Parental discretion is advised : the rise of N.W.A and the dawn of gangsta rap / Gerrick Kennedy.

"Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella caused a seismic shift in hip-hop when they decided to form N.W.A in 1986. Suddenly rap became gangsta and relevant on the West Coast. With their hard-core image, bombastic sound, and lyrics that were by turns poetic, lascivious, socially conscious, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kennedy, Gerrick (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atria Books, 2017.
Edition:	First Atria books hardcover edition.
Subjects:	N.W.A. (Musical group) Rap musicians > United States > Biography. Rap (Music) > History and criticism. Rap (Music) Rap musicians. United States. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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