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Experience the stunning rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A. and how
they put their stamp on pop culture, black culture, and hip-hop
music forever in this "incredibly vivid look at one of music's most
iconic groups" (Associated Press). In 1986, a group was formed that
would establish the foundation of gangsta rap and push the genre
forward, electrifying fans with their visceral and profane lyrics
that glorified the dark ways of street life and brazenly challenged
the police system. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella
caused a seismic shift in hip-hop when they decided to form N.W.A
in 1986. With their hard-core image, bombastic sound, and lyrics
that were equal parts poetic, lascivious, conscious, and downright
in-your-face, N.W.A spoke the truth about life on the streets of
Compton, California--then a hotbed of poverty, drugs, gangs, and
unemployment. Going beyond the story portrayed in the 2015
blockbuster movie Straight Outta Compton, through firsthand
interviews, extensive research, and top-notch storytelling, Los
Angeles Times music reporter Gerrick Kennedy transports you back in
time and offers a front-row seat to N.W.A's early days and the
drama and controversy that followed the incendiary group as they
rose to become multiplatinum artists. Kennedy leaves nothing off
the table in his pursuit of the full story behind the group's most
pivotal moments, such as Ice Cube's decision to go solo after their
debut studio album became a smash hit; their battle with the FBI
over inflammatory lyrics; incidents of physical assault; Dr. Dre's
departure from the group to form Death Row Records with Suge
Knight; their impact on the 1992 L.A. riots; Eazy-E's battle with
AIDS; and much more. A bold, riveting, "non-stop, can't-put-it-down
ride" (Library Journal), Parental Discretion Is Advised unveils the
true and astonishing history of one of the most transcendent and
controversial musical groups of the 1980s and 1990s.
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