Straight Outta Compton is the second studio album by Compton, California-based hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988, on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. The production developed mainly from Dr. Dre with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album is generally seen 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. The ...
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Straight Outta Compton is the second studio album by Compton, California-based hip hop group N.W.A, released August 8, 1988, on group member Eazy-E's record label Ruthless Records. The production developed mainly from Dr. Dre with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album is generally seen 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. The album is considered groundbreaking and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop.
Straight Outta Compton redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism concerning the gangsta lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures. It also helped to shift the power to the West Coast from the East Coast, which had enjoyed a period of prominence in hip hop for most of the 1980s. It was later re-released on September 24, 2002, which was remastered and contained four bonus tracks. An extended version of the...
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