Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren of N.W.A reunited for the first time in 26 years to perform last night at the BET Experience in Los Angeles. While Dr. Dre was not on hand for the performance, Snoop Dogg came out to help out with the rap group's iconic 1988 single "F*ck Tha Police" -- a song whose overall message still remains relevant today with a troubling prevalence of police brutality against minorities in the United States.
The group kicked things off with the rowdy single as Ice Cube drove a LAPD cop car out onto the stage and proceeded to rap alongside his N.W.A running mates and Snoop Dogg. They used updated visuals of various scenes of police brutality over the past few years including the case of Walter Scott (who was shot running away from a police officer in South Carolina), Ferguson, the heavy police response fo the recent pool party in McKinney, Texas and various stills from Black Lives Matter protests.
Video has surfaced of their performance of "F*ck The Police," which you can view below via Spin. See the full tracklist for the performance as well.
"Check Yo' Self"
"You Can Do It"
"Chin Check"
"8 Ball"
"Straight Outta Compton"
"F*ck tha Police"
"It Was a Good Day"
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Snoop Dogg are among the rappers who were also on the bill next to N.W.A. at the BET Experience last night at the Staples Center.
The performance was done to promote N.W.A.'s upcoming biopic Straight Outta Compton, which hits theaters on August 14. The quality and well-thought out film has generated a lot of positive buzz so far.
