on the map setting the stage for later major albums like Fear of a Black Planet. Awesome.
Made me want to listen to the Beastie Boys. Honestly not my thing, Fuck Tha Police is still sadly relevant though.
take it easy, e
The opening salvo of 3 tracks are really good. Full of anger, energy and spittle It fades into a bit of repetition after that. Lyrics are always an issue. Not something I would choose to play but I see its value and its place in history. 3
Some good songs but overall very repetitive in sound and tone for each one. I all kind of blends together - couldn't make it through the entire album, but some good energy to listen to 1 or so.
classic. I remember when Darla and I first saw this on "Much Music" off of C-band satellite.
I hate this shit, but somehow I could listen to Straight Outta Compton and Fuck Tha Police any day of the week. But then, Gangsta Gangsta slips and by the time Parental Discretion comes around and I have to listen to EZ-E say "...slip the C-note, and you can choke, on the wing-ding-ding-a-ling down your throat," I'm done. Though Express Yourself is somewhat redeeming. I appreciate all the Dre's unearthed for this album (I actually wish we'd see more of that today) and in the end, this album is a classic and important(?) for the time it existed. However, I'm not excited for most anything this album spawned or any gangsta-rap song / album that came after it.
I enjoy MC REN’s flow the most, especially on if It Ain’t Ruff. Dr. Dre is pretty good too. Easy-E and Ice Cube have minimal flow as evidenced by the mechanical 8 Ball (Remix) and I Ain’t Tha 1. Something 2 Dance 2 is my favorite track while I cringe at the overt violent degradation of women.
Defo dubious lyrically, but can't deny the funky samples.
Bardzo agresywny, czarny gangsta rap. Pierwsze utwory wchodziły lepiej, dalej trochę ciężej. 3.5/5
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It's funny how childish this sounds to me now, though Ice Cube is convincing. I believe whatever Cube says. Several of these tracks are duds. I mean, 'Gangsta Gangsta' is some stilted stuff. Whereas 'Fuck tha Police' is timeless. Sadly. And also, any time Eazy E shows up - hoo man, the whole thing takes a real nosedive. I don't believe a word of that stuff.
Am I being unfair to assert that Straight Outta Compton comes in like a lion but out like a lamb? I certainly feel like it's front loaded - the title track, 'Fuck the Police' and 'Gangsta Gangsta' are the hottest three joints on the platter. Still, even if the craft isn't quite there on the rest of the material, it coasts by on aggression and charisma - mostly. There are a couple of missteps - 'Compton's N The House' is an embarrassment - but for the most part the only deficiencies are a fairly unwavering rhythmic approach and, alas, Eazy-E's verses. It's also hard to deny how unpleasant some of the sexist and homophobic takes sound in 2022, but if I'm honest, Ice Cube's excoriating 'I Ain't Tha 1' can still raise a grin.
Here's the benefit of always being the last one to get his review in: I can just say, "I agree with all of you." Very true in this case, though I didn't find Easy-E as much of a distraction as Craig did. Some good tunes up front and whole lot of filler to round out the back.
Lives up to its fierce reputation at times but often feels dated. Proto G-funk production lacks the creativity and polish of later landmarks such as The Chronic. Flows have an antiquated sing-song quality that reads as very 80s, but it is interesting to see points in which more modern meters and rhyme schemes emerge. At its best, sheer attitude and group chemistry propels the most iconic tracks. Interesting as a transitional document between the early days of rap and its emergence as a mainstream cultural force in the 90s. Would probably not listen to the whole album again.
Je leur dirais pas en face mais j'ai trouvé trop long
acab mais par contre abrégez
listenable, fun at time. 3.5/5
good
Les beats sont fantastiques. Straight Outta Compton et Fuck the police sont des classiques. Je préfère le hip hop des Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest ou Public Enemy, mais cet album de « reality rap » a sa place sur cette liste.
Legendary.
Classic NWA.
It's provocative, no doubt about that.
