Fuck tha Police was released by N.W.A in 1988 on the album Straight Outta Compton. Written from the perspective of young Black men facing aggressive policing in Los Angeles, the track became one of hip hop's most famous protest songs and drew national controversy in the United States. Its chorus survived far beyond the album, quoted in films, protests, parodies, and internet edits. Online, the short vocal clip is detached from the full courtroom narrative of the song and reused as a blunt, recognisable symbol of anti-authority humour.