F*** tha Police

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"F*** tha Police" is a landmark 1988 protest song by N.W.A that fiercely condemns police brutality and racial profiling, becoming one of the most controversial and influential tracks in hip-hop history.

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Fuck tha Police 2
F*** tha Police canonical 1
song Fuck tha Police 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Straight Outta Compton
artist N.W.A
associatedWith Compton, California
associatedWithMovement anti-police brutality movement
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes Los Angeles Police Department
law enforcement practices in the United States
describedAs controversial
influential
landmark hip hop track
featuresVocalist Eazy-E
Ice Cube
MC Ren
genre gangsta rap
political hip hop
hasCensorshipHistory opposed by law enforcement organizations
subject to radio bans
hasChorus repeating phrase "Fuck the police"
hasLength approximately 5 minutes
hasNarrativeForm courtroom drama
includedIn lists of greatest hip hop songs
influenced later protest rap songs
political hip hop artists
label Priority Records
Ruthless Records
language English
mediaType audio recording
notableFor explicit criticism of police
impact on debates about free speech in music
role in defining gangsta rap
originallyReleasedOnFormat cassette tape
vinyl record
partOf Straight Outta Compton
performer N.W.A
producer DJ Yella
Dr. Dre
recordedIn 1988
releaseYear 1988
theme abuse of power
police brutality
racial profiling
systemic racism
writer Ice Cube
MC Ren
The D.O.C.

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N.W.A notableSong F*** tha Police
Straight Outta Compton hasPart Fuck tha Police
linked to: F*** tha Police
Niggaz With Attitude notableSong Fuck tha Police
linked to: F*** tha Police
Niggaz With Attitude controversialFor song Fuck tha Police
linked to: F*** tha Police