'Appetite for Destruction'
05/28/1991
Peaked at #26 on Billboard Hot 100 on 4.3.92. Speaks about gang-banging and violence in the street as well as murder, hence the song title, 'Appetite for Destruction'
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N.W.A. was a gangsta rap group formed in the late 1980's in Compton, CA. The original 5 members consist of Easy E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren. They are most famously known for being one of the most controversial groups of all time for their explicit, violent, and misogynistic lyrics in their songs.
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'100 Miles and Runnin'
05/29/1990
Peaked at #2 on Billboard Hot 100 on 11.9.90. Was N.W.A.'s first release after former member, Ice Cube left the group. Took verbal shots at Ice Cube in the song in the lyrics, "it started out with 5, but yo one couldn't take it." Talked about fleeing/running away from the police. One of raps most storied diss tracks.
'Gangsta, Gangsta'
09/05/1988
Peaked at #11 on Billboard Hot 100 on 3.24.89. Talks about the dangers of living in the streets of South Central L.A. and Compton. It speaks to the appealing side of the "gangsta" life.
'F*** Tha Police'
08/09/1988
Peaked at #20 on Billboard Hot 100 on 9.4.2015. A protest song that narrates the on going tensions between African American urban youth and law enforcement. It speaks to the resentment of police from African Americans in the inner city.