Since my Ipod has officially become dysfunctional, I have been brought back to good ole compact discs and music streaming websites. In my journey of where am I musically, I decide to take a ride on the West Side. Now, The Chronic is still on regular rotation in my dorms but I wanted to go a little further back than that. I am a 90's baby (80's born 90's raised) to the depth but i'm still a hip hip head so the eighty eight is essential and no one bust through better than N.W.A. This group single handedly changed hip hop forever. No one had ever heard so much violence, aggression, blatant and upfront misogyny and all around honesty on record before. I mean Slick Rick told stories in Indian Girl and the Moment I Feared but those are clever and witty metaphors used as entertainment. N.W.A. flat out let you know what life was like for black people in the battlefield of California. Out of this great rap invention came rap legends like Ice Cube and Dre,who are still living legends and relevant in the game. Seriously,people sleep on Ice cube's tough lyrics....seriosuly Cube is the truth. Besides their honest and political approach to the young "nigga's " plight, there are hilarious studio tales too. Eazy-E was probably the funniest of them all, his "I Don't Give a F***" attitude made you just sit and wait for the next joke he would crack. For me, they remind of the guys around the way who would look out for me when I was growing up. Undeniably legends in hip hop.
F.Y.I. If I had some big speakers right now, I'd be bumping Dope Man....one of the illest West Coast beats ever.
P.S. I'm officially rocking the Polo Sweatshirts, skinny jeans and the high top Nike Air Assaults, and my gold name plate chain.
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