Better than I remembered but I couldn’t play it in the house.
fuck the police
3.5ish
Los singles destacan sobre las demás canciones. Interesante en una primera escucha, pero de allí probablemente solo escuche las dos primeras canciones.
Gangstarapin alkujuuri. Aika uhoomista! Eihän tää musiikillisesti niin kauheen ihmeellinen oo vaikka onkin ihan tiukkaa samplaamista. Tässä taas kulttuurihistoriallisesti aika käänteentekevä julkaisu. Kyl mä siis soundistakin diggaan, mutta meininki edellä tätä täytyy kuunnella ja suhteuttaa aikaan jolloin tää tuli. Tosin nää homofobiset, matcholyriikat ei kyl kauheen paljon vanhetessaan parane. 3/5
Hmm, hankala antaa arvosanaa. Toisaalta on ihan äärimmäinen levy kovasta menosta ja siistit beatit, toisinaan melkein parodian puolelle lipsuvaa tilitystä, varsinkin naisista. Levy 100% ansaitsee paikkansa listalla, mut ei ehkä mulle tee ihan kauheesti. 3/5.
2.5/5 Such an important album in the history of rap and hiphop. Not really my style, but I can enjoy some songs for time to time. Favourite songs: - Fuck tha police - Gangsta Gangsta
Альбом на любителя
solid shit
Szok i niedowierzanie, predator tak szybko zostal zdeklasowany w kategorii najbardziej murzynsko gangsterskiego materialu listy, bo takim wlasnie albumem jest Straight Outta Compton, od murzynow z humorkiem w sklad ktorego wchodzili rapujacy Eazy-E, MC Ren, no i pan Ice Cube, a za beaty odpowiadali Arabian Prince, DJ Yella i Dr. Dre, ktory mial tez swoje zwrotki na pieciu trakach, ksywki w wiekszosci dobrze znane wsrod zjadaczy murzynskiego chleba, bo N.W.A zrobilo im kariery i o ile nie umarlo sie im, jak ojcu zalozycielowi iziemu, to raczej dobrze pieniadze robili na czarnej muzyce, jest to plyta z 88, wiec rymowanie miejscami brzmi wrecz komicznie, zwlaszcza biorac pod uwage kontent liryczny zycia gangsterskiego, smiesznych ksywek, policji ktora ciagle dokucza, lachociagach, ulicznym uzbrojeniu, to jesli 30 lat temu moglo to brzmiec hardkorowo, tak dzisiaj brzmi troche honk honkowo, zwlaszcza u slabych ogniiw tego krazka, ktorymi z pewnoscia byl dre i pan kostka, dla ktorego predator to zdecydowanie skok cywilizacyjny, jesli chodzi o skladanie zwrotek, a z tymi zwrotkami to nigdy nie wiadomo, jak przeciez takie klasyki z dyskografii pana dre, jak nadal dre sa autorstwa ghost writera w postaci jaya Z, bo dre zawsze bardziej robil robote na beatach niz na majku, ktore ratuja krazek, od jednego z najlepszych openingow mainstreamowego gangsta rapu na tytulowym soc, przez fuck the police po express yourself, plyta ma rowno godzine i czuc ze niektore traki sa mocno wymeczone, bo jak dla mnie rownie dobrze moglaby sie skonczyc na expressie, ale jednak klasyka gatunku, ktora zrobila wiele dobrego dla rapowej gry, z plejkowych pickow to dodalbym te trzy piosenki ktore wymienilem wczesniej, ale pewnie juz sa gdzies w odmentach plejki, o ile spotifaj ich gdzies nie zawieruszychl, bo ostatnio sporo zarowno klasykow jak i nowosci mieni sie odcieniami szarosci
Sympathique mais pas forcément mon style de rap. Ceci dit en écoutant les paroles je comprend aussi pourquoi il a son importance.
I understand the importance of this album but it is really not aging well.
Some of the things in this album... don't age well. A lot of misogyny, homophobia, etc. Not great, but that's what you get most of the time with gangster rap. But, that being said, this album is an important piece of music history, and a lot of the other themes that run rampant through the album are still important today. If you can get past the problematic parts, the album really has an important message. Unfortunately, I just got tired listening to it after a while.
