Harsh Reality: New Book Revisits Era When N.W.A. And ‘Cops’ Redefined Entertainment

Between 1988 and 1992, N.W.A. released the song “Fuck tha Police,” a Florida record store owner was convicted of obscenity for selling a 2 Live Crew album and Ice-T’s Body Count released the song “Cop Killer.” In the same time period, the series “Cops” premiered on network television, the police …