more into reality rap and street rap. ♪ the police coming straight from the underground ♪ >> the group nwa is the hottest most in your face of the gangsta-style rappers. one song blasts the police in the most obscene terms. >> and write the raps, right? and me and my boy hook up a good beat and feel goes good with the rap. boom. there it is. platinum records. >> and nwa at that point is the biggest hip hop band there is. >> first time i heard nwa, ice is okay. the rest is garbage. ♪ dre step to the door >> the east coast felt kind of like, well, we invented hip hop. you're not going to come in as the new kid and decide this is the thing. east coast is thing of hip-hop and always have a say where