:This page is about the rap group; NWA can also mean Northwest Airlines or National Wrestling Alliance.
Niggaz With Attitude (NWA) were a hip hop trio that popularized gangsta rap with the groundbreaking Straight Outta Compton (1989) album, a vicious hardcore record that became an underground hit notorious for its hardcore lyrics, especially those of "Fuck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning letter to Ruthless Records and its parent company Priority, suggesting that the group should watch its step. The FBI's letter only served to draw more publicity to the group.
On both the 1990 EP 100 Miles and Runnin' and the 1991 album Efil4zaggin ("Niggaz 4 Life" spelled backward), Dr. Dre created dense, funky sonic landscapes (which presaged his innovative G funk sound), together with Eazy E's humorous lyrics and Ice CubeThis page is about a person. You may be looking for ice cubes made of frozen water. Ice Cube (born June 15, 1969) is a controversial American rapper, originally a member of the N. Niggaz Wit' Attitude) until launching a successful solo career in music and's socially charged raps, kept NWA at the top of the hip hop charts.
Members of the band included:
- Dr. Dre (Andre Young) D.J. - producer - rapper
- Eazy E (Eric Wright) rapper
- Ice CubeThis page is about a person. You may be looking for ice cubes made of frozen water. Ice Cube (born June 15, 1969) is a controversial American rapper, originally a member of the N. Niggaz Wit' Attitude) until launching a successful solo career in music and (O'Shea Jackson) rapper
- MC RenMC Ren joined up with the ground breaking gangsta rap group N. as he finished his senior year at Dominguiz High School in Compton. Clearly adding much hard-hitting vocals on the Straight Outta Compton ( 1989) album, soon found himself a much more valuable (Lorenzo Patterson) rapper
- YellaYella real name Antoine Carraby is a DJ and music producer from Compton, California He was a member of the World Class Wreckin Cru along with Dr. He later became a founding member of the pioneering gangsta rap group NWA, and co-produced all of their album D.J.
After the band split Dre had a highly successful career as both a rapper and record producer for the likes of Snoop Doggy Dogg and Eminem. Ice Cube was successful as both a rapper and film actor . Eazy E died in 1995 from an AIDS related illness.
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