Track Listing

1. Straight Outta Compton
2. Fuck Tha Police
3. Gangsta Gangsta
4. If It Ain't Ruff
5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised
6. 8 Ball
7. Something Like That
8. Express Yourself
9. Compton's 'n The House
10. I Ain't Tha 1
11. Dopeman
12. Quiet On Tha Set
13. Something 2 Dance 2
14. Express Yourself
15. Bonus Beats
16. Straight Outta Compton
17. Bitch Iz A Bitch

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14403 in Music
• Released on: 2002-09-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

CD Description
'Straight Outta Compton' was the hugely successful and highly controversial second album from Eazy E, Ice Cube, and Dr.Dre. Consisting of simple drum machine beats, funk samples,scratching, and the trio's infectious rapping style, the album became a instant worldwide hit helping spawn the Gangstarap phenomenon of the early nineties.

Customer Reviews

A Significant Episode in Hip Hop
You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. With these words begins an album of lyrical, musical and political significance.Certainly this album is far from being a great album from the point of view of its musical prowess, but its caustic melodies and dark pessimistic lyrics, conjured up the spirit of the time and gave the weakest in society a voice. In effect Straight outta Compton is the most influential collection of songs in the history of rap and that genre which we know today grew from its foundations.

The most important record of the 90s- bar none.
"You are about to witness the strength of street knowledge"- and so begins rap's finest work...

At a time when rap consisted primarily of dispensible, comedic pap, two bands turned the genre on it's head. Whilst 'Public Enemy' produced three albums of sustained quality (before their shows degenerated into pantomime-esque theatrics), 'NWA' released only one truly great record. 'Straight Outta Compton' is indisputably the most important and most fully realised rap record ever made. The three chief protagonists (namely Eazy-E, Ice Cube and Dr Dre) all reached a creative peak during the recording of 'Compton'- and with production which rivals that of Public Enemy's "Bomb Squad", this is one of those rare albums which not only lives up to its hype, but far exceeds it. It is the 'Citizen Kane' of rap releases- original, immensely influential and still utterly fresh today.

The first three tracks in particular possess a potency rarely seen in rap. The violent, often crude lyrics are genuine, yet accessible. This is a record years ahead of its time, and one as important now as then- forget 'Nevermind', THIS is the record of the 90s- a cultural record, an album that defined for a generation an entire culture, a classic.

*****

The best album ever by the best group ever!!
NWA is the best Hip-Hop group of all time. Every song is fantastic, this has to be the best album i've ever heard. Eazy E's lyrics are clever, funny and original. This is old school Hip-Hop at its best, you have to buy this.