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Eazy-E (b.Eric Wright) founder of Ruthless Records (allegedly using money he had made from illegal drug deals) was attempting to build a rap empire by building a roster of successful rap artists. He enlisted Dr. Dre (b. Andre Young) and Ice cube (b. Oshea Jackson) to write lyrics for HBO. The group rejected Cube and Dre's "Boyz-n-the-Hood", which promoted Eazy-E to record the song himself. Under his direction the three started working together as "Niggaz With Attitude" (N.W.A). While N.W.A and the Posse was the bands debut release, (on which they only performed on four of the tracks) Straight Outta Compton their second release should be viewed as their first major release.

N.W.A. capitalized on Public Enemy's earlier success only ignoring Public Enemy's message of revolutionary change on racial and social issues and instead celebrated the violence and hedonism of the criminal life, capturing it all with blunt, profaned language. Songs such as the 1989 Fuck tha police from the Straight Outta Compton album, lead to a threatening letter sent by the F.B.I. to the group's distributor, Priority Records . This set the precedent for numerous legal actions against the band. In 1990 Ice cube and NWA manger Jerry Heller had a dispute over royalty payments which eventually was resolved in an out of court settlement but led to the departure of Ice Cube from the band.

With the departure of Ice cube who according to Larkin is arguably the most inspiring of the rapping crew the band fell out of critical favor. In June 1991 the group made history again, even in the face of strong criticism from politicians and bannings from some retail chains, Efil4zaggin (Niggaz 4 Life backward) reached #1 on the pop charts. The recording went further than their early controversial Straight Outta Compton album by addressing the issues of Gang rape and peadophillia. The lyrics described as ridiculously violent and misogynist provoked outrage from conservative watchdogs, but only aided to increase the group's popularity with its predominately white suburban male audience.

In early 1992 due to further conflicts over money Dre left the group to form "Death Row Records". With the release of Dr Dre's solo album "The Chronic" he established himself as the premier hip-hop producer of the mid-'90s. Establishing the sound for hip hop and Gangsta rap (which was now established as the most popular form of rap) for the 1990's.

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