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Straight Outta Compton the first gangsta rap album to find a popular audience and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget. Although they were as much a reaction against pop-friendly rap, Straight Outta Compton's insistent claims of reality ring a little hollow today, since it hardly ever depicts consequences. Although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly uncalculated because of its irreverent, gonzo sense of humor, still unfortunately rare in hardcore rap. There are several undistinguished misfires during the second half, but they aren't nearly enough to detract from the overall magnitude. It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarizing as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest. In 2007, Straight Outta Compton was released in a 20th anniversary edition featuring five bonus tracks including an N.W.A live cut and cover versions of N.W.A tracks from Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mack 10, and WC.
CONDITION : SLASHED CASE
Condition:New.Slashed case.
TRACK LISTING
1 Straight Outta Compton 4:19
2 Fuck tha Police 5:46
3 Gangsta Gangsta 5:36
4 If It Ain't Ruff 3:34
5 Parentel Discretion Iz Advised 5:16
6 8 Ball Remix 4:53
7 Something Like That 3:35
8 Express Yourself 4:25
9 Compton's N the House Remix 5:20
10 I Ain't tha One 4:54
11 Dopeman Remix 5:20
12 Quiet on the Set 3:59
13 Something 2 Dance 2 3:24
14 Fuck tha Police / Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bonus Track 5:02
15 Gangsta Gangsta / C-Murder Bonus Track 4:39
16 Dopeman / Mack 10 Bonus Track 4:01
17 If It Ain't Ruff / WC Bonus Track 3:44
18 Compton's N the House / Dr. Dre Live / Bonus Track 2:02
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