GN'R vs. NWA: Who was the REAL most dangerous group in the world?

[Mattman]

Back in the early 90s, there were two musical groups that both claimed to be the most dangerous group in the world.  In one corner, there was Guns N' Roses, five low-life sleaze rockers from Hollywood.  In the other, there was Niggaz With Attitude, a bunch of aggressive gangsta rappers from Compton.  Each was widely seen as the baddest boys in their respective musical genre, but which one do you guys think was really the most dangerous band in the world at the time?

Guns N' Roses made their fame based on being dangerous, but I've recently been thinking about NWA and thinking that they were maybe a bit more so.  GN'R were the baddest rockers in the biz, but their image was still based out of a commercial sense of bad-boy rockers that had gone before - the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, etc.  NWA, however, made their sense of danger known through music that was even more shocking to mainstream America than GN'R's, and they had an even greater sense of anger against the establishment, since it was tinged with anger against the racist attitudes that white America had been based on.

So I don't know, who do you guys think was really the most dangerous group in the world back in the 90s - Guns N' Roses or Niggaz with Attitude?

[Kujo]

Well considering that N.W.A. sucked after Cube left in 89 I'd say this is no contest, the most dangerous band of the early 90's was the Pet Shop Boys

[Wooody]

well... I've never heard of NWA, so I guess GNR 

[ppbebe]

Well considering that N.W.A. sucked after Cube left in 89 I'd say this is no contest, the most dangerous band of the early 90's was the Pet Shop Boys

I thought it was take that

[gandra]

the most dangerous band,without competition is guns n roses

[jameslofton29]

NWA was shit. They were a band that was practically begging for controversy. Their groveling for fame gave us Fuck Tha Police. GNR never had to beg for controversy. The Get in the Ring tour that preceded the Illusions release set in stone the fact that GNR was the most dangerous band in the world. During that tour you never knew what was going to happen. You can't fake that kind of energy. I never understood Axl's fascination with NWA. He almost picked them to open the tour instead of Skid Row. Thank God someone talked him out of it.

[Axl4Prez2004]

well... I've never heard of NWA, so I guess GNR?

Wooody, are you serious? ?You've got some listening to do. ?NWA was very real, very raw. ?In my opinion, NWA and Public Enemy were tops when it came to dangerous...yes, more dangerous than GNR. ?

Straight Outta Compton and Fuck the Police are classics by NWA. ?Public Enemy's songs also qualify as more dangerous than GNR. ?By the Time I get to Arizona (a song that pretty openly talked about assassinating the then-governor of Arizona for not endorsing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday), Burn Hollywood Burn, 911 is a Joke, etc. were all socially relevant and intelligently written songs that actually had socially-conscious messages.

Also, Axl obviously respected these 2 groups as he wore NWA and P.E. gear back in the day. ? ?

P.S. ?Listen to some of these bands' music...it will make you realize just how terrible the current music scene really is...it's not just the rock world that's hurting. ?

[nesquick]

GNR was real.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

In rap, NWA was the real deal. I think though they tried too hard to be controversial. Put out a song like Fuck the Police, you are guaranteed to be considered a dangerous group.

I think GNR wins the category because they did not delibirately try, it was about who they were.

[Saul]

In rap, NWA was the real deal. I think though they tried too hard to be controversial. Put out a song like Fuck the Police, you are guaranteed to be considered a dangerous group.

I think GNR wins the category because they did not delibirately try, it was about who they were.

IMHO it has to be NWA. Tose guys carried guns with them , were gang members and hung out on the streets of compton.

GNR , IMHO , alot of their bad boys of rock was something they tried hard to "be" , an image if you will. Then as they became hardcore drug addicts the image started becoming more real.

But when you say "dangerous" , I would rather meet 85-93 era GNR in a dark alley then the members of N.W.A , easily.

[electricmage]

NWA was shit. They were a band that was practically begging for controversy. Their groveling for fame gave us Fuck Tha Police. GNR never had to beg for controversy. The Get in the Ring tour that preceded the Illusions release set in stone the fact that GNR was the most dangerous band in the world. During that tour you never knew what was going to happen. You can't fake that kind of energy. I never understood Axl's fascination with NWA. He almost picked them to open the tour instead of Skid Row. Thank God someone talked him out of it.

They weren't a band. They did not play any instruments except the instument of death. NWA were dodging bullets in the lowest part of L.A. I'd say they were a little more dangerous.

[Falcon]

Body Count featuring Ice T was a pretty lethal outfit, their single "Cop Killer" was probably the most controversial  song of that era hands down..

[jameslofton29]

I don't think of black dudes with guns as being dangerous. I call that being pussies! When Axl had to get down to business, he could do his talking with fists. He didn't have to stick a gun in someone's face to get his point across.

[Dave_Rose]

Its gonna be a bit one sided on a GN'R board I am gonna go with GNR!

[Saul]

I don't think of black dudes with guns as being dangerous. I call that being pussies! When Axl had to get down to business, he could do his talking with fists. He didn't have to stick a gun in someone's face to get his point across.

Nah , of course not. Nothing dangerous about having a gun p[ointed at your head.  Nothing dangerous about losing teeth courtesy of eazy e's louisville slugger either. 

[Falcon]

When Axl had to get down to business, he could do his talking with fists.

I really don't remember any instances of Axl "talking with his fists".

He sure didn't want to "talk" to Vince Neil...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[jameslofton29]

So Saul, according to your analogy, Pee Wee Herman would be considered dangerous since he could possibly have a gun pointed to your head.

[Rhythm-n-Booze]

So Saul, according to your analogy, Pee Wee Herman would be considered dangerous since he could possibly have a gun pointed to your head.

I don't care who you are, i'd consider you dangerous if you were pointing a gun to my head.

[jameslofton29]

I hate gangbangers. Hitler put the wrong people in the ovens LOL!!

[Falcon]

I hate gangbangers. Hitler put the wrong people in the ovens LOL!!

That's fucking disgusting dude.