Monday 18 July 2011

Second Cultural Reference in 'She'

This screenshot is taken from N.W.A's 1988 single 'Straight Outta Compton', it features an armed policeman pointing his gun towards the Gangster-Rap group. N.W.A are a very popular Hip-Hop force, especially amongst LA where their music helped build the foundations for West Coast Hip-Hop during the 80's and early 90's. They also grew a reputation for rebellion against the police department, songs such as this one and 'Fuck Tha Police' expressed their disrespect.

This almost identical image is a screenshot taken from 'She', it shows another policeman in similar attire as the previous image with a gun pointed towards the artist; Tyler, The Creator of OFWGKTA. The police were stereotyped by N.W.A as racist white males, like the policeman used in 'She'. Twenty years after N.W.A's reign, the same attitude towards police is used by modern day LA group OFWGKTA. The reference to the original West Coast Hip-Hop group is evident.

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