Problem With Authority
Defiant rap songs that fight the powers that be.
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Soulja Boy learned a very hard lesson this week. After rapping "f**k the troops" in a new single, "Let's Be Real," an online petition was put together by an army vet seeking to get SB's music banned from military bases. The star was forced to apologize for and clarify his offensive statement publicly. While we don't condone violence against authorities in any way, shape, form or fashion, we acknowledge that resistance to authority has been somewhat of a signature in hip hop. Here are some of the other rebellious anthems composed by unapologetic rappers that have put them in hot water as well.\r(Photo: Ben Rose/PictureGroup)\r\r
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N.W.A "F tha Police" - Cutting straight to the chase, N.W.A.'s 1998 track "F**k the Police" was one of the most blatant anti-authority anthems penned in hip hop. It also paved the way for many more anti-police tracks to follow. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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Ice-T "Cop Killer" - Delivered from the perspective of a civilian speaking out against police brutality, the 1992 song "Cop Killer" was written by Ice-T while he was still the leader of the thrash metal band Body Count. The song was so offensive it caught the attention of politicians President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Dan Qualye and Al Gore's wife,Tipper. (Photo: Dalle/Deluze Remy/Landov)
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Dead Prez "Police State" \r - Political rap duo Dead Prez chose to address excessive government involvement in economic, political and social affairs in America in the song "Police State" on their debut album Let's Get Free (2000). \r\r(Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)
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KRS-One "Sound of Da Police" - Taking a cue from N.W.A's "F the Police" released five years earlier, KRS-One's "Sound of Da Police" (1993) speaks out against institutionalized racism — specifically oppression by police officers. On the track, the rapper likens officers to plantation overseers.\r\r(Photo: David Corio/Redferns)
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