Straight Outta Compton (explicit)

~ Release by N.W.A (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Straight Outta Compton producer: Dr. Dre and Yella vocals: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren samples: Amen, Brother by The Winstons (membranophone), Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) by The Gap Band (effects), Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 by Wilson Pickett (lead vocals), It's My Turn by Dezo Daz feat. DJ Slip (lead vocals), Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (drums (drum set)), West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People (lead vocals) and You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (membranophone) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 248) recording of: Straight Outta Compton writer: Andre Young, Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson	4:19
2	Fuck tha Police producer: Dr. Dre and Yella samples: Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney part of: Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 417) recording of: Fuck tha Police writer: Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson	5:47
3	Gangsta Gangsta producer: Yella recording of: Gangsta Gangsta lyricist: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren composer: Andre Young, Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner, Eric Wright, Marshall Jones, Lorenzo Patterson, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, O'Shea Jackson, Walter Morrison and Greg Webster	5:37
4	If It Ain’t Ruff producer: Yella samples: A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit) by Average White Band recording of: If It Ain’t Ruff writer: Andre Young and Lorenzo Patterson	3:34
5	Parental Discretion Iz Advised producer: Yella vocals: The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren recording of: Parental Discretion Iz Advised writer: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren	5:16
6	8 Ball (remix) producer: Yella recording of: 8 Ball writer: Ice Cube	4:53
7	Something Like That producer: Yella recording of: Something Like That writer: Dr. Dre and MC Ren	3:36
8	Express Yourself producer: Yella samples: Dieueul-Dieuleul by Aby Ngana Diop (drum machine) and Express Yourself by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band recording of: Express Yourself (N.W.A. version) lyricist: O’Shea Jackson composer: Charles Wright is based on: Express Yourself	4:25
9	Compton’s n the House (remix) producer: Yella recording of: Compton’s ’n the House writer: Andre Young, Lorenzo Patterson and O'Shea Jackson	5:21
10	I Ain’t tha 1 producer: Yella samples: The Message (Inspiration) by Brass Construction recording of: I Ain’t tha 1 writer: Randy Muller and O'Shea Jackson	4:55
11	Dopeman (remix) producer: Yella recording of: Dopeman composer: Ant Banks, Dedrick Rolison and Ice Cube	5:20
12	Quiet on tha Set producer: Yella samples: Rock Creek Park by The Blackbyrds recording of: Quiet on tha Set writer: MC Ren	4:00
13	Something 2 Dance 2 producer: Yella recording of: Something 2 Dance 2 writer: Dr. Dre and Eazy‐E	3:23

Credits

Release

executive producer:	Eric (Eazy‐E) Wright

distributed by:	Universal Music Distribution
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Priority Records, LLC (in 2015)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/7349099 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00WGEA8X2 [info]

Release group

remixes:	Explicit Content Only by Evan Roth
associated singles/EPs:	Express Yourself
covers:	Straight Outta Compton: 10th Anniversary Tribute
included in:	Efil4zaggin / Straight Outta Compton

part of:

15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (number: 11) (order: 11)
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (number: 24) (order: 24)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 47) (order: 47)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (number: 63) (order: 63)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 70) (order: 70)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 70) (order: 70)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 70) (order: 70)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 99) (order: 99)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 144) (order: 144)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 144) (order: 144)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 662) (order: 663)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/26117 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6q63 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/n_w_a/straight_outta_compton/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000653426 [info]
Wikidata:	Q644326 [info]