A Brief History of N.W.A. (The Beat Goes On) (Patreon)

A Brief History of N.W.A.

Head to http://www.squarespace.com/beatgoeson to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code beatgoeson. A brief documentary about the Godfathers of Gangsta Rap, N.W.A. Produced and written by Matt Beat. Check out @N.W.A.'s music: https://us.napster.com/artist/nwa Sources/further reading: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nwa-mn0000314793/biography http://www.nwaworld.com/biography.php https://aaep1600.osu.edu/book/24_NWA https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150813-nwa-the-worlds-most-dangerous-group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/eazy-e-wright-eric-lynn-1963-1995/ https://rafu.com/2014/09/a-long-legendary-reach/ http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2016/06/18/1327-cabrillo-avenue-small-building-in-old-torrance-has-big-history/ https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.33854/title.origins-of-term-gangster-rap-examined https://www.gq.com/story/nwa-fuck-the-police-live-detroit https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/n-w-a-reflect-on-efil4zaggin-1991s-most-dangerous-album-191362/ Ruthless: A Memoir by Jerry Heller and Gil Reavill Purchase here: https://amzn.to/3PIZ5lb #nwa #musichistory #behindthemusic In 2016, N.W.A. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and four of the surviving members, along with some of Eazy-E’s family, were there for the acceptance speech. Today they are all still alive, and recognized as the godfathers of gangsta rap music. Despite still being controversial due to their explicit lyrics and glorification of crime, drugs, and misogyny, N.W.A. is arguably the most influential hip-hop group of all time. They’ve sold more than 10 million records. They left a lasting legacy that continues to this day. They brought not just gangsta rap, but ALL rap into the mainstream with their success, including broadening the appeal of hip-hop beyond just an African American audience. They rewrote the rules of rap. Before N.W.A., no hip-hop group sounded like them. After N.W.A., it seemed like every hip-hop group wanted to sound like them.