Straight Outta Compton

~ Release by N.W.A (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

This 13-track CD version was released for the first time in 1989. The original 1988 LP only contained 10 tracks. "8 Ball (remix)", "Something Like That" and "Something 2 Dance 2" are bonus tracks.

Debut album on Ruthless/Priority.
Licensed by several labels for worldwide distribution, including 4th and Broadway/Island UK (cat: BRCD 534 / 842 442-2).

Art Direction: Helane Freeman.
Photography: Eric Poppleton.

Annotation last modified on 2012-09-02 21:12 UTC.

Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
11 Straight Outta Compton
5 4:19
22 Fuck tha Police
4 5:47
33 Gangsta Gangsta
4 5:37
44 If It Ain’t Ruff
4 3:34
55 Parental Discretion Iz Advised
3 5:16
66 8 Ball (remix)
3 4:53
77 Something Like That
3 3:36
88 Express Yourself
3 4:25
99 Compton’s N the House (remix)
3 5:21
1010 I Ain’t tha 1
2 4:55
1111 Dopeman (remix)
3 5:20
1212 Quiet on tha Set
4 4:00
1313 Something 2 Dance 2
4 3:23

Relationships

composer:
Ant Banks (track 11)
O'Shea Jackson (tracks 1–2, 11)
Lorenzo Patterson (tracks 1–2)
Dedrick Rolison (track 11)
Eric Wright (track 1)
Andre Young (track 1)
executive producer:
Eazy‐E [ Remove | Edit ]
mastering:
Brian Gardner (mastering engineer "Big Bass Brian") [ Remove | Edit ]
Bernie Grundman [ Remove | Edit ]
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (track 1)
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) (tracks 1–13)
vocals:
The D.O.C. (US rapper & N.W.A member Tracy Curry) (track 5)
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) (track 5)
Eazy‐E (tracks 1, 5)
Ice Cube (tracks 1, 5)
MC Ren (tracks 1, 5)
mash-ups:
In the House Tonight by dj BC (track 9)
Smells Like Compton (N.W.A. vs. Nirvana) (Best of Bootie 2005 DJ-mix) by Cheekyboy (track 1)
Weapon of Compton (N.W.A. vs. Fatboy Slim) by DJ Tripp (track 1)
sampled by:
Come on My Selector by Squarepusher (track 13)
DP Gangsta by Snoop Dogg (track 3)
Gangsta, Gangsta (feat. Kurupt) by Beanie Sigel (track 3)
My Brother's a Basehead by De La Soul (track 3)
Sa Prize, Part 2 by N.W.A (track 2)
Straight Outta Compton (MC DSP mix) by kid606 (track 1)
samples:
Rock Creek Park by The Blackbyrds (track 12)
The Message (Inspiration) by Brass Construction (track 10)
remastered versions:
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A [ Remove | Edit ]
ASIN:
US: B000003B6J [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/release/125286 [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
recording of:
Dopeman (track 11)
Express Yourself (track 8)
Fuck tha Police (track 2)
Straight Outta Compton (track 1)