The Beastie Boys

In class we listened to The Beastie Boys. They used more developed beats and there was much more going on in the background of they're songs, than in N.W.A's songs. They, along with N.W.A., had pretty good writing. They didn't curse very often either which was cool to hear. They got an edgy topic and edgy style of music by without cursing, which was much different than music by N.W.A. Prior to listening to The Beastie Boys in class, I had only heard "Fight For Your Right" and a few other songs of theirs. I liked their music.

N.W.A.

Last class, we listened to N.W.A This was the fiercest type of rap we've listened to thus far. The ton was much angrier than the earlier style of hip hop. It was also the edgiest. The members included Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and Dr. Dre. Dre did most of the writing for the group. The writing was very well written, even though they were cursing a lot. The beats were also really good. Over all, I liked what we listened to, even though I'm not a huge fan of rap.