After all these years of N.W.A. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ rolls into music stores one day, and all the sudden this genuine, savage set of hip hop tunes turn out to be the main headline of California residents, and shortly, the rest of the country. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by N.W.A, released August 8, 1988 on group member Eazy-E’s record label Ruthless Records. 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. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics. #144 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums Of All Time. The album has been viewed as the pioneering record of gangsta rap with its pervasive graphic profanity and violent lyrics. This album is very important to me. Ever since then I’ve been excited to listen to any hip-hop or rap record. A lot of Straight Outta Compton's impact can be judged purely on the strength of the album opener, the title track. “Straight Outta Compton” (1988) “Straight Outta Compton” is the lead single from N.W.A ‘s debut album of the same name . A lot of Straight Outta Compton's impact can be judged purely on the strength of the album opener, the title track. If "Straight Outta Compton's" stories were stark, the production provided listeners some solace. being iconic and the figure of the 90s I wanted to listen to “Straight Outta Compton” again. that Straight Outta Compton manages to sound as good in 2015 as it did in 1988. Dr. Dre, 'The Chronic' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review. I mean, just check out the opening verse, from Ice Cube - Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. I wasn’t always into Rap, I got into it when listening to radios in Grand Theft Auto games. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella giving co-production. If "Straight Outta Compton's" stories were stark, the production provided listeners some solace. #59 On Q's Top 100 Albums Of All Time. The opening verse is rapped by Ice Cube . If there is a hip hop record that can persuade the most narrow minded gangster rap critic positive acclaim, ‘NWA’s first album can absolutely do so. #144 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums Of All Time. #59 On Q's Top 100 Albums Of All Time. N.W.A. I mean, just check out the opening verse, from Ice Cube - It's a testament to the collective genius of N.W.A. Dr. Dre, 'The Chronic' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. The beats bang, the rapping is tremendous, and above all else it's just incredibly fun from front to (most of the way) back. Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella.