How N.W.A. Changed Music
A brief documentary about the Godfathers of Gangsta Rap, N.W.A. Produced and written by Matt Beat. Check out @n.w.a.6422's music: us.napster.com/artist/nwa
Sources/further reading:
www.allmusic.com/artist/nwa-m...
www.nwaworld.com/biography.php
aaep1600.osu.edu/book/24_NWA
www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A
www.blackpast.org/african-ame...
rafu.com/2014/09/a-long-legen...
blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/...
hiphopdx.com/news/id.33854/ti...
www.gq.com/story/nwa-f***-the...
www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...
Ruthless: A Memoir by Jerry Heller and Gil Reavill
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In 2016, N.W.A. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and four of the surviving members, along with some of Eazy-E’s family, were there for the acceptance speech.
Today they are all still alive, and recognized as the godfathers of gangsta rap music. Despite still being controversial due to their explicit lyrics and glorification of crime, drugs, and misogyny, N.W.A. is arguably the most influential hip-hop group of all time. They’ve sold more than 10 million records. They left a lasting legacy that continues to this day. They brought not just gangsta rap, but ALL rap into the mainstream with their success, including broadening the appeal of hip-hop beyond just an African American audience. They rewrote the rules of rap. Before N.W.A., no hip-hop group sounded like them. After N.W.A., it seemed like every hip-hop group wanted to sound like them.
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Which rap group would you like for me to cover for this series next?
@brandonayong5823
Жыл бұрын
Not a group but Eminem would be great. Discovered by a N. W. A member so it would be a great sequel to this video and then his life and career is just so extraordinary to analyze
@nathanielcruz8872
Жыл бұрын
The BEE GEES
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
@@brandonayong5823 Great suggestion. I'm a big Eminem fan and need to re-watch 8 Mile anyway.
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielcruz8872 Uhhh RAP group? :)
@brandonayong5823
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson Same here 😉
It's hilarious how Eazy-E decided to go from being a criminal to the much safer career of rapping about being a criminal.
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
😄
@gameboi20
Жыл бұрын
Ironic ain’t it
@shonenjumpmagneto
Жыл бұрын
The drug game is ruff. I do not recommend unless I must recommend. Quick fix to many things lol. I kid.
@2styx
Жыл бұрын
Wish u actually knew everything
@vincentharris2259
Жыл бұрын
@@shonenjumpmagneto He was Smart If He Had Continued He Would Of either Gotten Killed Or Went To Prison.
It's also important to note that their most famous album, "Straight Outta Compton" got honored in the Library of Congress's national recording registry in 2017. They were honored for the cultural significance the album had at the time and still has today.
@ajohndaeal-asad6731
Жыл бұрын
wow I didn’t know that
@jig556
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the primary source man
@looplop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sourcing that!
@Noah73827
Ай бұрын
Lol pretty ironic considering the subject matter
@isaiahromero9861
21 күн бұрын
Seems performative tbh
This line inspired me. "There's a store, but don't point, walk inside, case the joint" - Eazy E
@NamesAreOverated
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean by that?🤨
@callmeishmael5742
Жыл бұрын
What
@gieldeeben7613
9 ай бұрын
One man behind the counter another in the back.
@BasedRichardNixon
6 ай бұрын
“Go in broke, come out with cash”
Mr. Beat doesnt look like the guy you would think would cover N.W.A, but boy are we lucky he did. One of my favorite groups. I think anyone who's ever felt like they didn't go along with the status Quo could relate with N.W.A
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I liked Dr. Dre's solo stuff before I got into NWA, and no doubt I was shocked, but something about the appeal of a group that shouts out against corrupt systems :)
@seandawson5899
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson I love that you have a diverse taste in most of the things you talk about on youtube. It makes your videos way better. Mr. Beat for Senator!
@shonenjumpmagneto
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson bro i am shocked hy this channel & video. The style/theme was familiar then the voice resonated & i was shocked. Genuinely.
