>>NWA - depiction of the harsher side(s) of inner-city life,
>>dealing with law-enforcement...tryna make a knot.
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>I may be remembering things wrong but I kind of feel like Dr.
>Dre has been rewritten history to make the early NWA seem way
>more political & Social Consious then it actually was seen at
>the time. I think it's important work for the reasons you
>stated, but I doubt anyone would have seen it as conscious rap
>at the time.
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NWA's debut been overrated/falsely classified as "socially conscious" for a long while.

Tracklist:
1. Straight Outta Compton - an introduction to the guys and by the guys
2. Fuck tha Police - is what it is as the only SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS song on the album
3. Gangsta Gangsta - bragging about crimes they're (or others are) committing but no talk about why
4. If it Ain't Ruff - Ren flexin'
5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised - bragging on a posse cut
6. 8 Ball (Remix)- Eazy with the tough guy dope dealin talk
7. Something Like That - Ren & Dre just spittin. Not kickin no knowledge
8. Express Yourself - The video had montages of historic Black figures. The song was really about them just as all the others were.
9. Compton's N the House Remix - Sicin of Compton
10. I Ain't tha 1 - I'm not getting played by no female.
11. Dopeman (Remix)- Self-explanatory
12. Quiet On Tha Set - Ren flexin' Part 2
13. Something 2 Dance 2 - Arabian Prince! 'Nuff said.