How N.W.A. Changed Music
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- 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...
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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.
Which rap group would you like for me to cover for this series next?
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
The BEE GEES
@@brandonayong5823 Great suggestion. I'm a big Eminem fan and need to re-watch 8 Mile anyway.
@@nathanielcruz8872 Uhhh RAP group? :)
@@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.
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Ironic ain’t it
The drug game is ruff. I do not recommend unless I must recommend. Quick fix to many things lol. I kid.
Wish u actually knew everything
@@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.
wow I didn’t know that
Thanks for the primary source man
Thanks for sourcing that!
Lol pretty ironic considering the subject matter
Seems performative tbh
This line inspired me.
"There's a store, but don't point, walk inside, case the joint" - Eazy E
What do you mean by that?🤨
What
One man behind the counter another in the back.
“Go in broke, come out with cash”
the line is better
Felt on the big fat fanny
Pulled out the jammy and killed the punani
-ice cube
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
That doesn’t matter
Fucc that east coast bull shit
Wu tang 4eva
@@joshsidhu543 yes it does
@@bigpoppa9451 not really cause NWA has a lot of other more legendary solo albums.
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
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 :)
@@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!
@@mattbeatgoeson bro i am shocked hy this channel & video. The style/theme was familiar then the voice resonated & i was shocked. Genuinely.
He's really passionate about music. Great stuff Mr. Beat.
@@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
W mom
I completely agree with those two picks, Wu-Tang and Quest are awesome.
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
Thanks for bringing this up!
@@mattbeatgoesondo insane clown posse pls
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!
Thanks Max! Yeah, I don't promote this channel as much, but I'm so glad you found it. :)
MC Ren has always been under rated
Truth
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
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.
I subscribed to you and I will be waiting!
I'm a huge fan, I have an NWA t-shirt and a poster in my room. They were pioneers man
Definitely
@@mattbeatgoesoncypress hill pls
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
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.
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.
Yeah metal is my favorite genre but man rap/hip-hop hits the spot
@@LordBackuro 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
Easy wasn't a Rapper...Matter of Fact, they had to convince him to actually do the lyrics for Boys In The Hood....Learn the TRUE Story of NWA...Dre and Yella were both in the Wrecking Crew...Dude has the Story a bit Twisted...(Talking about Lyrics, he NEVER mentions "Dont Matter Just Dont Bite It")..!!!
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!
Metallica didnt create thrash metal? :D
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.
@@jaska138 who did then? Genuinely asking.
@@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.
@@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.
Saw NWA live in Cincinnati in 1989. One of the best concerts ever.
This story not completely accurate just an fyi
"Well... I'm a white dude from Kansas so I'll just let you read it" -The Beat Goes On, 2022
I literally laughed out loud at the "well I'm a white dude from Kansas so I'll just let you read it..." 😆😆😆
Great video! Please do one on A Tribe Called Quest
Oh certainly. They are legends as well.
@@mattbeatgoeson Were you trying to sound as white as possible with that response?
YES
ice cube left the group.. nd then destroyed them in the beef cause his songs were wayyy better😂😂
Appreciate the closed captions, mr beat. Not a lot of TH-camrs do them but they come in clutch sometimes and watching this video was exactly one of those moments where they’re needed
The Movie doesnt explain it like this at all lol
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!
Great suggestions!
Love these videos, you should do metallica next! keep it up brother
I appreciate that!
Awesome group!
R.I.P. Eazy-E.
Please do the O’Jays next.
He died way too young :(
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’d love to see one on The Beach Boys or David Bowie
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.
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!!
The Rolling Stones! Looking forward to it!
Eventually yes
Great group
RIP Eazy E
I love the concept of your videos and how you cover different musicians.
I love the National Wrestling Alliance!
heh heh
You must do your research because Ice T out 6 in the morning before NWA was on set, gangsta rap is what rap was created for it's always been gangsta since the beginning.
Did you know Eazy was being extorted by the jdl right before he died it’s all in his fbi files.
Nice video!
Thanks Liam!
You should make a video about Beethoven. His story is inspiring and worth telling.
Unironically heck yeah
@@mattbeatgoeson yes please do,and the stones,oh please do the stones 😥😥
eazy is literally a business man yo
Do one one Elvis please!! I would love to see that
Heck yes
Why does it feel like I’m watching fnaf lore
NWA's music wasn't what i loved growing up. It was music tha I had to grow up to love.
Would love to see a video on Blink-182 or Steely Dan.
Right on
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
Nice video!!👍 ..Only, you got a couple critical facts WRONG. RunDMC was the first rap group to go mainstream and crossover into white society. In fact, RunDMC was the very first rap group to be played on MTV, when MTV had previously discriminated against African-American music and refused to play rap. NWA came **YEARS** AFTER RunDMC. However, NWA were still pioneers. NWA was the first rap group to introduce VIOLENCE, VULGARITY, and PROFANITY to mainstream audiences. So they were still a huge influence to the music world.