@zerdocc
Жыл бұрын
He's really passionate about music. Great stuff Mr. Beat.
@sovietfirestorm9086-archived-
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson goddammit mr beat you are and have been for years my favorite person even before i subscribed and you just keep getting more awesome every video
Turning adversity into success is what I take out of this story of NWA. My mom grew up in LA in the 80s and said it was the first time she felt the city was depicted truthfully in music. She raised me on it and it helped me expand my music taste into so many genres. Definitely need to cover Wu-Tang Clan or Tribe Called Quest next, Mr Beat
@noobidiot4628
Жыл бұрын
W mom
@only.built4cubanlinx
Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with those two picks, Wu-Tang and Quest are awesome.
If you wanna make a really long one or a several part long one, do the Wu Tang Clan Not only do they have lots of group albums to begin with but almost all of their members have big solo projects and collabs with other non-group members which would be fun to cover
@joshsidhu543
Жыл бұрын
That doesn’t matter
@ThrE3-GeS
Жыл бұрын
Fucc that east coast bull shit
@DCT876
Жыл бұрын
Wu tang 4eva
@bigpoppa9451
Жыл бұрын
@@joshsidhu543 yes it does
@joshsidhu543
Жыл бұрын
@@bigpoppa9451 not really cause NWA has a lot of other more legendary solo albums.
MC Ren has always been under rated
@swagbitch2059
6 ай бұрын
Truth
And today is the day I found out Mr Beat has a second channel where he discusses my favorite topic: music. :) I’m a happy guy rn. Have a great day Mr Beat, thanks for kicking ass and spreading knowledge!
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Max! Yeah, I don't promote this channel as much, but I'm so glad you found it. :)
Saw NWA live in Cincinnati in 1989. One of the best concerts ever.
early NWA and the Posse had a lot of early dance/Electronica influence too, a lot of the early production techniques originated with dance DJs before rappers took on their own production styles. songs like Panic Zone highlight this early Electronica influence bigtime. Other early groups like Afrikaa Bambaataa had the same Electronica style too
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing this up!
@skylervalentinetoglia
4 ай бұрын
@@mattbeatgoesondo insane clown posse pls
I'm a huge fan, I have an NWA t-shirt and a poster in my room. They were pioneers man
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Definitely
@skylervalentinetoglia
4 ай бұрын
@@mattbeatgoesoncypress hill pls
Appreciate the closed captions, mr beat. Not a lot of KZreadrs do them but they come in clutch sometimes and watching this video was exactly one of those moments where they’re needed
I remember NWA being something that you often saw in metalheads tape collections. Not usually people that were into hair metal but people who were into thrash, death, and traditional metal. I'm guessing it's because of their hard sound
@corvettefever360
Жыл бұрын
Yep! I grew up in the hood, from Brooklyn & Strong Island Long Island, NY. I'm white/Latino mix, & was in the middle of that in the hood, & being a metal head, fuckin with Slayer, Sepultura, Obituary, etc etc but definitely had NWA, KRS ONE, Ice -T etc etc And yes alot of metal heads from whiter areas listened to these also because it was hard-core like the metal. And believe in or not, while not to the same degree, there were & are many white kids , people who go thru the same crazy shit in the hood. Know that struggle too. Ironically tho, I knew alot of Black & Latino kids from the hood fuckin with that death metal too for similar reasons.
@user-ol7bt4wp1j
Жыл бұрын
Honestly I’ve only been a metalhead for a year now and i can confirm that N.W.A actually is fucking amazing I think the stylistic similarity to ICE-T is also what made metalheads really like them cause of ice being kinda one of the first bridges between rap and rock so the 2 gangsta og’s definitely were a must for Metalheads.
