Music Debate #64: NWA

[Reed Rothchild | 9,594]

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,594]

Part 1 of 4 for the 1990s

[TDIRunner | 2,780]

I listened to them a lot in the '90s, but not so much today.  Probably a 6 if I'm voting off how I felt in the '90s.  

[a3quit4s | 4,127]

6 to me personally but probably a 10/10 for the impact to rappers today. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,594]

14 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

6 to me personally but probably a 10/10 for the impact to rappers today. 

Reminder, we are not voting on impact or legacy

[a3quit4s | 4,127]

1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Reminder, we are not voting on impact or legacy

I know! I’m not the 10 vote I’m one of the 6’s

[TDIRunner | 2,780]

3 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Part 1 of 4 for the 1990s

I'll be looking forward to the rest of that.  

[captmorgandrinker | 1,650]

8.   Eazy-E and N.W.A were the tapes to have in 8th grade!

[MachineCode | 159]

Highly influential but objectively weak compared to many of their contemporaries. Lucky as all hell to have had Ice Cube writing rhymes and Dre on beats or they most likely never would have made it. Once the "badass factor" wears off, you are left with a group with decent beats (Dre didn't really hit his stride until just after this period, despite having a few great ones during) and 1, maybe 2 good emcees. If you look at the hip hop of the time period, you can also see that the west coast artists kept a more dated style up until G-Funk became a thing while more east coast artists were putting out timeless material that really progressed the genre.

TLDR; Style over substance with some decent highlights. 5/10.

[cartman | 195]

Straight garbage invented by those who can't sing so they talk instead. 

 

[zombiemicrowave | 42]

9/10.  Great songs! I miss Easy E

[Foochie776 | 1,062]

Absolutely amazing. Pioneers of the genre. I have Ice cube and Dr. Dre tattooed on me!

[Jeevan | 8,948]

7 hours ago, Foochie776 said:

Absolutely amazing. Pioneers of the genre. I have Ice cube and Dr. Dre tattooed on me!

pics or it's not real

7/10  i like em, discovered them late in the game tho.

[Foochie776 | 1,062]

1 hour ago, Jeevan said:

pics or it's not real

7/10  i like em, discovered them late in the game tho.

Bad pictures but they do the job  

[G-type | 2,539]

Not my thing, by I can respect how influential they were.

[JamesRobot | 5,840]

Real loc'd out OGs.  Straight gangsta.  World's most dangerous group.  Genre defining.

10 for the entire set.  You can't talk about gangsta rap without mentioning NWA.  And you can't talk about NWA without consideration for all that came along in their wake.  G's up ho's down.

[Foochie776 | 1,062]

1 hour ago, JamesRobot said:

Real loc'd out OGs.  Straight gangsta.  World's most dangerous group.  Genre defining.

10 for the entire set.  You can't talk about gangsta rap without mentioning NWA.  And you can't talk about NWA without consideration for all that came along in their wake.  G's up ho's down.

Parental Dizcretion is Advized is my favorite song 

[JamesRobot | 5,840]

5 hours ago, Foochie776 said:

Parental Dizcretion is Advized is my favorite song 

Thas on the hip hop tip.  Dig it.  I Ain't the One is some of my favorites.  Pretty much just an Ice Cube song though.

Edited May 23, 2020 by JamesRobot
Dope tats Fooch!

[Foochie776 | 1,062]

1 hour ago, JamesRobot said:

Thas on the hip hop tip.  Dig it.  I Ain't the One is some of my favorites.  Pretty much just an Ice Cube song though.

“You want lobster? I’m thinking burger kang!”

[Richardhead | 2,825]

10

[ninjistar | 517]

There's not a damn thing to debate. 10. 

 

[JamesRobot | 5,840]

35 minutes ago, ninjistar said:

There's not a damn thing to debate. 10. 

 

 

[JamesRobot | 5,840]

Champions of the first amendment.  10

[Reed Rothchild | 9,594]

Bump

[glazball | 172]

They are legendary, but I can't really listen to them much anymore.  Their lyrics would definitely not get a pass in this day and age (ie, A Bitch Iz A Bitch), but a few songs still stand out.  Express Yourself is the one that hooked me and Fuck Tha Police is just a classic.