Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A, released in 1988 (USA), hip hop.
- Artist: N.W.A
- Year: 1988
- Genre: Hip Hop
- Country: USA
Overview
Six young men from Compton turned police harassment and street life into a record the FBI complained about. It brought gangsta rap to the mainstream without radio play, launched the solo careers of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, and reshaped the economics and subject of rap.
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