Não gosto de hiphop, mas esse é raiz e tem músicas muito interessantes.
how interesting "fuck tha police" was never a single! it seems like such a standout. i mean, the opening to the song, that first verse, setting it up with NWA presiding over a court? i love it. plenty of other songs on the album mentioned police brutality as well, and i appreciate how much of their lives and experiences informed their many (many!) lyrics. of course, plenty of songs also mention misogyny, which i'm not exactly wild about. but hey, something 2 dance 2 is indeed fun to dance to! the beastie boys' songs sampled in 8 ball? fantastic.
Для того времени - норм альбом. Сейчас же такое не интересно слушать. 5/10
A hip-hop album that prefers to lay back in the groove with some more narrative bars. Wish there was a bit more variation in tempo and beats on this one, things seemed to run together after a bit.
Classic rap album.
I was expecting more from this, coming in knowing the main hits. I think the (especially now, outdated) sexism, homophobia etc let it down. Some of the rhymes and lines were also amusingly bad (I don't give a hoot!). I did still enjoy the beats, and my top pick is the title track.
Better than Eminem.
Love the diversity of the samples, the bravura of the production. I think the way it pushed things forwards just about overcomes the nasty, dated lyrics.
3/5
Interesante! No tenía ni idea que Dr Dre y Ice Cube salieron de aquí, ni que la película era de este grupo y álbum
Sounds as fresh today as it did then. But too many bitches to make it palatable
6/13=46%
Misogynistic, homophobic, but funky, so...
Gut, aber nicht meins.
Gamla skóla sleggja, gott inn í mánudaginn
Jag läste en recension om albumet där det stod något intressant. För att perfektionera albumet borde de kortat ner albumet till de första två låtarna. Speciellt för att vara hip hop är dessa låtar väldigt välgjorda. Det är näst intill sorgligt att det inte var en EP. Övriga låtarna var extremt ointressanta. Kombinationen av mediokerivitet och ett album som aldrig slutar harmoniserar sig inte väl. För övrigt har albumet liknande problem till hip hop men inte lika mycket som tidigare. Trots att jag inte lyssnade så noggrant på texten kunde jag ändå identifiera vissa låttexter som inte reffererade till det meningslösa som det vanligtvis handlar om.
Groundbreaking album that changed hip-hop/rap. Some of it is very dated and doesn't sound like it belongs on what you would imagine 'gangsta rap' is today, but I remember how shattering this whole thing was. 3.5/5
The triple threat opening of Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police and Gangsta Gangsta is what the albums reputation is built off, and for this alone the record is undeniably important. But clocking in at one hour, the album is too long and the last third especially sags. There are also at least 3 tracks I would cut to make the whole thing tighter.
Sounds incredible - a lot of energy, but now I find the 'Bitch is a Bitch' type lyrics jarring - kicking down?
Good stuff, real classics. Did get long, didn't need the bonus tracks.
Definitely more of a fan of Public Enemy for my gritty hip hop realism in terms of both lyrics and beats. Not to mention consistency of sound and message. Having "8 Ball" a couple tracks away from something like "Express Yourself" makes it seems like they're throwing everything against the wall and just seeing what sticks. But man this album was absolutely contagious even despite limited radio and MTV play. They certainly tapped into the zeitgeist and pushed the envelope content wise further than anyone had done before. This may well be the most influential hip hop album of all time. Still hearing it's influence today. Favorite track is "If It Ain't Ruff" for the stereo panning bass. Also surprised by (and kinda like) the album's last minute electro conclusion "Something 2 Dance 2."
Pretty damn influencial, still relevant. Definitely some sexism/homophobia here, obviously that did not age well. I think in terms of legacy and influence it is a straight 5, but in terms of my personal enjoyment it's a 3. Instrumentally and flow its great, but I can't get down with all the lyrics.
