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Straight Outta Compton (180 gram vinyl) - Flying Out

NWA

Straight Outta Compton

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Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Unlike Ice-T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget -- mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar. 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. But despite all the romanticized invincibility, the force and detail of Ice Cube's writing makes the exaggerations resonate.

Tracklisting 

  1. Straight Outta Compton
  2. _ _ _ _ Tha Police
  3. Gangsta Gangsta
  4. If It Ain't Ruff
  5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised
  6. Express Yourself
  7. Compton's N The House (Remix)
  8. I Ain't That
  9. Dopeman (Remix)
  10. Quiet On Tha Set

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