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The Joe Rogan Experience the day we got the FBI later what was the FBI letter we got FBI letter uh they sent the letter to priority records saying they one guy was like I'm you know part of this department of the FBI and we're very concerned with this record called Straight Out of Compton you guys got a song on there called [ __ ] the Police and we think this song could encourage um you know uh people to go against law enforcement blah blah let us and blah blah um basically you know we'd like it if you guys took it off the shelf you know I'm saying to that tip so you know they call us up there you know they panicking we don't know why they want us to kind of just like man you got to come here we gotta talk to you or get up there and it's like pull out this letter FBI and we're like it's like man do you know what this is he's [ __ ] agent he sent me this letter and you know they was all like nervous and [ __ ] and we're looking like a letter that's all you get you're not gonna come in here and try to [ __ ] with us like they're not gonna you know what I mean arrest us cuff us rough us up none of that and we're like Y'all Scared over a [ __ ] letter come back come back to South Central with us you know I mean deal with the sheriffs down there you know I mean they do way more than give you a letter so we felt that it was like you know easy was like we're gonna be big as [ __ ] after this but but the guys at the record company this was the first time they ever dealt with like pushback first time the government probably even knew they existed so they were freaked out and we uh we were like okay we was looking for them to raid our houses and [ __ ] like damn because we we're not seeing the battle Ram we're not seeing them run up in people houses on dope charges whatever you know especially in the late 80s early 90s that's like they got a kick out of just running up in people houses and [ __ ] so
um we were like looking for that to come for the in the next you know next few weeks we was looking like are they about to hit us and it never happened so it was like what's the what's the issue what's the problem it was just that letter and that was it it's just that letter and then we made the letter public and they kind of just backed off and [ __ ] and then it became this big story of you know the FBI hates this group I think we was on the cover like one of those you know New York magazines and it was like the FBI hates this group yeah look at this yeah the FBI hates this man wow yeah easy was right yeah he was that's the letter wow look at that a song recorded by the rep group NWA on their album entitled Straight Outta Compton encourages violence and disrespect for law enforcement officer and has been brought to my attention I understand your company recorded and distributed this album and I am writing to share my thoughts and concerns with you advocating violence and assault is wrong and we in law enforcement Community take the exception to such action violent crimes a major problem in our country reached an unprecedented high in 1988 78 law enforcement officers were feloniously slain in the feloniously slain the line of duty during 1988 four more in 1987. law enforcement officers dedicate their lives to protection of our citizens recordings such as the one from NWA are both discouraging and degrading to these Brave dedicated officers music is a significant role in society and I'd want you to be aware of the FBI's position relative to this song and its message I believe my reviews reflect the opinion of the entire law enforcement community huh yeah never met this dude nah nah never interesting yeah 1988 was a different world and that was the first that was like the the first moment of that where the you know we had heard that like the government and politicians were concerned about rap music without a doubt um and then it just you know they didn't come after me but
all these other different agencies was starting to hit us up and you know they were going they started going after iced tea you know a little bit because he body count did a song called cop killer and um yeah you know it was It was a it was a time when we grew up real fast we had to understand that you know this is bigger than hip-hop um and we gotta we gotta stand up for what we know is true and right it's like we're not making [ __ ] up you know it's go down you know um I've seen guys tell cops you know I mean take off their gun take off their badge and we can knuckle it up in the streets and do it like men and uh so you know we knew that cinnamon was out there where people was really like yo um if you're not going if you're gonna act like a thug you know I'm saying let's Thug it out you know what I'm saying or you're gonna act like an officer then we'll we'll we'll you know um you know we'll respect your Authority you see what I mean so it was a lot of cops that we respected that came through that and they would treat us like you know real humans you know not like you know suspects you know I mean you don't want anybody come through just treat you like a suspect you ain't out here doing nothing these dudes uh so we knew some dudes that would come through and talk to us tell us you know y'all need to watch y'all be careful you know what I'm saying and you know do anybody know something that happened around the corner and all these little stuff and we like nah nah nah but they was respectful and and we respected their Authority then there was others that would come through you know look at you crazy uh harass you you know we was kids on the bikes we saw one day they came like eight nine years old man we on our bikes got our bikes lay down we made a ramp we all kicking on the grass resting looking at our bikes like their [ __ ] motorcycles and [ __ ] like you know and um man shares hit get the corner came all up on the grass and like get against the car all that
you know [ __ ] [ __ ] with kids they know we kids sitting on bikes man what what you think we did you know what I'm saying like rolling off my grass yeah I mean what you think we out here do yeah yeah so what was it like when the album came out like interacting with cops most of them was cool actually it's almost like most of them said they listened to this song um in the movie we get ran out of Detroit like they ran us off stage because we sung the song a lot of undercover police you know throwing m80s and [ __ ] on the stairs yeah so we thought they were shooting at us so we run off they catch us they round us up and you know they like thought she was gonna come to Detroit right talking that cop I mean that uh [ __ ] the police [ __ ] and can't come through Detroit talking that and we should run you out of jail you know I mean we should lock y'all up and blah blah blah and we like listening we listening and he said uh but if y'all got a couple pictures y'all got a couple eight by tens y'all signing for my daughter [Music] ain't gonna have no problems so you know we was pissed but we was like man easy was like getting t-shirts get them everything they need come on come on come on come on come on and so you know we signed this [ __ ] you know reluctantly you know but the concert's over yeah they they turned the concert out yeah I mean they they ran us off stage after three songs and they got pictures and then they got pictures and they got autographs for their daughters and they let us go they just said you can't come to Detroit with that [ __ ] wow so it was only Detroit that was the only place Cincinnati they ran us off really man they would they would they would uh have us they would before every concert the a sergeant or a captain or somebody would come in with a city ordinance of what was obscene in their city in their town and what could be said on stage and what couldn't be said and if
you say any of this or doing it is we will arrest you after your performance wow like what words I mean [ __ ] [ __ ] really um oh my gosh it's like the 1950s again yeah it was like on that tip um wow and this is 88 around there yeah 88.89 wow and we hit the stage we like man we would tell the audience you know what these [ __ ] told us backstage they said we couldn't say [ __ ] we couldn't say [ __ ] we couldn't say this we couldn't say [ __ ] you know I mean we're gonna start this off with a [ __ ] is a [ __ ] a [ __ ] is a [ __ ] you know so um we would do our shows you know sometimes they would just let us go and then sometimes you would like after the show you'd have to look and see the looking like the security and everybody face and you knew okay they honest so many times we we come off stage but then we like switching jackets like people handy jackets handing you different shirts and [ __ ] so you can put them on and walk through the backstage because now cops was like where where they at you know where those guys that was on stage and uh in Cincinnati I had to I saw him coming I saw them all like looking around and I didn't have a chance to change my [ __ ] so they was looking for me and so uh I hit the exit I just I went outside I went outside the concert and it was people like flowing in and out and uh it was like cute what you doing out here I said man they looking for me he's like I jumped in the car with him like fans they drove me across the bridge to uh Kansas I mean uh Kentucky is right across from Cincinnati it's like we're sitting here waiting for anybody to drive up nobody drove up and they ended up driving me back to the hotel and then you got easy and Dre what the [ __ ] was you where'd you go man we all got citations and we got to come back here they want us to fly back here to go to court and they couldn't get they was looking for you they couldn't catch you I was like man I did I did and I'm a dip again next show