Customer Reviews

N.W.A. Legacy 1 1988-98

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4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

At first glance this is a good CD set, though what you won't find out until you buy the CD and listen to it is that some tracks are "radio freindly" edits while other songs remain true to the "Explicit Lyric" stickers designed back in the day especially for artists like NWA.

To me it's an injustice to NWA to put censored versions of their songs on a compilation CD labeled as their legacy. If you're going to come, come correct and put the real versions of EVERY NWA song on the CD, don't mix and match Radio Edits and Explicit content, NWA was not, and is not a radio friendly band. If you want to put out an all clean version of the CD that's fine, but then put out an all explicit version of the CD as well to truely show those too young to remember exactly what the legacy of NWA is. It was groups like NWA and 2 Live Crew that prompted the record industry to create explicit lyric stickers as the profanity spewed on albums such as "Straight out of Compton" was unheard of at the time. To make a long story short you can't do the legacy of the first gangsta rap band justice by censoring the raw emotions invoked by the profanity in their lyrics.

There were also a lot of tracks I'd have liked to see on this two disc set that didn't make it. "Automobile" and "100 Miles & Runnin'" form the CD with the aforementioned name would have been welcome additions. Would have been nice too to throw on "Panic Zone" or anything from "NWA and the Posse" which featured The Arabian Prince when he was still a member of NWA.

This 2 CD set left me with a sour taste in my mouth, mostly due to the censorship of some of the songs included. Case in point: the remix of "It was a good day", I loved the disco beat in the background but it was completely ruined the second I heard Ice Cube swerve off to the clean version of the song.

Avoid this set, and buy NWAs released CDs, then you can relive their legacy as it was meant to be remembered.

In the historical context of hip-hop, N.W.A. should be as celebrated as Run-DMC, the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5. Where the latter's "The Message" was the first cut to speak to its unintended audience (suburban white kids) about what they didn't see on television regarding urban life, N.W.A. pioneered a prideful disdain of the establishment, and of urban dwellers to simply "accept" the caste system in which they lived. The most significant track, "(...)Tha Police", was never as honored as "The Message", but was just as poignant. I only wish they had included more bona-fide hits, but otherwise a good buy. "California Love" is a good add, as is "Steady Mobbin", but where's "EZ Duz It"? The exclusions are what forces me to rate this as less than a '5', but I still highly recommend this 2-CD package.

N.W.A is the best when it comes to gangsta rap. No one has made an impact with this genre of rap than N.W.A. This Cd brought back a lot of memories.

awesome compilation my faviorites are straight outta cpt,boyznthahood{remix},bow down,only in california,color blind,final frontier,we want eazy, f tha police,alwayz into somethin',& the last song. my advice is you should buy it

this complication has so many great songs on it...Bow Down, Final Frontier, Str8 Outta Compton, Boyz N The Hood, The G and K and the D, Trust No B----, F--- The Police, Julio G MegaMix, Keep Their Heads Ringing, California Luv, Let Me Ride, Natural Born Killas, It Was A Good Day, there is not one bad song on this Double Disc Album

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it is sad when you think that nwa's career was relatively short... as shown here on this album the legacy lives on and they had a big effect on the whole hip hop/gangsta scene. here you get some classic nwa moments, some brilliant songs from the group members and other wicked songs from artists that were down with the group. i must say that there are many stand out tracks such as "eazy e - we want eazy", "snoop doggy dogg - murder was the case" and "ice cube/dr dre - natural born killaz" to name a few. if you haven't got this yet then put it at the top of your to get list. you could do a lot worse. rip eazy e.

This is maybe the best compilation i have ever heard, it has all of the greatest songs by the best rappers(money well spent!!).

If you are looking for a Hip-Hop Rap CD to bump, this is the one and no doubt about it.

These CD's were dope. I listen to it during a long drive. It's like a mix tape. NWA helped start the so called 'gangsta rap' (not my term).

this double cd has all the classic nwa songs.thats the good part.the bad part is that it also has songs that dont even belong in a n.w.a album.songs like"california love"and "it was a good day".i thought this cd was only n.w.a songs.