About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 23. Chapters: Ruthless Records EPs, Ruthless Records compilation albums, Ruthless Records remix albums, Uncle Sam's Curse, Black Mafia Life, Straight Outta Compton, Eazy-Duz-It, Niggaz4Life, The Art of War, No One Can Do It Better, E 1999 Eternal, 100 Miles and Runnin', The Collection, Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton, Thug World Order, N.W.A. and the Posse, Thug Mentality 1999, Trials & Tribulations, The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998, It's On 187um Killa, BTNHResurrection, Creepin on ah Come Up, Thug on da Line, Heaven'z Movie, Shock of the Hour, Eternal E, Thug by Nature, T.H.U.G.S., Livin' Like Hustlers, 5150: Home 4 tha Sick, The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2, Greatest Hits, Ruthless for Life, Impact of a Legend, Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary: Decade of Game, Grass Roots, Supersonic, The Villain in Black, I Ain't No Lady, Smile Now, Die Later, Paid the Cost, Cha-licious, Kizz My Black Azz, Michel'le, Are U Xperienced?, Future Profits, When Hell.A. Freezes Over, Az Much Ass Azz U Want, Power of a Woman, Muzical Madness, Funk Upon a Rhyme, Vocally Pimpin', Not Just a Fad, Stone Cold World, Addictive Hip Hop Muzick. Excerpt: 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. Its title refers to the group's native Compton, California. Production for the album was handled by Dr. Dre, with DJ Yella giving co-production. The album has been viewed 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. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop. Straight Outta Compton redefined the direction o...