It also helped to shift the power to the West Coast from the East Coast, which had enjoyed a period of prominence in hip hop for most of the 1980s.ĭespite not being a success at first and the lack of airplay, Straight Outta Compton sold over three million copies, thanks to the hits 'Straight Outta Compton,' 'Gangsta Gangsta,' and 'Express Yourself.' The album itself reached number 37 in the Billboard Top 200 in the spring of 1989, while it reached number 9 on Billboard's Top Soul LPs. Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American hip hop group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles Countys City of Compton in early 1987. N.W.A released their debut studio album, Straight Outta Compton, on 8 August 1988. N.W.A Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More AllMusic N.W.

Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller claims that the first money invested into Ruthless Records was his own 250,000. Straight Outta Compton redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism concerning the gangsta lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures. NWAs debut album Straight Outta Compton cost only 12,000 to make. It has been considered groundbreaking by music writers and has had an enormous impact on the evolution of West Coast hip hop. The debut album by N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton is now best remembered as the pioneering record of gangsta rap with its ever-present profanity and violent lyrics, it helped to give birth to this then-new sub-genre of hip hop. Dre’s debut solo album, but it might be best known as the album that launched Snoop Dogg into the world, who 22 years later has surely.

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