Niggaz4Life

Niggaz4Life
A crime scene of a homicide with the bodies covered with white sheets near the curb. The members of NWA are seen as ghosts above their respective bodies. The album's title "NIGGAZ4LIFE" is seen in a black rectangle and is horizontally mirrored.
Studio album by
N.W.A
ReleasedMay 28, 1991 (1991-05-28)
StudioAudio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre
Length55:35
Label
Producer
N.W.A chronology
100 Miles and Runnin'
(1990) 		Niggaz4Life
(1991) 		Greatest Hits
(1996)
Singles from Niggaz4Life
  1. "Alwayz into Somethin'"
    Released: April 15, 1991
  2. "Appetite for Destruction"
    Released: May 18, 1991
  3. "The Dayz of Wayback"
    Released: 1991

Niggaz4Life (also known as Efil4zaggin as per album cover art, stylized in all caps and horizontally mirrored) is the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A, released on May 28, 1991. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter and unofficial member of the group The D.O.C. who both left to form Death Row Records; the album features only four members of the original line-up, as Arabian Prince and Ice Cube had already left the group in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Niggaz4Life debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, but in its second week peaked at number 1.[2]

In 1992, several months after the release of the album, N.W.A released a video named 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,[3] liberal and conservative politicians, and civil rights activist C. Delores Tucker.[4]

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  2. ^ Cocks, J.; Donnelly, S.B. (July 1, 1991). "A nasty jolt for the top pops". TIME Magazine.
  3. ^ "Popular music restrictions in america in the late 1980s/early 90s (1991)". Ed Cox. June 9, 1990. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Gangsta Misogyny by Edward G. Armstrong - JCJPC, Volume 8, Issue 2". Albany.edu. April 19, 1998. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2016.