When rap group NWA released its song “Fuck the Police”, it was pressured by the FBI for inciting violence against the police. However, as Ice Cube notes in his interview with Billboard, the FBI’s concerns “didn't make [them] bite [their] tongue. It just made [them] stand up even more” (“N.W.A Reminisce About Tangling With the FBI”). Ultimately, the FBI only made NWA release harsher lyrics as the group tried to “stand up even more”. In other words, as NWA got attention for its violence, it felt the need to increase its violence. Naturally, this increase in violence spread across the genre, as other artists copied the blueprint of successful ones. Soon, “gangster rap” strife with drugs, guns, and sex became a major part of hip hop, and artists like Snoop Dogg and Tupac gained popularity through largely violent
When rap group NWA released its song “Fuck the Police”, it was pressured by the FBI for inciting violence against the police. However, as Ice Cube notes in his interview with Billboard, the FBI’s concerns “didn't make [them] bite [their] tongue. It just made [them] stand up even more” (“N.W.A Reminisce About Tangling With the FBI”). Ultimately, the FBI only made NWA release harsher lyrics as the group tried to “stand up even more”. In other words, as NWA got attention for its violence, it felt the need to increase its violence. Naturally, this increase in violence spread across the genre, as other artists copied the blueprint of successful ones. Soon, “gangster rap” strife with drugs, guns, and sex became a major part of hip hop, and artists like Snoop Dogg and Tupac gained popularity through largely violent