Back in the 1980s and 90s, the word was used by many hip hop artists, one of them was NWA, which stands for “Niggers with attitudes”. Their 1988 single “Straight Outta Compton” used the word, which made the group’s other hits controversial, including itself. One being “F**k Tha Police”, which showed the group did not like the police and showed racism and violence towards them, judging them by what they were doing. Other rappers, such as XXXTentacion used the word in most of his tracks, one of them being “Bad Vibes Forever”, released in 2019.