"Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A.

Assigned Listening


Genre: Hip-hop


Instruments: turn tables, sound effects

Lyrics: Talk about the struggles of life in the inner city. It focuses on street violence, police brutality and weapons.

First Impression: very different than modern hip-hop (not easy to dance to)

Form:
0:00-1:21 Verse 1: every two lines rhyme last word, steady beat
1:22-1:28 Chorus: introduction to next rapper
1:29-2:36 Verse 2: same as verse 1 but a different rapper
2:37-2:51 Musial Break
2:52-3:51 Verse 3: same as verses 1&2 but a different rapper
3:52-END Musial Break

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