Straight Outta Compton  

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Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. Its title refers to the group's native town, Compton, California. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co-production along with Arabian Prince. The album has been viewed 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. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.

Sample use

Sampling of songs from Straight Outta Compton.

• "Straight Outta Compton"
  • "Murder Rap" by Above the Law from the album Livin' Like Hustlers
  • "Murder Rap" by Insane Clown Posse from the album The Wraith: Shangri-La
  • "Crooked Ass Nigga" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
  • "Straight Outta Southside" by G-Unit from the album T.O.S: Terminate on Sight
  • "D'You Know What I Mean?" by Oasis from the album "Be Here Now"
  • "Scarface" by Geto Boys from the album "Grip It! On That Other Level"
• "Fuck the Police"
  • "Crooked Ass Nigga" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
• "Gangsta Gangsta"
  • "Crooked Ass Nigga" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
  • "Bury Me Alive" by Twiztid from the album Mostasteless
• "A Bitch is a Bitch"
  • "Bitches & Sisters" by Jay-Z from the album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse
  • "Da Bichez" by Jeru the Damaja from the album The Sun Rises in the East
  • "Without Me" by Eminem from the album The Eminem Show

See also

• Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute