Title: A Must-Have for Fans of Gangsta Rap
Product review: In the historical context of hip-hop, N.W.A. should be as celebrated as Run-DMC, the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5. Where the latter's "The Message" was the first cut to speak to its unintended audience (suburban white kids) about what they didn't see on television regarding urban life, N.W.A. pioneered a prideful disdain of the establishment, and of urban dwellers to simply "accept" the caste system in which they lived. The most significant track, "(...)Tha Police", was never as honored as "The Message", but was just as poignant. I only wish they had included more bona-fide hits, but otherwise a good buy. "California Love" is a good add, as is "Steady Mobbin", but where's "EZ Duz It"? The exclusions are what forces me to rate this as less than a '5', but I still highly recommend this 2-CD package.
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