Express Yourself
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"Express Yourself" is a politically charged hip-hop track by N.W.A that critiques censorship and social injustice while encouraging artistic freedom.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
censorship in the music industry
ⓘ
media censorship ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| encourages |
artistic freedom
ⓘ
individual expression ⓘ |
| featuresRapper | Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Express Yourself (N.W.A music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
First Amendment rights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ |
| isPartOf | N.W.A discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Dr. Dre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Romanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of censorship
ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ use of funk-influenced sample ⓘ |
| originalPerformerOfSample | Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSongwriterOfSample | Charles Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
DJ Yella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Priority Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| samples | Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic freedom
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censorship ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ police brutality ⓘ self-expression ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| vocalist | Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.