@coolpool4191
6 ай бұрын
Yeah metal is my favorite genre but man rap/hip-hop hits the spot
@PinkyJujubean
6 ай бұрын
@@user-ol7bt4wp1j can confirm the Ice T connection. I'm 47 and a lifelong metal head. The first time I smoked weed we listened to Ice T. Body Count plus his rap albums were always found in people's collections. Ice T also had a connection to punk due to his friendships with people like Jello Biafra. Hip hop runs deep
I love your coverage on different types of genres! You should do Black Sabbath or focus on Ozzy next. I do wonder though, how do you find your information and string it so well together? I want to do self projects similar to this to learn more about music history
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
I always corroborate and try to read at least one book for every artist. In other words, I don't just rely on the Wikipedia article. For every video I release, I put my sources in the description. Thank you for the kind words. When you start making videos, send me them so I can offer feedback. The only way to get good at this is to just start making them.
@MichaelTurner856
Жыл бұрын
I subscribed to you and I will be waiting!
i never knew Mr. Beat had this other channel and im already in love with it
I love these brief history videos...very well done and I love the commentary as well... Hopefully one day I'll see a brief history of oasis...my favourite band
I love the concept of your videos and how you cover different musicians.
I had no idea Mr Beat had another channel, this is some very welcome news for my free time!
its always a good day when you post a new video on this channel :D
I lived through this living just on the other side of Santa Barbara. I bought the 💿 and cassette tapes like people bought a newspaper. They were the voice of Compton and we were all listening.
@MadDragon75
Жыл бұрын
Looking at Bill Cosby and Ice Cube, us as kids young teens were told by our parents that one of them we're going to be in Disney movies and the other one was going to be in prison. They had NO IDEA!!
I literally laughed out loud at the "well I'm a white dude from Kansas so I'll just let you read it..." 😆😆😆
eazy is literally a business man yo
wow I didnt expect an NWA video from you but I'm glad you made one because they're great
Perfect Timing! Was just watching straight outta compton for the first time recently, great video by the way. You should consider metallica next, they truly revolutionized metal in the 80's by essentially creating trash metal. Not to mention they have a long and interesting history that would fit great in this series. Anyways keep up the good work, I appreciate the research you do for these videos!
@jaska138
Жыл бұрын
Metallica didnt create thrash metal? :D
@shonenjumpmagneto
Жыл бұрын
I have seen 'Straight Outta Compton' (2015) 15X between The Theatrical & Extended Cuts. I own the Blu-Ray. I fucking cherish it. It's one of my favorite films of all time.
@shonenjumpmagneto
Жыл бұрын
@@jaska138 who did then? Genuinely asking.
@jaska138
Жыл бұрын
@@shonenjumpmagneto I dont think there is a Single Band that invented it so thats hard question to answer check wikipedia or something. All i can say Metallica and Megadeth both took huge inspiration from band called Diamond Head.
@abkbofficial
Жыл бұрын
@@jaska138 yeah, they had lots of influences over in Britain but there wasn't a band out there at that time that had such a defined trash metal sound. Diamond head and motorhead were close but I wouldn't call them trash metal. Kill Em All was the pioneering trash album and Master of Puppets was the definitive trash metal album at the time it came out.
Great video! Please do one on A Tribe Called Quest
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Oh certainly. They are legends as well.
@pat6429
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson Were you trying to sound as white as possible with that response?
@MithrandilPlays
Жыл бұрын
YES
"Well... I'm a white dude from Kansas so I'll just let you read it" -The Beat Goes On, 2022
Mr.Beat I had no idea you had this channel, my day is made
Been waiting on this one
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully it met your expectations
@PXCKENT
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson blew them out of the water. Taught me a whole lot the movie didn’t thank you
The Rolling Stones! Looking forward to it!
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Eventually yes
This is the video I've been waiting for
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully it met your expectations
@mishaaldar8434
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson 100%❤️
Awesome group! R.I.P. Eazy-E. Please do the O’Jays next.