Express Yourself is one of the best tunes ever
Musically great and when being political, but the braggadocio gets a bit tedious. I'm not impressed or interested in your attitudes towards women. To be honest, it sounds like a bunch of teenage virgin boys.
The album starts out strong. The first two tracks have kick-you-in-the-mouth directness that is startling and invigorating. But then the sameness of the beats and the themes and the rhymes starts to wear on me. That monotony is broken up by a couple tracks where the mixes are more varied, more funky; Express Yourself thanks to the sample of the classic track from Charles Wright is one example. As well as my favorite track; Parental Discretion Iz Advised. I appreciate that this is a breakthrough album from the genre and it has some fine moments for me, but the rentlessness keeps me at arms length. 3.5 stars
Really important and deserves its spot more than a lot of other albums on this list. There are just parts that have aged so poorly that make it a slog of a listen now, even with the electric start to the album. Express Yourself is still an absolute Skate 1 classic though Already Saved: Express Yourself
Saved Prior: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself Off Rip: Gangsta Gangsta Cutting Edge: Dopeman Overall Notes: 4 great songs, 1 decent one and then a bunch of misogyny. "I ain't the one, the one to get played like a poo butt" I mean are you serious.
Weer rap. Ik hoor er weinig verschil in.
starts strong with some iconic tracks, doesn't get lazy in the back half, stays strong the whole way through. Probably helps each track is led by 1 to 2 different MC's Express yourself is a great Dr. Dre track Does suffer what most hispanic music suffers from: It's essentially the same beat the whole way through with the same tempo, not much switching in between tracks If it wasn't for nostalgia, I probably wouldn't listen to this again though
Express Yourself is a stand-out track. Otherwise stilll lots of fun, doesn't ssem to take itself remotely seriously.
starts off really strong but gets kinda boring towards the end 3.5
Nostalgic.
Pretty great, especially given the time it was created in. It really laid a lot of the groundwork for gangster rap. That being said, it's unlikely that I would want to listen to it again in its entirety. I found myself zoning out a lot.
As hugely influential as this album was, I have a hard time enjoying it all the way through. Dre’s beats are stellar but cube and rens raps sometimes feel trapped in that 80s style. The hits are great but the second half of the album has me wanting more. 7.4/10
The lyrics are a bit much, but some of the instrumentals are good. I prefer public enemy
It's interesting how much they talk about each person's role in making their songs. So many references to Dr. Dre making the beats and Ice Cube doing the lyrics. I generally find it difficult to latch onto lyrics, since I'm mostly paying attention to technical aspects of the arrangement, so it's not easy for me to get to into something so oriented around dynamic vocal performances. But the beats were pretty interesting - lots of interesting sampling and arrangement choices. Was there a Steve Miller Band sample?
Starts really strong and holds my interest. Tracks 12 and 13 could have been left off this album. I like this better listening today than I did waaaaay back when I first heard it.
Not my style, but I was more entertained than I expected to be.
3.5
Starts off very angry and aggressive, but with cool beats. The music is fun (notably express yourself) but the subjects become irritating. I see why it is influencial and "classic", but not really my thing. 2.8 out of 5. Just not for me.
what is the obsession with rap artists talking about how big their dick is? sounds alright but its just not aimed at me. i have no frame of reference for what they're so annoyed about so it just doesn't really hit home like i imagine its supposed to and this album is clearly more about the message than it is the tunes. i'm think Normans With Aggrievances would probably hit me harder.
I've outgrown this.
a bona fide classic, but it has some rust around the edges. some classic lines but nothing _really_ caught my eye here
Itelle nää yleensä uppoaa vaan pieninä annoksina. Meinasin pyöristää 2,5:n alaspäin, mutta jäin sitten kuitenkin kuuntelemaan. Ehkä 2,5 pyöristyy nyt kolmeen.
Pari biisiä levyltä oli entuudestaan tuttuja, Nimibiisi on tietysti klassikko ja Fuck Tha Policea on tullut vuosituhannen vaihteen tienoilla kuunneltua moneen kertaan Rage Against The Machinen esittämänä coverina. Muutenkin tasaisen vahvaa menoa West coastilta koko levyn ajan.
