Niggaz With Attitude
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Niggaz With Attitude (N.W.A) was a pioneering and controversial American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely credited with popularizing gangsta rap in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niggaz With Attitude canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gangsta rap group
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hip hop group ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1986 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Above the Law
NERFINISHED
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Death Row Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ The D.O.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
song Fuck tha Police
NERFINISHED
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use of profanity and violent themes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Compton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| formerMember | Arabian Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
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gangsta rap ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Kendrick Lamar
NERFINISHED
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Snoop Dogg NERFINISHED ⓘ The Notorious B.I.G. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
West Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
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gangsta rap ⓘ |
| member |
DJ Yella
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ MC Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicit lyrics about urban crime and police brutality
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popularizing gangsta rap ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Fuck tha Police
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Gangsta Gangsta NERFINISHED ⓘ Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Niggaz4Life
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Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Compton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Priority Records
NERFINISHED
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Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reunionYears |
1998
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2000 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | Niggaz4Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film Straight Outta Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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