the socio-political statement it was making...at a specific time here in Los Angeles....It was a strong statement against an LAPD that had been traditionally hostile towards young Black men...it resonated because folks across the country had similar experiences...

I think the idea of F*ck the police doesn't really have the same impact or meaning as it did when it came into hip hop, and popular culture....It has to do with the balance of self-responsibilty..empowerment..doing what's constructive for one's community...no NWA didn't espouse all of those things, but the environment that existed when they said f*ck the police had Farrakhan, and other elements that were building so to speak..

go back even to the days of the Panthers...who dealt with the idea of arming themselves to protect their communities from the police...they talked about the "pigs" ...it was basiclly them saying f*ck the police.....BUT ...it was happening in a very revolutionary...Black power ...Do for self type of environment...

But today.....The idea of "THEY bring drugs into the community"... "THEY tell us to sell drugs" etc. It's not associated with Black empowerment..it's not associated with a hip hop environment that is about community building...it's not associated with an environment where Black leaders are empowering on a grass roots level....Now...today...F*ck the police is more of an excuse..than it's the revolutionary statement it was in the past..

We already know the rules of the game...it's a constant...so why not focus on how the INDIVIDUAL can impact his/her own life with actions that will benefit them...The same element that brought in the dope, has done a lot worse than that to us as a people...and we still continued to advance....Now all of the sudden the dope game is something that we are powerless against?? No way.