Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Impatiently waiting on this!!!


VH1 Premieres the Rock Documentary: "N.W.A. The World's Most Dangerous Group", Friday, Oct. 3 @ 11pm

When "Straight Outta Compton" was released in late 1988, radio wanted nothing to do with it. When NWA taped a music video, MTV refused to play it. No radio, no television and no publicity.
But almost immediately, there was controversy. The music the album contained was so perverse, so nihilistic, so forbidden, politicians elbowed each other out of the way to condemn it. Highbrow critics couldn't find language strong enough to critique it; they went further, questioning whether it was even music at all. And of course, the FBI wanted to ban it.Too late. Gangsta rap was in the house. The album that was made in just six weeks for $8000 went on to sell 3 million copies. Chris Rock called it the single most important album of all time.
NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group tells the story of a group of childhood friends from Compton who channeled the rage of the streets through the prism of rap music and pop culture. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice-Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella gave a powerful voice to the late-80's Compton ghetto that was on the verge of exploding, and in the process scared the hell out of White America.
They were vilified for inciting violence, castigated for destroying our culture. But NWA weren't gangbangers, they were artists. And their raging raps about police violence, gang-land terror and drug-fueled shooting sprees were fictions. But most people, especially the parents of the suburban white teenagers who bought 80% of the albums sold, didn't get it. Far from inciting violence, NWA incited a revolution that redefined hip-hop just as hip-hop was poised to overrun popular culture.
NWA also gave the ultimate voice to the voiceless. And when many of their violent prophecies came to light during the LA riots of '92, the original Boyz n the 'Hood were turned to for some desperately needed context amidst the erupting urban chaos.
NWA: The World's Most Dangerous Group features new interviews with Ice Cube, DJ Yella, Eazy-E's widow Tamika Wright, former manager Jerry Heller, Ice-T, and director John Singleton. Supplemented by rarely-seen footage and interviews of the group's early days, photos, and music, the documentary will show how gangsta rap was born in late 80s Los Angeles, a city torn by drugs and violence...and how a nation grew to fear the music that emerged.

Source: VH1

2 comments:

Lucky a.k.a Mark Milly said...

aint that the muthafukkin truth! lol... CLASSIC! the new "hollywood issue" of XXL is a MUST GET! features Eazy E tribute n all that! [N.W.A!]

[outtie.]

~*SpottieOttieDopaliscious*~ said...

AHHH,man I didn't even know about the Eazy tribute. I'll try to get off of Ebay if it's too late to get it in stores..Good to see Eazy's still getting love..People often forget about him and his legacy.