F*** tha Police

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"F*** tha Police" is a landmark 1988 protest song by N.W.A that fiercely condemns police brutality and racial profiling, becoming one of the most controversial and influential tracks in hip-hop history.

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instanceOf song ⓘ
album Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Compton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMovement anti-police brutality movement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticizes Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
law enforcement practices in the United States ⓘ
describedAs controversial ⓘ
influential ⓘ
landmark hip hop track ⓘ
featuresVocalist Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ
MC Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre gangsta rap ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ
hasCensorshipHistory opposed by law enforcement organizations ⓘ
subject to radio bans ⓘ
hasChorus repeating phrase "Fuck the police" ⓘ
hasLength approximately 5 minutes ⓘ
hasNarrativeForm courtroom drama ⓘ
includedIn lists of greatest hip hop songs ⓘ
influenced later protest rap songs ⓘ
political hip hop artists ⓘ
label Priority Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType audio recording ⓘ
notableFor explicit criticism of police ⓘ
impact on debates about free speech in music ⓘ
role in defining gangsta rap ⓘ
originallyReleasedOnFormat cassette tape ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
partOf Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer DJ Yella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedIn 1988 ⓘ
releaseYear 1988 ⓘ
theme abuse of power ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ
racial profiling ⓘ
systemic racism ⓘ
writer Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ
MC Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ
The D.O.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ

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