In the early 80's Grandmaster Flash wrote a song called "The Message" which was about growing up in the ghetto. In 1988 NWA released its single "F*** the Police" which was a direct protest of the way young African-Americans living in Compton were treated by the police in Los Angeles. The song got at the fact that young minorities were arrested for crimes they did not commit. In the following year Public Enemy released "Fight the Power" which I will analyze later.
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