Straight Outta Compton
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Straight Outta Compton is N.W.A’s groundbreaking 1988 album that helped define gangsta rap and bring West Coast hip hop to mainstream attention.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straight Outta Compton canonical | 7 |
| Straight Outta Compton (album) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gangsta rap album
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hip hop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA Platinum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | groundbreaking gangsta rap album ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 100 Miles and Runnin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
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gangsta rap ⓘ hardcore hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Straight Outta Compton (album cover) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
8 Ball
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Compton's N the House NERFINISHED ⓘ Dopeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Express Yourself NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuck tha Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Gangsta Gangsta NERFINISHED ⓘ I Ain't tha 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ If It Ain't Ruff NERFINISHED ⓘ Parental Discretion Iz Advised ⓘ Quiet on tha Set NERFINISHED ⓘ Something 2 Dance 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Something Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ Straight Outta Compton (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
West Coast hip hop
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gangsta rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Ice Cube
NERFINISHED
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MC Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ The D.O.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
DJ Yella
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Cube NERFINISHED ⓘ MC Ren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Compton, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | N.W.A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording |
Compton, California
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | N.W.A. and the Posse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
DJ Yella
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Dre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1987
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1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Priority Records
NERFINISHED
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Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-08-08 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
FBI warning letter to N.W.A and Priority Records
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controversy over explicit lyrics ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Straight Outta Compton (album)