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.

This article is about the N.W.A album. For the song, see Straight Outta Compton (song). For the movie, see Straight Outta Compton (movie).

Straight Outta Compton
Studio album by N.W.A
Released	August 8, 1988 (1988-08-08)
Recorded	1987-1988
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop[1] gangsta rap hardcore hip hop
Length	60:16
Label	Ruthless Priority
Producer	Andre Young Antoine Carraby Eric Wright
N.W.A chronology
N.W.A. and the Posse (1987) Straight Outta Compton (1988) 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990)

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
1	"Straight Outta Compton"	Ice Cube MC Ren The D.O.C.	Ice Cube MC Ren Eazy-E	"Funky Drummer" by James Brown "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People "Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons "One for the Treble" by Davy DMX	4:18
2	"Fuck tha Police"[4]	Ice Cube MC Ren The D.O.C.	Ice Cube MC Ren Eazy-E	"Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown "It's My Thing" by Marva Whitney "Boogie Back" by Roy Ayers "Feel Good" by Fancy "Funky Drummer" by James Brown "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn	5:45
3	"Gangsta Gangsta"	Ice Cube	Ice Cube Eazy-E	"Weak at the Knees" by Steve Arrington "Troglodyte" by Jimmy Castor Bunch "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers "N.T." by Kool & the Gang "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players "Prison" by Richard Pryor "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One) "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick "Girls" by Beastie Boys "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band	5:36
4	"If It Ain't Ruff"	MC Ren	MC Ren	"A Star in the Ghetto" by Average White Band "Quiet on tha Set" and "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E "Don't Believe the Hype" by Public Enemy	3:34
5	"Parental Discretion Iz Advised"	The D.O.C. (also for Dr. Dre) MC Ren Ice Cube	The D.O.C. Dr. Dre MC Ren Ice Cube Eazy-E	"I Turned You On" by The Isley Brothers and Dave "Baby" Cortez	5:15
6	"8 Ball" (remix)	Ice Cube	Eazy-E	"It's My Beat" by Sweet Tea "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn "Yes, We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)", "The New Style", "Girls", "Paul Revere", and "Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands" and "Too Much Posse" by Public Enemy "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye "Go See the Doctor" by Kool Moe Dee "Boyz-n-the-Hood" by Eazy-E "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim	4:52
7	"Something Like That"	MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)	MC Ren Dr. Dre	"Down on the Avenue" by Fat Larry's Band "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band "I Think I'll Do It" by Z. Z. Hill	3:35
8	"Express Yourself"	Ice Cube	Dr. Dre	"Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band "Dopeman" by N.W.A	4:25
9	"Compton's N the House (remix)"	MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)	MC Ren Dr. Dre	"Something Like That" by N.W.A	5:20
10	"I Ain't tha 1"	Ice Cube	Ice Cube	"The Message (Inspiration)" by Brass Construction	4:54
11	"Dopeman" (remix)	Ice Cube	Ice Cube Eazy-E	"Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly and Life "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players "My Posse" by C.I.A.	5:20
12	"Quiet On tha Set"	MC Ren	MC Ren	"Down to the Grissle" by Cool C "Funky Drummer" by James Brown "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A "On the Bugged Tip" by Big Daddy Kane "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy	3:59
13	"Something 2 Dance 2"	Arabian Prince	Arabian Prince DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E	"You're the One for Me" by D-Train "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone	3:23

2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
14.	"Express Yourself" (extended mix)	Dr. Dre MC Ren Ice Cube	4:42
15.	"Bonus Beats"		3:03
16.	"Straight Outta Compton" (extended mix)	MC Ren Eazy-E Ice Cube	4:53
17.	"A Bitch Iz a Bitch"	Ice Cube	3:10

2007 reissue (20th Anniversary Edition) bonus tracks
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
14.	"---- tha Police" (tribute remix)	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	5:02
15.	"Gangsta Gangsta" (tribute remix)	Snoop Dogg C-Murder	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)	Dr. Dre MC Ren	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

1. "Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. "Tracks on Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A. (1988) | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
3. "N.W.A. – WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
4. On the album, the obscenity is covered.