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Produced by Dre and Yella, the album sold over three million copies, and featured such seminal songs as "Straight Outta Compton", "Fuck tha Police" and "Gangsta Gangsta". [3] Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989, due to a number of "financial disagreements". [4]
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released on July 2, 1996, via Priority Records.Composed of nineteen tracks, the compilation contains several poplular singles and songs from the group's 1989 debut album Straight Outta Compton, 1990 extended play 100 Miles and Runnin' and their second and final studio album 1991 Niggaz4Life.
Among the earliest and most significant figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential acts in hip hop music. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Active from 1987 to 1991, [ 1 ] N.W.A endured controversy owing to their music's explicit lyrics, which many viewed as misogynistic or homophobic, as well as to ...
The group's first release was the compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse in 1987, which also featured songs by The Fila Fresh Crew, Rappinstine and Ron-De-Vu. [2] Their debut album Straight Outta Compton followed in January 1989, which initially reached number 37 on the US Billboard 200 ; it has since reached number four, and has sold over 1.5 ...
The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge is a greatest hits album by American hip hop group N.W.A.It was released on December 26, 2006 through Priority Records with a bonus DVD material (deluxe 20th anniversary edition).
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
Created as a track for the disco film Saturday Night Fever (1977), "Stayin' Alive" became one of the greatest and most popular songs to ever arise from a movie soundtrack. Funnily enough, the song ...
Straight Outta Compton is the debut [3] studio album by American gangsta rap group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. [4] [5] Released by his label, Ruthless Records, on January 25, 1989, [1] the album was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and Arabian Prince, with lyrics written by N.W.A members Ice Cube and MC Ren [6] along ...