I listened to this while cooking yesterday, then shouted up to Sue "come down and get yer mothafuckin’ lunch". When this was released, a lot of people, me included, didn’t like the lyrics which glorified violence. I saw the movie 5 years ago and got a better understanding of where they were coming from. DJ Dre is good & the first three songs are strong but it gets redundant fast. Overall sound and attitude reminds me of Public Enemy.
Good album. Lyrics are extremely misogynistic.
man, Fuck the Police goes on a loooooot longer than I remember
Solid and classic album through and through. Dre makes some timeless beats and while the subject matter in some songs are fairly surface level it's still an enjoyable listen
1988, West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, geht
very clear diction, but it is rap through and through and I prefer melodies
Undeniable influence. After first two tracks though it just kinda drags.
Historical and pretty legit
👍
Singles are good. Lots of filler
not gonna revisit it
80s hip hop is funny. Half the time they were just rapping about a story where they did things. I feel like this is not as good as Licensed to Ill, and seems a little like it’s a response to that record just not as good. Shock value lyrics but not a lot else. Express Yourself remains a classic and Fuck Tha Police still bangs
Not iconic for me.
Alguns clássicos do rap anos 90, não é muito meu estillo, mas foi um disco importante no push do estilo.
Tenho que ouvir melhor. Produção muito interessante
Hmm, this album was interesting. F**k the Police is still so on point even after decades. Gangsta Gangsta somehow made me want to love violence and cars and money and hoes. Then I realized it was that kind of teenage fascination with misunderstood adult things. Finally I have decided that is all this album is. It was pathbreaking, but I’m not sure it was a path that needed breaking
I don't love hip hop 2-3
First listen. Themes are still relevant, but half of the content doesn’t age well. Dre’s production on the non-singles is lackluster. Highlight- Fuck tha Police. Low lights- the rest.
Not my thing. I'm sure it's deserving of some accolades, but, for me, it just isn't pleasant to listen to.
I was a Music undergraduate when I first heard this and certainly would've hated the sound and message of the album with little awareness of its context. Looking back its influence on the films and news headlines of the following decade, at times, is immense. Suddenly Hip hop was less of a dance form and now we had two coasts that were in direct competition. Lyrically the music is confrontational and, to my thinking, has had a huge effect on the behaviour and taste of potentially anti social younger people, taking the place of heavy rock as the 'annoy the parents' music for a while. 'Fuck the Police' remains a powerful piece but a whole hour of it is too much to bear. Dr Dre and Ice Cube had bigger solo careers.
Recognize the influence but gets repetitive quickly. Quality goes downhill after the first couple songs. Hasn't aged great either.
Not the worst thing I've ever heard but I wouldn't listen to it again.
Please make this the last rap album! Ok it’s iconic but so repetitive and melody less
Tja, saai
The influence of this album cannot be underestimated but the tracks which it comprises are repetitive and dull. However 1001 has prompted me to search out the film of the album which I don't recall seeing when released.
Express yourself is a high, the rest (despite a good backing track) is a sweary and a bit sexist rant.
I love it when the "Explicit Content" sticker is an integral part of the artistry...did N.W.A. do it first? At least ten times better than The Chronic (Dr. Dre is obviously NOT the brains behind his own success). Beats and flows a little same-y after the first few tracks, but it's punk to the bitter end. Why does this violence make me uncomfortable, but the violence on Murder Ballads makes me laugh? Sinister hidden truth alert! "Meanwhile the DEA teamed up with the CCA They tryna lock niggas up, they tryna make new slaves See, that's that privately owned prison, get your peace today They prolly all in the Hamptons braggin' 'bout what they made Fuck you and your Hampton house, I'll fuck your Hampton spouse Came on her Hampton blouse and in her Hampton mouth Y'all 'bout to turn shit up, I'm 'bout to tear shit down I'm 'bout to air shit out, now what the fuck they gon' say now?"