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N.W.A. Autographed Press Photograph
Record company
Priority Records, Inc.
Subject
Ice Cube
Visual image
Ice Cube
Subject
N.W.A.
Subject
Dr. Dre (West Coast)
Visual image
Dr. Dre (West Coast)
Subject
Yella
Visual image
Yella
Record company
Ruthless Records
Subject
M.C. Ren
Visual image
M.C. Ren
Subject
Eazy-E
Visual image
Eazy-E
Datec. 1988
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.94 × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.389.18
Text EntriesN.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes), is a west coast Hip-Hop group from Compton, California. Its members included Eazy-E (Eric Wright, b. 1964-1995), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, b. 1965), Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson, b. 1969), MC Ren (Lorenzo Patterson, b. 1969), and DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby, b. 1961). N.W.A was known for rapping about topics that had not yet been explored. The Hip-Hop group had popular, controversial music that included explicit references to gang life, drugs, sex, and dislike for the police due to racial violence and police brutality impacting Black lives in Los Angeles.
Black and white promotional portrait photo of NWA (L-R; DJ Yella, MC Ren [low squat], Eazy-E, and Dr. Dre) posing. Handwritten message in blue ink.
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