Straight Outta Compton (explicit)

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Annotation

This is the original version of Straight Outta Compton. A CD version, was released in 1989 and contained 13 tracks, with "8 Ball (remix)" and "Something Like That" appearing between "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" and "Express Yourself", and "Something 2 Dance 2" as the closing track.

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

Art Direction: Helane Freeman.
Photography: Eric Poppleton.

Annotation last modified on 2011-05-19 01:35 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Straight Outta Compton producer: Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) vocals: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren samples: Amen, Brother by The Winstons (60s US funk & soul group) (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 (US hip-hop producer Terry K. Allen, Compton's Most Wanted) (lead vocals), Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (drums (drum set)), West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People (lead vocals) and You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (original funk band) (membranophone) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 248) recording of: Straight Outta Compton writer: Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson	4.3	4:18
A2	Fuck tha Police producer: Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) samples: Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) 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 (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417) recording of: Fuck tha Police writer: Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson	4	5:46
A3	Gangsta Gangsta producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) recording of: Gangsta Gangsta lyricist: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren composer: Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Eric Wright, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Lorenzo Patterson, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, O'Shea Jackson, Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)	3.75	5:36
A4	If It Ain’t Ruff producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) samples: A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit) by Average White Band recording of: If It Ain’t Ruff writer: Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer) and Lorenzo Patterson	4	3:34
A5	Parental Discretion Iz Advised producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) vocals: The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren recording of: Parental Discretion Iz Advised writer: Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren	3	5:15
B1	Express Yourself producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) 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	4:25
B2	Compton’s N the House (remix) producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) recording of: Compton’s ’n the House writer: Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lorenzo Patterson and O'Shea Jackson	3	5:20
B3	I Ain’t tha 1 producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) samples: The Message (Inspiration) by Brass Construction recording of: I Ain’t tha 1 writer: Randy Muller and O'Shea Jackson	2	4:54
B4	Dopeman (remix) producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) recording of: Dopeman composer: Ant Banks, Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10) and Ice Cube	3	5:20
B5	Quiet on tha Set producer: Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby) samples: Rock Creek Park by The Blackbyrds recording of: Quiet on tha Set writer: MC Ren	4	3:59

Credits

Release

executive producer:	Eazy‐E
producer:	Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
mastering:	Brian Gardner (mastering engineer “Big Bass Brian”) Bernie Grundman

remastered versions:	Straight Outta Compton (remastered, explicit)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/103648 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000003B6I [info]

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

part of:	Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.) Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 3) (order: 3) 15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (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 (2022-07-01) (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 (2005 edition) (number: 662) (order: 663)

part of:

Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 3) (order: 3)
15 Most Influential Albums… (… Not Recorded by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Elvis or the Rolling Stones) (SPIN magazine, 2003‐04) (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 (2022-07-01) (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 (2005 edition) (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]

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