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View The Compton posse is well suited to this sort of foulmouthed sing-along. Meticulous about nothing, the group rides one beat until the song runs out, lets whoever is ready with a rhyme jump in and keeps the subjects simple: violent incidents on the first half of the album, bitches, bitches, bitches on the second. While the musical styles can be inspired – they vary from an ominous, Public Enemy-style siren to quick-lipped Jamaican patter and R&B howling – the lyrics about life on the street feel like mere exhaust fumes from that big motor, Straight Outta Compton. The loosest stuff on the record, when the band members sloppily rant, is also the most difficult to follow; the rest is so hateful toward women, and in such a pathetic and sleazy manner, that it's simply tiresome. For N.W.A, making Niggaz4life may have been something of a party – but not one at which everyone would feel welcome.
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- Prelude
- Real N*gg*z Don't die
- N*gg*z 4 Life
- Protest
- Appetite For Destruction
- Don't Drink That Wine
- Alwayz Into Somethin'
- Message To B.A
- Real N*gg*z
- To Kill A Hooker
- One Less Bitch
- Findum, F___um & Flee
- Automobile
- She Swallowed It
- i'd Rather F_ck You
- Approach To Danger
- 1-900-2-Compton
- The Dayz Of Wayback
- 100 Miles And Runnin'
- Just Don't Bite It
- Sa Prize Part 2
- Kamurshol
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No Screen Name writes:
While Straight Outta Compton showcased ferocious
lyrical brutality, Niggaz4life improved on the music. Still lyrically controversial, the album contains classic pre-Chronic production from the Doctor.
Dre also steps up to take Ice Cube's vacant spot, sounding authoritative and in charge. MC Ren comes in second, while Eazy-E still wants to fuck like crazy (live by the gun....)
Lyrically, The D.O.C. writes some of his best work. The man behind the scenes provides his brand of street knowledge, taking Niggaz4life down a darker path than Straight Outta Compton.
The music is blended perfectly, one track flows right into the next. The beginning of the album bum rushes you with violent overtones, while the second half does come off a bit sloppy with sexual subjects. Regardless, N.W.A sounds like they had fun making this album.
Sep 30, 2007 09:30:58
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