Straight Outta Compton

***Straight Outta Compton*** is the debut studio album by rap group N.W.A. It was released in 1988. Most of the album's lyrics are by Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren. This album reached double platinum.

Songs on the album include "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Straight Outta Compton".

## Track listing

All songs were produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.
|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Writer(s)|scope="col"|Performer(s)|scope="col"|Samples|scope="col"|Length|
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|style="text-align:center;"|1|"Straight Outta Compton"|||* "Funky Drummer" by James Brown * "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic * "West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People * "Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett * "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons * "One for the Treble" by Davy DMX|style="text-align:center;"|4:18|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|2|"Fuck tha Police"|||* "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown * "It's My Thing" by Marva Whitney * "Boogie Back" by Roy Ayers * "Feel Good" by Fancy * "Funky Drummer" by James Brown * "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E * "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn|style="text-align:center;"|5:45|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|3|"Gangsta Gangsta"|* Ice Cube||* "Weak at the Knees" by Steve Arrington * "Troglodyte" by Jimmy Castor Bunch * "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn * "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers * "N.T." by Kool & the Gang * "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players * "Prison" by Richard Pryor * "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One) * "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick * "Girls" by Beastie Boys * "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E * "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band|style="text-align:center;"|5:36|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|4|"If It Ain't Ruff"|*MC Ren|*MC Ren|* "A Star in the Ghetto" by Average White Band * "Quiet on tha Set" and "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A * "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E * "Don't Believe the Hype" by Public Enemy|style="text-align:center;"|3:34|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|5|"Parental Discretion Iz Advised"|||* "I Turned You On" by The Isley Brothers and Dave "Baby" Cortez|style="text-align:center;"|5:15|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|6|"8 Ball" (remix)|*Ice Cube|*Eazy-E|* "It's My Beat" by Sweet Tea * "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn * "Yes, We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters * "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)", "The New Style", "Girls", "Paul Revere", and "Hold It Now, Hit It" by Beastie Boys * "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands" and "Too Much Posse" by Public Enemy * "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang * "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye * "Go See the Doctor" by Kool Moe Dee * "Boyz-n-the-Hood" by Eazy-E * "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim|style="text-align:center;"|4:52|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|7|"Something Like That"|*MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)||* "Down on the Avenue" by Fat Larry's Band * "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band * "I Think I'll Do It" by Z. Z. Hill|style="text-align:center;"|3:35|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|8|"Express Yourself"|*Ice Cube|*Dr. Dre|* "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band * "Dopeman" by N.W.A|style="text-align:center;"|4:25|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|9|"Compton's N the House (remix)"|*MC Ren (also for Dr. Dre)||* "Something Like That" by N.W.A|style="text-align:center;"|5:20|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|10|"I Ain't tha 1"|*Ice Cube|*Ice Cube|* "The Message (Inspiration)" by Brass Construction|style="text-align:center;"|4:54|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|11|"Dopeman" (remix)|*Ice Cube||* "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly and Life * "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players * "My Posse" by C.I.A.|style="text-align:center;"|5:20|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|12|"Quiet On tha Set"|*MC Ren|*MC Ren|* "Down to the Grissle" by Cool C * "Funky Drummer" by James Brown * "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae * "Rock Creek Park" by The Blackbyrds * "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band * "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A * "On the Bugged Tip" by Big Daddy Kane * "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy|style="text-align:center;"|3:59|||||
|style="text-align:center;"|13|"Something 2 Dance 2"|*Arabian Prince||* "You're the One for Me" by D-Train * "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone|style="text-align:center;"|3:23|||||

## Personnel

- Eazy-E – rapping (seven songs)
- Ice Cube – rapping (six songs)
- MC Ren – rapping (eight songs)
- Arabian Prince – keyboards & drum programming (five songs) & rapping (one song)
- Dr. Dre – keyboards & drum programming (five songs), rapping (five songs)
- DJ Yella – sampling & drum programming (seven songs), rapping (one song)
- The D.O.C. (guest) – rapping (one song)

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Straight Outta Compton
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: N.W.A
- **recorded**: 1987-1988
- **studio**: Audio Achievements
(Torrance, California)
- **length**: 60:16
- **prev title**: N.W.A. and the Posse
- **prev year**: 1987
- **next title**: 100 Miles and Runnin'
- **next year**: 1990