n.w.a.

In the course of little more than three years, N.W.A. reached unprecedented superstardom with their no-holds-barred missives from Los Angeles' toughest streets. Defining the style that came to be known as "gangsta rap," N.W.A. propelled the genre into an expanded musical realm and topped the charts with their own challenging and illuminating style of rhymes unprecedented in their brutal reality over complex, funk-fueled tracks. "The World's Most Dangerous Group" spawned three of the most important figures in gangsta rap's evolution in the process: cornerstone hip hop artist Eazy-E, street lyricist extraordinaire Ice Cube and mega-producer Dr. Dre.

This the group's first Greatest Hits package, was originally issued in 1996, and gathers all the hits that made them infamous including "Fuck Tha Police," "Straight Outta Compton," "Express Yourself," "100 Miles And Runnin'," "Gangsta Gangsta," "Alwayz Into Somethin'," and "Real Niggaz Don't Die" among others. This 2LP-set from Priority Records augments the original track listing with the two bonus cuts "Chin Check" (from the Next Friday soundtrack) and "Hello" (which first appeared on Ice Cube's sixth studio album War & Peace Vol. 2).

LP1

1. Live Intro (1989)
2. Arrested (Insert)
3. Gangsta Gangsta
4. Fuck Tha Police (Insert)
5. Fuck Tha Police
6. Compton's In The House (Live)
7. Break Out (Insert)
8. Straight Outta Compton (Extended Mix)
9. If It Ain't Ruff
10. Real Niggaz
11. I Ain't Tha 1

LP2

1. Alwayz Into Somethin'
2. Don't Drink That Wine
3. Just Don't Bite It
4. Cash Money (Insert)
5. Express Yourself (Remix)
6. 100 Miles And Runnin'
7. A Bitch Iz A Bitch
8. Real Niggaz Don't Die
9. Chin Check
10. Hello

Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1988 Hip Hop classic. Although not the creators of Gangsta Rap, N.W.A was it's most prolific pioneer, putting it on the map of American music without the help of radio or MTV. The group was formed in Compton, California in 1986 by Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Shortly after composing "Boys N the Hood," they added DJ Yella, the D.O.C. and Arabian Prince to the lineup. N.W.A.'s first album, N.W.A And the Posse, was released in 1987. The following year, the group added the edgy vocals of MC Ren. All of the pieces were in place to deliver the now classic Straight Outta Compton in '88.

• 1 Straight Outta Compton (Side 1)
• 2 F*#k Tha Police (Side 1)
• 3 Gangsta Gangsta (Side 1)
• 4 If It Ain't Ruff (Side 1)
• 5 Parental Discretion Iz Advised (Side 1)
• 6 Express Yourself (Side 2)
• 7 Compton's N the House / Remix (Side 2)
• 8 I Ain't Tha 1 (Side 2)
• 9 Dopeman / Remix (Side 2)
• 10 Quiet on Tha Set (Side 2)

•  Straight Outta Compton
• 2 F*** Tha Police
• 3 Gangsta Gangsta
• 4 If It Ain't Ruff
• 5 Parental Discretion Iz Advised
• 6 Express Yourself
• 7 Compton's N the House
• 8 I Ain't Tha 1
• 9 Dopeman
• 10 Quiet on Tha Set