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
He died way too young :(
I’d love to see one on The Beach Boys or David Bowie
My favorite group of all time! Full of their merch, love them!
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome
@DC2_Danny
Жыл бұрын
They really are the greatest music artists ever
Jerry heller suing straight outta Compton has to be the funniest thing I’ve seen today, I never knew he did that! 😂
Omg did I heard in outro the same piano clip like half in the bag. Nice great video by the way :D
This is my first time finding your 2nd channel & I had no idea you fucked with G-Rap. I love what you do man! Keep it up!
It would be cool to see you going through the process of learning the history of members and bands especially to see your process for choosing bands
I remember Ice Cube saying that the DOC was basically the 6th member of NWA. His lyric contributions were a main factor to their success as well. And his album No One Can Do It Better still hits hard. It does not sound like something from 1989 but way more recent
Im obsessed with this channel
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ONE ABOUT N.W.A. 🔥🔥🔥💯💯😈😈 GREAT VIDEO
Nice video!
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Liam!
Love these videos, you should do metallica next! keep it up brother
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
i love this guy's videos so much
Great group RIP Eazy E
Nice! Would love to see a video on Jay Z or Wu Tang! Fugees and Lauren Hill would also make for great artists to cover!
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestions!
UR a LEGEND keep educating us
Great recap.
You should totally do AC/DC next! While yes the music has its criticism I believe the band’s history is super fascinating
Now we’re talking 👏🏾!
Now we need a Wu-Tang Clan video. The Wu-Tang Clan is the type of rap group that I feel Mr. Beat could do wonders with for a video. If not them, A Tribe Called Quest is definitely something I would love to see. Especially The Roots, they have a very interesting history.
I know I keep requesting people, but what about doing a vid on Dio. I just feel as if his vocals and choreography kinda defined the metal genre as we know it. And if you don’t wanna do him or my other requests that’s perfectly alright. Glad you’re making the content you like! But if I can ask, what certain attributes does a musician or band need to have in order for you to want to make a vid on them? Thanks for the great content, I hope your career thrives into something ery nice!
Man I missed your uploads
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Well thanks for being here early!
I really like your videos and I would like to see a history of Van Halen if that could be possible, that would be really nice
Yooooo gonna be a great video love nwa
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
YAS
Would love to see a video on Blink-182 or Steely Dan.
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Right on
Never expected the man to touch on N.W.A., but he did. I genuinely want to see you do a video on U2 or Linkin Park.
Why does it feel like I’m watching fnaf lore
Woah, is this Mr.Beat? YOU HAVE A SECOND CHANNEL?!?
Great video.
Beat man you’re hilarious. Good video!
Great explanation and history for the best world’s most dangerous group N. W. A. They are irreplaceable
Man we need more of this
Mr. Beat, you should definitely do a brief history of 2 Live Crew. They were infamous for their controversial 1989 album, As Nasty as They Wanna Be.
How am I just now finding this channel
You should make a video about Beethoven. His story is inspiring and worth telling.
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Unironically heck yeah
@worshipkyama9566
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson yes please do,and the stones,oh please do the stones 😥😥
Mr beat I didn’t know you do this
NWA's music wasn't what i loved growing up. It was music tha I had to grow up to love.
Ever heard of the sundays mr beat? I’ve never heard a voice as beautiful as Harriet wheeler’s
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE The Sundays. I regularly listen to them believe it or not
@njb1126
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson I’m very excited to hear that. Not many of friends listen to them but they’re my favorite band. Look up this article “searching for the sundays” by David obuchowski. He wanted to interview David and Harriet but decided not to.
This was amazing as usual next u should do Jimi Hendrix
mr beat your street cred just keep going up and up and up
Also, I’d love to see you cover Public Enemy!
This videos gonna get a million if not millions of views 👍
you are a man of many genres
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
I try 😁
Mr beat. Please please please do a brief history of 2 live crew, not only was N.W.A an impactful and I guess controversial rap group, but imo they were the ones that was mostly responsible for the parental advisory explicit content sticker to be on albums
Love ur videos 👌
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Ethan!
