We still haven’t quite figured out how to order our understanding of history and fiction when the two overlap. That’s a sign of the times, too: In 1991, Time was worried about the inclusion of fictional violence, and in 2015 Time is worried about the exclusion of real violence. Dre’s “1991 assault on female journalist Dee Barnes - dismissed by Eazy-E because the ‘bitch had it comin’ - doesn’t make the final cut” in the film. In 1991, the magazine argued that N.W.A.’s commercial success was “raising questions about why ghetto rage and the brutal abuse of women appeal to mainstream listeners,” and today, Time complains that Dr. In 1988, Time reported that most Americans blamed violent and depraved pop-music lyrics for social disorders in 1991, a Time music critic described N.W.A.’s follow-up album as “grotesque.” Only a few years later, Straight Outta Compton was on Time’s list of all-time great albums.
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