NWA: Surprisingly Intelligent and Charismatic Interview

[Pioneer1]

 

Happen to catch these very clear videos of an interview allegedly done by NWA in London England, back in the day. (1990)

I say "allegedly" because the videos are so remarkably clear that they look recent, as if it could be AI.

Despite the callousness and often vulgar language, their responses are pretty quick and often witty.
They show a level of maturity and none of them are fighting with eachother over who speaks or who gets to answer which question.
There seems to be a "vibe" among them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ProfD]

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Happen to catch these very clear videos of an interview allegedly done by NWA in London England, back in the day. (1990)

I say "allegedly" because the videos are so remarkably clear that they look recent, as if it could be AI.

Real videos. Only recorded 35 years ago. Easy to restore and upscale using newer digital computer and recording technology.

 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Despite the callousness and often vulgar language, their responses are pretty quick and often witty.
They show a level of maturity and none of them are fighting with eachother over who speaks or who gets to answer which question.
There seems to be a "vibe" among them.

Their responses to questions about the music were on point.

 

To this day, olks will point out any violence or misogyny in Black music but it's crickets when they're asked about the same thing in Hollywood movies and Rock & Roll.

 

Back in those days, NWA was the Black CNN of the west coast just as Public Enemy was to the east coast.

[Pioneer1]

ProfD
 

 

Back in those days, NWA was the Black CNN of the west coast just as Public Enemy was to the east coast.

 

And speaking of Public Enemy.......

Notice how skillfully some of the journalists kept trying to get them to diss Public Enemy or say something greasy about them to start a rift?

None of them took the bait.

I'm not sure if they recognized it as a trick of the enemy, or just legitimately didn't have any opinions about PE one way or the other.


They also tried this tactic again by bringing up KRS One was well as mentioning their relationships with Eastcoast rappers in general.
I think they were pretty successful in getting a few to talk about KRS One.
I'm not sure if he responded to them.

[ProfD]

On 12/28/2025 at 10:59 AM, Pioneer1 said:

And speaking of Public Enemy.......

Notice how skillfully some of the journalists kept trying to get them to diss Public Enemy or say something greasy about them to start a rift?

None of them took the bait.

Of course not.  Each of those dudes were too smart to fall into that trap. 

 

NWA respected Public Enemy and KRS-One as peers in the game too.

[Pioneer1]

When I look at those videos, it just reminds me of how far the youth have degenerated intellectually.

That news conference was done in 1990 back when all of them were in their early 20s.
Those bruthaz clearly weren't the smartest members of the community but they were much smarter and clearly more articulate than most of the rappers out there today.

Infact, I don't think you could get most rappers today to SIT STILL long enough to do a press conference of that magnitude.

I also believe Eazy E's charisma was under estimated.
I've seen many of his interviews and when you listened to the dude and how he moved, you couldn't help BUT to like him...lol.

 

[ProfD]

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

When I look at those videos, it just reminds me of how far the youth have degenerated intellectually.

The older generation didn't think much of those rappers. 

 

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

That news conference was done in 1990 back when all of them were in their early 20s.
Those bruthaz clearly weren't the smartest members of the community but they were much smarter and clearly more articulate than most of the rappers out there today.

C. Delores Tucker wasn't impressed with them. She lobbied to get that Parental Advisory sticker on tapes and CDs.

 

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Infact, I don't think you could get most rappers today to SIT STILL long enough to do a press conference of that magnitude.

Today's artists do far more interviews than their predecessors did 35 years ago.

 

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I also believe Eazy E's charisma was under estimated.
I've seen many of his interviews and when you listened to the dude and how he moved, you couldn't help BUT to like him...lol.

Many folks clowned Eazy-E's high pitched voice. Definitely had to respect his business acumen.

[Pioneer1]

ProfD

The older generation didn't think much of those rappers.
C. Delores Tucker wasn't impressed with them. She lobbied to get that Parental Advisory sticker on tapes and CDs.

Great example.

Ms Tucker was right to a certain extent, many of them did disrespect women.

I can't blame them.
They thought they were contributing to immorality and indecency in the Black community.

Actually, Mayor Coleman Young had NWA arrested when they came to Detroit...lol.
 

 

Today's artists do far more interviews than their predecessors did 35 years ago.

But not sit-to-the-table press conferences like NWA and Public Enemy used to do.
They do a lot of laid back sitting on the couch interviews while smoking and drinking.
Neither them not the hosts are very professional or formal.
 

Many folks clowned Eazy-E's high pitched voice. Definitely had to respect his business acumen

His height and his voice.
Part of what made him entertaining was that he SOUNDED like how he LOOKED.

Actually, his voice is what made him a decent rapper!
Like DJ Quik, he had a hollow voice that sounded well on wax and the lyrics came through clearly.

[ProfD]

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

The older generation didn't think much of those rappers.
C. Delores Tucker wasn't impressed with them. She lobbied to get that Parental Advisory sticker on tapes and CDs.

Great example.

Ms Tucker was right to a certain extent, many of them did disrespect women.

I can't blame them.
They thought they were contributing to immorality and indecency in the Black community.

Actually, Mayor Coleman Young had NWA arrested when they came to Detroit...lol.

I have always found it amusing that Black folks tried to hold Black rappers to a higher moral standard especially when it came to their lyrics. 

 

The same Black folks would watch white produced movies filled with violence and nudity. 

 

A white man kill up a bunch of folks and f8ck several women...no problem.   Blockbuster at the box office.  

 

Blacks folks in theaters grinning and eating popcorn while contributing to the profits of those same movies.

 

OTOH, let n8gglets gang-bang and be misogynistic on wax and self-righteous Black folks were ready to call the FBI. 

 

Somehow, rap music was destroying the Black community.

 

Nevermind the fact that pimps, prostitutes and dope dealers, gang-bangers and murderers were around before rap music. 

 

Also, the same self-righteous Black folks weren't complaining about blaxploitation movies and Richard Pryor, Millie Jackson and Blowfly records. 

 

C. Delores Tucker was probably smoking Virginia Slim cigarettes and sipping on a Singapore Sling while watching those same movies or listening to those *dirty* records too.

 

As brotha Malcolm X said..."who taught you to hate yourselves".

 

 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Today's artists do far more interviews than their predecessors did 35 years ago.

But not sit-to-the-table press conferences like NWA and Public Enemy used to do.
They do a lot of laid back sitting on the couch interviews while smoking and drinking.
Neither them not the hosts are very professional or formal.

Young cats like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are very intelligent and know how to interview.

 

Again, it's easy for older generation to cast aspersions on the generation behind them.  The reality is that there is nothing new under the sun.  

 

Same sh8t (game), different players.  @Troy nails it in that regard.

 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Many folks clowned Eazy-E's high pitched voice. Definitely had to respect his business acumen

His height and his voice.
Part of what made him entertaining was that he SOUNDED like how he LOOKED.

Actually, his voice is what made him a decent rapper!
Like DJ Quik, he had a hollow voice that sounded well on wax and the lyrics came through clearly.

Just like blaxploitation movies, some pimps had high-pitched voices and permed hair (jheri curls in the 1980s) too.