Description
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E’s record label Ruthless Records. Its title refers to the group’s native town, Compton, California. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap; with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics, it helped to give birth to this then-new sub-genre of hip hop. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.
Tracklist:
Side A:
Straight Outta Compton 4:19
Fuck Tha Police 5:46
Gangsta Gangsta 5:36
If It Ain’t Ruff 3:34
Parental Discretion Iz Advised 5:16
Side B:
Express Yourself 4:25
Compton’s N the House 5:20
I Ain’t Tha One 4:54
Dopeman 5:20
Quiet On Tha Set N.W.A 3:59