Hey, Mr. Beat. How about you do a brief history of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in a future video?
I was thrown off in the beginning I didn’t realize Mr.Beat ran this channel
Ren's pen was highlighted on Easy E album just as much as Cube's if not more.....yall need to put respect on his pen game
Do one one Elvis please!! I would love to see that
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Heck yes
We really need one on MF DOOM and Madlib
I would really love to see a video about The Doors. :)
Great video! Love N.W.A. ♥💖💕
Best one yet
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Mc Ren and The DOC actually wrote most of Eazy E debut album
My fav song of them is just don’t bite if u listen u a legend
Yo tks so much for this,I Love nwa and easy-e
Hey, Mr. Beat. Can you please do a video on the brief history of the Wu-Tang Clan?
Omg I didn't know mr beat had this account
A history teacher teaching us the history of NWA rap group
Yes.
eazy had such a unique voice man he was so cool
Eazy-E didn’t want to be a rapper, he just wanted to start a label and be the “producer”.
please do a video on the band rush !
After watching NWA it immediately occurred to me that you should do Fleetwood Mac. Just the way my brain works, I guess.
My mom cried when she heard of eazy es death She still loves and listens to eazy e
I remember when my cousin went to LA, and he met Eazy at a record store
I always was wondering if you’d ever make a video on them. Nice job although partially inaccurate still good
@mattbeatgoeson
Жыл бұрын
Please correct me so I can add it to the pinned comment
@doomguy6636
Жыл бұрын
@@mattbeatgoeson alright, also sorry to sound picky. Anyways Eric (Eazy-E), didn’t exactly want to become a rapper as much as he was convinced, I think it’s also important to mention Antoine (DJ Yella) was too (Like Dre) from The World Class Wreckin’. The song “Fuck Tha Police” was mainly inspired by Eric and Dre getting in trouble with police for shooting paint ball guns at them if I remember correctly, although I’m not sure whether the events in the movie that led to “Fuck Tha Police” are accurate. The song “Gangsta Gangsta” wasn’t meant to brag about doing drive-bys or anything as much as rap about what would go on around them, (according to Ice Cube at least Eric (Eazy-E), didn’t exactly want to become a rapper as much as he was convinced, I think it’s also important to mention Antoine (DJ Yella) was also (Like Dre) from The World Class Wreckin’. The song “Fuck Tha Police” was also inspired by Eric and Dre getting in trouble with police for shooting paint ball guns at them if I remember correctly, although I’m not sure whether the events in the movie that led to “Fuck Tha Police” are accurate. The song “Gangsta Gangsta” wasn’t meant to brag about doing drive-bys or anything as much as rap about what would go on around them (according to Ice Cube at least), therefor why the group called it “reality rap” instead of “gangsta rap”. I’m also not sure they meant to encourage violence, or at least that wasn’t the motive. Kim (Arabian Prince) also left for similar reasons to why O’Shea (Ice Cube) left. Tracy (The D.O.C) and Lorenzo (MC Ren) then became the only writers and wrote all of 100 Miles and Runnin and Efil4zaggin (Dre and Eazy didn’t write their lyrics). I’m also not sure they meant to encourage violence, or at least that wasn’t the motive. Kim (Arabian Prince) also left for similar reasons to why O’Shea (Ice Cube) left. Tracy (The D.O.C) and Lorenzo (MC Ren) then became the only writers and wrote all of 100 Miles and Runnin and Efil4zaggin (Dre and Eazy didn’t write their lyrics). Sorry this wasn’t written together to well. You still did a pretty great job on the video overall and I look forward to your future videos.
4:01 Why Didn't Yous Say That The D.O.C Was A New Member
I love NWA I’m glad u did some history on it. But this sounds funny the way u did it. 😂