Straight Outta Compton
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.
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Released | August 8, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
Studio | Audio Achievements (Torrance, California) | |||
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Length | 60:16 | |||
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Songs on the album include "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Straight Outta Compton".
Track listing
All songs were produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Samples[2][3] | Length | ||
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1 | "Straight Outta Compton" |
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5:45 | |
3 | "Gangsta Gangsta" |
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5:36 | ||
4 | "If It Ain't Ruff" |
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3:34 | ||
5 | "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" |
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5:15 | |||
6 | "8 Ball" (remix) |
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4:52 | ||
7 | "Something Like That" |
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3:35 | ||
8 | "Express Yourself" |
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4:25 | ||
9 | "Compton's N the House (remix)" |
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5:20 | ||
10 | "I Ain't tha 1" |
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4:54 | ||
11 | "Dopeman" (remix) |
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5:20 | ||
12 | "Quiet On tha Set" |
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3:59 | ||
13 | "Something 2 Dance 2" |
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3:23 |
2002 reissue bonus tracks | |||||||||
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14. | "Express Yourself" (extended mix) | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 5:02 | ||||||
15. | "Gangsta Gangsta" (tribute remix) | 4:39 | |||||||
16. | "Dopeman" (tribute remix) | Mack 10 | 4:01 | ||||||
17. | "If It Ain't Ruff" (tribute remix) | WC | 3:44 | ||||||
18. | "Compton's n the House" (live) |
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2:02 |
Personnel
- 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
- ↑ "Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Tracks on Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A. (1988) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "N.W.A. – WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 11, 2015.