N.W.A - Influence

Influence

Although the group was dissolved in 1991, it had significant legacy on hip hop music in later decades. Their influence (from their funky, bass-driven beats to their exaggerated lyrics) was evident throughout the '90s and even until these days, and is often credited as bridging the White/Black American musical lines with their massive appeal to White America in the late 1980s.

In Dr. Dre's 1999 single Forgot About Dre the line "Who you think brought you the oldies, Eazy-Es, Ice Cubes,and The D.O.C.s, the Snoop D-O-double-Gs, and the group that said 'Motherfuck the police'?" outlines N.W.A's importance in the rap world. In the same song, one of Eminem's verse says "So what do you say to somebody you hate or anyone tryna bring trouble your way, Wanna resolve things in a bloodier way, Then just study a tape of N.W.A" refers to the negative reception of N.W.A's works by the mainstream radio, considering their songs to be violent.

A scene in 2005 single Hate It or Love It by Game featuring 50 Cent shows Tequan Richmond (portraying The Game) and Zachary Williams (playing 50 Cent in their youth) being caught spraypainting "N.W.A" on a wall, resulting in their subsequent arrest by two policemen.

Also, the rapper Game has a tattoo that says N.W.A on the right side of his chest.

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