Under The Influence

Gotta love this. Wicked (excuse the pun) beats, politically infused lyrics and buckets of attitude. That is, after all, what hip-hop is all about.

It shows that it was predominantly written during the L.A. Riots - check out We Had To Tear This Shit Up for an example of the police hate that that was going on at the time. Read up on Rodney King if you want to understand why. It Was A Good Day sounds just like a 2Pac track - more positive but only to hit home the message that things are pretty screwed in the ghetto.

Great (funky) samples - damn, what is that bassline in Dirty Mack? I hate it when I know I know a track but just can't think of what it is.

History and hip-hop lessons abound.