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The FBI Agent Who Hunted N.W.A

HIP-HOP HISTORY

In the late ’80s, the bureau targeted the hip-hop group for their incendiary anthem ‘Fuck tha Police,’ and transformed the rappers into First Amendment crusaders.

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“Fuck tha Police” has a rich political history.

Over the decades, the phrase itself has been appropriated by protesters and rioters around the world, including those in Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Ferguson (“Did the protesters use the term ‘Fuck the police?’” Ferguson’s prosecutor actually once

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