Niggaz4Life
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| Studio album by N.W.A | ||||||||||
| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||||||||
| Studio | Audio Achievements, Torrance, California |
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| Genre | West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 55:35 | |||||||||
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| Producer | Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, Eazy-E (exec.), | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | C− |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10 |
| Los Angeles Times |  |
| RapReviews | 9/10 |
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| Washington Post | (favorable) |
Niggaz4Life (also known as EFIL4ZAGGIN or Efil4zaggin) is the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A, released in 1991. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter The D.O.C. to form Death Row Records; the album features only four members of the original line-up, as Ice Cube had already left the group in 1989. Niggaz4Life debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling over 954,000 copies in the first week, but in its second week peaked at #1.
In 1992, several months after the release of the album, N.W.A released a video entitled Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video, which chronicled the making of the album and its three music videos, "Alwayz into Somethin'", "Appetite for Destruction" and "Approach to Danger".
In 2002, the CD was re-released in two formats. Both had the EP 100 Miles and Runnin' appended to the end of the original track listing, but one was available with a DVD copy of Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video.
In comparison to its predecessor, the album was also heavier on misogyny, for which it became notorious. The songs on the album's second half featured more profanity, sexist themes, and references to various sexual acts, provoking the ire of the PMRC,liberal and conservative politicians, and civil rights activist C. Delores Tucker.
The album debuted number 2 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart, selling over 954,000 copies. The second week it climbed up to number 1, making it the first hardcore rap album ever to do so. As of 1991 the album has sold 2.1 million copies in the US alone.
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