4:01 Why Didn't Yous Say That The D.O.C Was A New Member
Yooooo gonna be a great video love nwa
YAS
You should totally do AC/DC next! While yes the music has its criticism I believe the band’s history is super fascinating
bro aint no way its mr beat
Mr beat when from comparing states and state rivalries to talking about the fuckin Beatles and n.w.a
My favorite group of all time!
Full of their merch, love them!
That's awesome
They really are the greatest music artists ever
i never knew Mr. Beat had this other channel and im already in love with it
Easy E was the only real like gangster out of all of them. Ice Cube talked the talk the loudest but he was as fake as they come,fact.
Do the brief history of Metallica
Heck yeah
Hey, Mr. Beat. How about you do a brief history of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in a future video?
Do one for oasis
Eventually yes
perhaps the Wu-Tang Clan next? considered by some to be the east coast equivalent of nwa
“I’m a white dude from Kansas. So, I’ll let you read it.” 😂😂😂
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.
Ever heard of the sundays mr beat? I’ve never heard a voice as beautiful as Harriet wheeler’s
I LOVE The Sundays. I regularly listen to them believe it or not
@@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.
I had no idea Mr Beat had another channel, this is some very welcome news for my free time!
Do the the white stripes please ❤
Early 😎
Thanks for being here early :)
its always a good day when you post a new video on this channel :D
common mr beat W, for a second i thought u forgot about dre.
Never forget about Dre lol and thank you
Eazy-E didn’t want to be a rapper, he just wanted to start a label and be the “producer”.
this is quite literally the worse “history of” videos I’ve ever seen. such a condescending tone and constant talking down about the history of NWA.
This is the video I've been waiting for
Hopefully it met your expectations
@@mattbeatgoeson 100%❤️
I’m not gonna say it because I’m a white dude from kanas😂😂😂😂😂😂 but actually I’m black
This may be a bit off. Story says Eazy didnt want to do vocals. He was talkked intondoing Boys n the hood.
Mc Ren and The DOC actually wrote most of Eazy E debut album
After watching NWA it immediately occurred to me that you should do Fleetwood Mac. Just the way my brain works, I guess.
My fave song is 🖕🏿the police and next i want you to do Gwa (grand theft auto wit attitude
The beginning of the end for many black comunities. This band made so much damage to black americans.
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
These guys should never form it’s Ararat hard rap from 90s gangsta stuff to trap
Do the Jackson five plz ❤️
Jesus loves you and he is coming back soon so repent and spread the word of God
Omg wait THIS IS MR.BEAT???
Heck yeah
@@mattbeatgoeson woah, you need to promote this channel more lol I just discovered it and thought it would have been some random channel lol but this was a really good video! 👍
Hey, Mr. Beat. Can you please do a video on the brief history of the Wu-Tang Clan?
wow I didnt expect an NWA video from you but I'm glad you made one because they're great
We really need one on MF DOOM and Madlib
Bro sound like Lester explaining the heist🤣🤣🤣
NWA was only good with cube writing all their shit
I WANT YOU TO DO PEARL JAM AND MOTHER LOVE BONE AND STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
micheal jackson
My mom cried when she heard of eazy es death
She still loves and listens to eazy e
Mr. Beat!? WTF!?
You don't know shyt about Eazy E or NWA.
beastie boys was before n.w.a there are articles of how ice thanked the beastie boys for bringing their style into bigger places
Small detail that you got wrong. Ice cube didn’t start the beef with the rest of the members of nwa because he was demanding more money. He left because he felt like he wasn’t getting payed enough but ice cube felt like he was leaving on great terms with the rest of the members so it caught him off guard when he heard a slight at him on 100 miles and running. They’re all on great terms now that they’re older but I can see why he felt disrespected out of nowhere at the time.
You should make a video about Kanye West
I never knew this was F**kin Mr.Beat lol
The timeline on this video is way out of sync, N.W.A was already formed before Easy met Jerry.
Eazy met them but didn't officially form the group until after Jerry
Could You please do history of The Rolling Stones?
Should definitely make one about eminem
I always was wondering if you’d ever make a video on them. Nice job although partially inaccurate still good
Please correct me so I can add it to the pinned comment
@@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.
Now we’re talking 👏🏾!
I know it’s not a band, but it is an old school gangster rapper, Tupac Amaru Shakur
Now do the continuation "A Brief History of Death Row Records"
To me that's the next step of RAP after NWA, and most of the old schools rappers are kind of in the same "family tree" of RAP.
NWA - Eazy-E, Ice Cube & Dr.Dre
DeathRowRecords - Dr.Dre, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem
Then Eminem kind of helped 50 Cent in the begging if I'm not wrong.
I love NWA I’m glad u did some history on it. But this sounds funny the way u did it. 😂
Its very accurate.