NWA
Fuck tha Police (1988)
Of course, hip-hop produced many cleverer, more persuasive songs than this – “The Message” and “Fight the Power” to name just two. What “Fuck tha Police” had on its side was sheer, breathtaking belligerence which connects like a fist. Thrillingly immoderate, it drew predictable flak from police associations and the FBI, but also from liberal hip-hop fans who preferred their protest without the lurid gangland posturing. It was Exhibit A in the nascent debate about violent rap lyrics, but when the Rodney King trial and the LA riots rolled around, it rang loud and true
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