Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton is the 1988 (see 1988 in music) breakthrough album by N.W.A.. The album was a surprise hit, as most music executives at the time viewed hip hop as a passing fad, and did not expect a hardcore gangsta rap album from the West Coast rap scene (all previous chart success in hip hop had been from the East Coast scene).

Straight Outta Compton's unprecedented mainstream success set the sound for hip hop in the early 1990s. Angry, vitriolic lyrics and an almost-cartoonish level of violence made this album controversial upon its first release. This is especially true of "Fuck Tha Police", which caused law enforcement groups to protest the album. The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a letter to N.W.A., explaining that the FBI did not appreciate the song's message.

Track listing

1. Straight Outta Compton (Eazy E/Ice Cube/MC Ren)
2. Fuck Tha Police (Ice Cube/Ren. M.C.)
3. Gangsta Gangsta (Eazy E/Ice Cube/MC Ren)
4. If It Ain't Ruff (MC Ren)
5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised (Eazy E/Ice Cube/Ren)
6. 8 Ball [Remix] (Ice Cube)
7. Something Like That performed by N.W.A
8. Express Yourself (Ice Cube)
9. Compton's N the House [Remix] performed by N.W.A
10. I Ain't Tha 1 (Ice Cube)
11. Dopeman [Remix] (Ice Cube)
12. Quiet on Tha Set performed by N.W.A
13. Something 2 Dance 2 performed by N.W.A

Personnel

• Eazy-E - Executive Producer
• Dr. Dre - Producer
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Donovan Sound - Engineer
• Eric Wright - Executive Producer
• Yella - Producer
• Eric Poppleton - Photography
• Big Bass Brian - Mastering
• Helane Freeman - Artwork, Art Direction

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