The notourious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997) was an American rapper. He was popularly known as Biggie Smalls
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
this is a music video from one of the first gruops of rap to ever be known as music artist. N.W.A is short for 'Niggers With Attitude' this gruop was formed in the 80's by four rappers all from compton california.
They were widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre.
Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the explicit nature of their lyrics. They were subsequently banned from many mainstream US radio stations and even at times prevented from touring. In spite of this, the group has sold over 9 million units in the US alone.
Straight Outta Compton (1988–1989)
N.W.A released Straight Outta Compton in 1988. With its famous opening salvo of three tracks, the group reflected the rising anger of the urban youth. The opening song "Straight Outta Compton" introduced the group; "Fuck tha Police" protested police brutality and racial profiling, and "Gangsta Gangsta" painted the worldview of the inner-city youth. While the group was later credited with pioneering the burgeoning sub genre of gangsta rap, N.W.A referred to their music as "reality rap."[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A
This can be seen as were hip-hop/ rap has come from. watching video from then and contemporary videos there is a link in which much has not changed from then till now with this genre this could be for the reason that in rap everyone is trying to keep it 'old school' that would mean watching rappers such as N.W.A and 2pac and trying to copy them to an extent where its exactly the same but no one realises.
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