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N.W.A. Abbreviation For Niggaz Wit Attitudes Was An American Hip Hop Group From Compton California United States Widely Considered One Of The Seminal Acts Of The Gangsta Rap Sub-Genre Sometimes Credited As The Most Important Group In The History Of Hip Hop. Active From 1986 To 1991 The Rap Group Endured Controversy Due To The Explicit Nature Of Their Lyrics And Was Subsequently Banned From Many Mainstream U.S. Radio Stations. In Spite Of This The Group Has Sold Over 10 Million CD Units In The U.S. Alone. The Original Lineup Consisted Of Arabian Prince DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E Ice Cube And MC Ren Arabian Prince Embarked On A Solo Career In 1989 And Ice Cube Left In December Of That Year Over Royalty Disputes. Several Members Would Later Become Platinum-Selling Solo Artists In The 1990s. Their Debut Album Straight Outta Compton Marked The Beginning Of The New Gangsta Rap Era As The Production And Social Commentary In Their Lyrics Were Revolutionary Within The Genre. Rolling Stone Ranked N.W.A Number 83 On Their List Of The "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time." The Group Released Two Albums "Straight Outta Compton" 1988 And "Niggaz4Life" 1991 Before Disbanding In 1991. The Group Also Released A Compilation Record "N.W.A. And The Posse" 1987 And An EP "100 Miles And Runnin' " 1990 .There Was Also A "Greatest Hits" Compilation Released 1996 . Both Straight Outta Compton 2002 And Greatest Hits 2003 Have Been Re-Issued With Extra Tracks.
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N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
"Express Yourself" Is A Song Recorded By American Hip Hop Group N.W.A. The Song Off Their 1988 Album Straight Outta Compton Samples Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's Song Of The Same Name. Unlike Most Songs On The Album And By N.W.A The Song Is Almost Devoid Of Profanity And Violent Content. The Song's Vocals Are Primarily Handled By Dr. Dre Though An Extended Version Features Interludes From Ice Cube And MC Ren. The Song's Lyrics Center Around Ideas Of Free Expression And The Constraints Placed On Rappers By Radio Censorship. They Also Speak Of The Fact That Other "rappers" Are Afraid To Express Themselves For Fear Of What Other People Might Think And That They Try To Be Like Everyone Else. This Song Is Featured In The Video Games Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 EA's Skate And In The Movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith. However The Version Featured In Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 Is Slightly Different. In 1990 The Australian Government Youth Radio Station Triple J Played The Song On Continuous Loop For 24 Hours 360 Times In A Row Whilst The Station Went On A Protest Strike Against Censorship. After Playing NWA's "Fuck Tha Police" For Six Months Government Action Had Forced The Station To Stop Playing The Song. At That Time Triple J Had Been The Only Station In The World Playing The Controversial Song. Continuously Playing The Band's Other Popular Song During This Strike Was Deemed An Appropriate Response To Show Solidarity With The Band And Dissatisfaction With The Decision. Between The Rancid Releases Of "...And Out Come The Wolves" And "Life Won't Wait" From 1995 To 1998 Tim Armstrong Recorded A Version Of "Express Yourself" With The Band The Silencers On The Life Won't Wait Demos. The First Half Of The Demo Consists Of Rancid Demos And The Second Half Consists Of The Silencers Demos. Tim Armstrong Also Recorded A Version Of "Express Yourself" For "Engage."
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Biography - N.W.A
N.W.A. Abbreviation For Niggaz Wit Attitudes Was An American Hip Hop Group From Compton California United States Widely Considered One Of The Seminal Acts Of The Gangsta Rap Sub-Genre Sometimes Credited As The Most Important Group In The History Of Hip Hop. Active From 1986 To 1991 The Rap Group Endured Controversy Due To The Explicit Nature Of Their Lyrics And Was Subsequently Banned From Many Mainstream U.S. Radio Stations. In Spite Of This The Group Has Sold Over 10 Million CD Units In The U.S. Alone. The Original Lineup Consisted Of Arabian Prince DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E Ice Cube And MC Ren Arabian Prince Embarked On A Solo Career In 1989 And Ice Cube Left In December Of That Year Over Royalty Disputes. Several Members Would Later Become Platinum-Selling Solo Artists In The 1990s. Their Debut Album Straight Outta Compton Marked The Beginning Of The New Gangsta Rap Era As The Production And Social Commentary In Their Lyrics Were Revolutionary Within The Genre. Rolling Stone Ranked N.W.A Number 83 On Their List Of The "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time." The Group Released Two Albums "Straight Outta Compton" 1988 And "Niggaz4Life" 1991 Before Disbanding In 1991. The Group Also Released A Compilation Record "N.W.A. And The Posse" 1987 And An EP "100 Miles And Runnin' " 1990 .There Was Also A "Greatest Hits" Compilation Released 1996 . Both Straight Outta Compton 2002 And Greatest Hits 2003 Have Been Re-Issued With Extra Tracks.
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"Express Yourself" is a song recorded by American hip hop group N.W.A. The song, off their 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, samples Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's song of the same name. Unlike most songs on the album and by N.W.A, the song is almost devoid of profanity and violent content.
The song's vocals are primarily handled by Dr. Dre though an extended version features interludes from Ice Cube and MC Ren.
The song's lyrics center around ideas of free expression and the constraints placed on rappers by radio censorship. They also speak of the fact that other "rappers" are afraid to express themselves for fear of what other people might think and that they try to be like everyone else.
This song is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4, EA's Skate and in the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith. However, the version featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 is slightly different.
In 1990 the Australian government youth radio station Triple J played the song on continuous loop for 24 hours (360 times in a row) whilst the station went on a protest strike against censorship. After playing NWA's "Fuck tha Police" for six months, government action had forced the station to stop playing the song. At that time Triple J had been the only station in the world playing the controversial song. Continuously playing the band's other popular song during this strike was deemed an appropriate response to show solidarity with the band and dissatisfaction with the decision.
Between the Rancid releases of "...And Out Come the Wolves" and "Life Won't Wait" from 1995 to 1998, Tim Armstrong recorded a version of "Express Yourself" with the band The Silencers on the Life Won't Wait Demos. The first half of the demo consists of Rancid demos and the second half consists of The Silencers demos. Tim Armstrong also recorded a version of "Express Yourself" for "Engage." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.