Straight Outta Compton is the debut [3] studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released on January 25, 1989 through Priority and Ruthless Records. [1][4][5] It was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and Arabian Prince, with lyrics written by the group's remaining members Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren [6] along with Ruthless rapper...

Following the release of the compilation N.W.A. and the Posse in 1987, N.W.A. released their debut album Straight Outta Compton on August 8, 1988 through Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records and...

2024年8月8日 · N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton was recently named one of the best 100 albums ever by Apple Music. Listen to the album now.

Relentlessly violent and willfully outrageous, Straight Outta Compton arose from Los Angeles’ sprawling swap meets and dilapidated suburbs like a biblical plague, serving warning to all that hip-hop could no longer be ignored by the musical mainstream.

The debut album by N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton" is now best remembered 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.

2021年8月8日 · Straight Outta Compton was released on August 8, 1988, and made an immediate impact on popular culture. Within a year, the album went gold in America, and by July of 1989, it was certified platinum.

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.