Admittedly, it’s not exactly a novel idea to flip the racial narrative. But “F—k the Police” is surprisingly effective, noting how pervasive the structure of racial oppression by how carefully it works to make its conceit credible. It’s a slightly melodramatic approach, but it’s difficult to stop thinking about, too.
The N.W.A. episode, for all its flaws, adapts a larger-than-life genre in larger-than-life style. The other episodes just make it smaller, all lyrics and no voice.