Problem With Authority

Defiant rap songs that fight the powers that be.

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Soulja Boy learned a very hard lesson this week. After rapping "f**k the troops" in a new single, "Let's Be Real," an online petition was put together by an army vet seeking to get SB's music banned from military bases. The star was forced to apologize for and clarify his offensive statement publicly. While we don't condone violence against authorities in any way, shape, form or fashion, we acknowledge that resistance to authority has been somewhat of a signature in hip hop. Here are some of the other rebellious anthems composed by unapologetic rappers that have put them in hot water as well.\r(Photo: Ben Rose/PictureGroup)\r\r 

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N.W.A "F tha Police" - Cutting straight to the chase, N.W.A.'s 1998 track "F**k the Police" was one of the most blatant anti-authority anthems penned in hip hop. It also paved the way for many more anti-police tracks to follow. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Ice-T "Cop Killer"  - Delivered from the perspective of a civilian speaking out against police brutality, the 1992 song "Cop Killer" was written by Ice-T while he was still the leader of the thrash metal band Body Count. The song was so offensive it caught the attention of politicians President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Dan Qualye and Al Gore's wife,Tipper. (Photo: Dalle/Deluze Remy/Landov)

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Ice-T "Cop Killer" - Delivered from the perspective of a civilian speaking out against police brutality, the 1992 song "Cop Killer" was written by Ice-T while he was still the leader of the thrash metal band Body Count. The song was so offensive it caught the attention of politicians President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Dan Qualye and Al Gore's wife,Tipper. (Photo: Dalle/Deluze Remy/Landov)

Dead Prez "Police State" \r - Political rap duo Dead Prez chose to address excessive government involvement in economic, political and social affairs in America in the song "Police State" on their debut album Let's Get Free (2000). \r\r(Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

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Dead Prez "Police State" \r - Political rap duo Dead Prez chose to address excessive government involvement in economic, political and social affairs in America in the song "Police State" on their debut album Let's Get Free (2000). \r\r(Photo: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

KRS-One "Sound of Da Police"  - Taking a cue from N.W.A's "F the Police" released five years earlier, KRS-One's "Sound of Da Police" (1993) speaks out against institutionalized racism — specifically oppression by police officers. On the track, the rapper likens officers to plantation overseers.\r\r(Photo: David Corio/Redferns)

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KRS-One "Sound of Da Police" - Taking a cue from N.W.A's "F the Police" released five years earlier, KRS-One's "Sound of Da Police" (1993) speaks out against institutionalized racism — specifically oppression by police officers. On the track, the rapper likens officers to plantation overseers.\r\r(Photo: David Corio/Redferns)

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Public Enemy Shuts 'Em Down - Public Enemy boycotted the Grammys back in 1991, accusing the awards of racism toward black hip hop artists.(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Public Enemy "Fight the Power" - Immortalized as the lead anthem of Spike Lee's 1989 film Do the Right Thing, Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" was one of the most popular protest anthem's of the late '80s, early '90s. \r\r(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Public Enemy "911 Is a Joke" - "911 Is a Joke" came as the 1990 follow-up to their anti-authority protest single "Fight the Power." The track, which addressed a general lack of urgency of emergency response crews in the inner city, was translated by some as an attack on police as well.  \r\r(Photo: Karl Walter/Getty Images)

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Public Enemy "911 Is a Joke" - "911 Is a Joke" came as the 1990 follow-up to their anti-authority protest single "Fight the Power." The track, which addressed a general lack of urgency of emergency response crews in the inner city, was translated by some as an attack on police as well.  \r\r(Photo: Karl Walter/Getty Images)

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Game "911 Is a Joke (Cop Killa)" - In response to the unfavorable verdict in the Sean Bell case, West Coast rapper Game took a page out of the gangster rap handbook and created his own anti-police song. He named his track "911 Is a Joke (Cop Killa) in honor of the two legendary protest songs by Public Enemy and Ice-T.\r(Photo: Scott Gries/PictureGroup)

Cypress Hll "Pigs" \r - Named after a common derogatory term for police officers, Cypress Hill's 1991 track "Pigs," from their self-tiled debut album, characterizes police as lazy, insensitive abusers.\r(Photo: Robert Knight Archive/Redferns)

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Cypress Hll "Pigs" \r - Named after a common derogatory term for police officers, Cypress Hill's 1991 track "Pigs," from their self-tiled debut album, characterizes police as lazy, insensitive abusers.\r(Photo: Robert Knight Archive/Redferns)

Texas Forever - Rick Rubin parted ways with business partner Russell Simmons and Def Jam in 1988 and started his own label, Def American Recordings. Though he moved on to produce primarily rock acts, he still kept a hand in hip hop, signing Houston rap pioneers Geto Boys, who would go on to break ground for Southern hip hop's future with the classic 1991 hit "Mind's Playing Tricks on Me."  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Geto Boys "Crooked Officer" - The Geto Boys had "a grudge against you blue suits" and they weren't afraid to show it in their 1993 single "Crooked Officer," which addressed abuse of power by the police.  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)