Six Degrees of NWA
NWA is regarded as the pioneer of gangsta rap, a subgenre of hip hop music. Having grown up around gang violence and drug trades, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince, MC Ren and DJ Yella rap about America’s nasty realities and give no apologies for the strong social commentary in their lyrics. The movie Straight Outta Compton show the rise and setbacks of NWA. The mind map below gives an overview of NWA’s connection to new rappers like Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Eminem and 50-Cent. See also Tupac Shakur: Life by the Numbers and Eminem: Old School vs New School
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