NWA's landmark album Straight Outta Compton was released on 8 August 1988, bringing the sound of gangsta rap to mainstream America. In History revisits an interview with the young rap crew as they ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of NWA’s landmark 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, we’re republishing it here. The numbers alone are impressive. Both NWA’s Straight Outta Compton and ...

NWA – which was made up of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre and MC Ren –released its debut album, “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988, sparking outrage from many ...

In answer to a tip-off from unnamed informant, the Metropolitan police’s obscene publications squad had swooped on the plant, in search of copies of the new NWA album Efil4Zaggin. An Island Records ...

So, we’ve ranked the 14 songs – one for each year of Conservative ... The song’s huge popularity helped catapult NWA to star status, and in turn allowed for the group to speak directly ...