Word to the motherfucker!

Music needed this. A smack upside the head. The music quality almost matches the impact.

Not for me :((

In gr 7 biking with this playing in my walkman, singing along to "F*!k tha police" while one drove by me with the windows down.

The brawn to Public Enemy's brain, N.W.A. showed you street life uncensored. Featuring Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Easy E, they brought that uncensored street view of their hood and the world with a smooth hook. N*ggas with attitudes, indeed.

ninecurses hits the nail on the head with his review. NWA was lauded and went off like a bomb but it's really 3-4 tracks that carry the album. The unfiltered rage and LA street cred blew the album up to more than what it probably was, but still an epic for its time and genre. Ultimately not as smart or creative as what PE was doing but still a landmark maybe more for the superstar formation of the band than the actual quality.

It's all about Express Yourself!

This album is typical of rap: 3 or 4 absolutely killer tracks, but too much filler, too many disposable songs. But on those first three songs they announce themselves as a presence to be reckoned with. Those songs possess a rage and menace that great music always does, even if it isn't quite up to the level and range of Public Enemy.

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