N.W.A.’s 1988 debut album, "Straight Outta Compton," etched – in defiant and profane lyrics, propelled by a relentless, driving beat – a raw coming of age story that marked a major step in the coming ...

*N.W.A.’s genre-defining 1988 single “Straight Outta Compton” and Sister Sledge’s anthem “We Are Family” are among the works that have made it into the National Recording Registry this year. Each year ...

Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of N.W.A.'s notorious album "Straight Outta Compton" but if you had never listened to "Straight Outta Compton" until now you would never know the America N.W.A.

In the late 1980s, Los Angeles hip-hop group N.W.A created a sensation and controversy with their music, which was labeled gangsta rap. Like the group's story, the making of their much-anticipated ...

On August 8, 1988, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, and the legendary Dr. Dre, fresh from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, unleashed their second N.W.A. project, Straight Outta Compton. Arriving on ...

Straight Outta Compton was the debut album for the rap group N.W.A., or Niggaz Wit Attitudes. The group consisted of five members, nicknamed Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince. The ...

Dr Dre’s comeback album Compton has topped this week’s album chart, giving the US rapper his first ever UK number one. The album, inspired by the upcoming NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton is Dre’s ...