Straight Outta Compton

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Straight Outta Compton
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1988 (1988-08-08)
Recorded1987-1988
StudioAudio Achievements
(Torrance, California)
Genre
Length60:16
Label
Producer
N.W.A chronology
N.W.A. and the Posse
(1987)
Straight Outta Compton
(1988)
100 Miles and Runnin'
(1990)

Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by rap group N.W.A. It was released in 1988. Most of the album's lyrics are by Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren. This album reached double platinum.

Songs on the album include "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Straight Outta Compton".

Track listing[change | change source]

All songs were produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.

No. Title Writer(s) Performer(s) Samples[2][3] Length
1 "Straight Outta Compton"
  • Ice Cube
  • MC Ren
  • Eazy-E
4:18
2 "Fuck tha Police"[4]
  • Ice Cube
  • MC Ren
  • The D.O.C.
  • Ice Cube
  • MC Ren
  • Eazy-E
5:45
3 "Gangsta Gangsta"
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
  • Eazy-E
5:36
4 "If It Ain't Ruff"
  • MC Ren
  • MC Ren
3:34
5 "Parental Discretion Iz Advised"
  • The D.O.C. (also for Dr. Dre)
  • MC Ren
  • Ice Cube
  • The D.O.C.
  • Dr. Dre
  • MC Ren
  • Ice Cube
  • Eazy-E
5:15
6 "8 Ball" (remix)
  • Ice Cube
  • Eazy-E
4:52
7 "Something Like That"
  • MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)
  • MC Ren
  • Dr. Dre
3:35
8 "Express Yourself"
  • Ice Cube
  • Dr. Dre
4:25
9 "Compton's N the House (remix)"
  • MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)
  • MC Ren
  • Dr. Dre
  • "Something Like That" by N.W.A
5:20
10 "I Ain't tha 1"
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
4:54
11 "Dopeman" (remix)
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
  • Eazy-E
5:20
12 "Quiet On tha Set"
  • MC Ren
  • MC Ren
3:59
13 "Something 2 Dance 2"
  • Arabian Prince
  • DJ Yella
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eazy-E
3:23

Personnel[change | change source]

  • Eazy-E – rapping (seven songs)
  • Ice Cube – rapping (six songs)
  • MC Ren – rapping (eight songs)
  • Arabian Prince – keyboards & drum programming (five songs) & rapping (one song)
  • Dr. Dre – keyboards & drum programming (five songs), rapping (five songs)
  • DJ Yella – sampling & drum programming (seven songs), rapping (one song)
  • The D.O.C. (guest) – rapping (one song)

References[change | change source]

  1. "Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Tracks on Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A. (1988) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. "N.W.A. – WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. On the album, the obscenity is covered.