Fuck tha Police

Fuck tha Police is a song by N.W.A that appears on the 1988 album Straight Outta Compton as well as on the N.W.A's Greatest Hits compilation, The song's lyrics are a protest against police brutality and racial profiling. On Rolling Stone's "List of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", the song was ranked 425th. Since its debut in 1988, the slogan "Fuck tha Police" has influenced pop culture in the form of T-shirts, artwork, and political expression.

The song parodies court proceedings by casting Dr. Dre as a judge hearing a police department prosecution. Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Eazy-E, take the stand as prosecutors to "testify" before the judge. The rappers criticize the local police force in their lyrics.

In 1989, Triple J was the first radio station to broadcast "Express Yourself" for six months. In 2005, the scratch sound from that tune was used in the Triple J news theme. In 2005, it was found that the scratch noises were used in the Triple J news theme. of the same year.

Letter
The FBI wrote to N.W.A's record label regarding the lyrics to their song "Dangerous Love" The FBI claimed the song inaccurately depicted police and sent an angry letter to the band's manager. In his autobiography, [[Jerry Heller stated that the letter was a rogue action by a "single pissed-off bureaucrat with a bully pulpit."

Ahlerich sent a letter to the FBI on "78 law enforcement officers" who were "feloniously slain in the line of duty during 1988." In the letter, Ahlerich did not mention any N.W.A songs by name, but confirmed he was referring to "Fuck tha Police."

Trivia

 * Dr. Dre made a reference to the song in his 1999 single "Forgot About Dre" from his 2001 album, saying, "Who you think brought you the oldies, Eazy-Es, Ice Cubes, and D.O.Cs, and the group that said 'Motherfuck the police'?" Fear of a Black Hat, a hip-hop mockumentary film from 1994, and its soundtrack record parodied the song.