Talk:Straight Outta Compton

message: There is a good deal of information in the article - however, some of the language is not clear, or assumes prior knowledge of the album, its genre, and the impact it made. Sentences like: " N.W.A always enjoyed a particular reputation with U.S. Senators" assumes that the reader will know what that reputation is. The quote: "positioned Straight Outta Compton as the sound of the West Coast firing on New York's Fort Sumpter in what would become '90s culture's biggest Uncivil War" is similarly clear only to those who already know what is going on. There are few solid sources used in the article - the article depends largely on internet review sites, even though there are a number of books such as Rap Music and Street Consciousness by Cheryl L. Keyes, Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture by Mickey Hess, Droppin Science by William Perkins, The Making of the American School Crisis by Emily E. Straus, as well as Dr. Dre: A Biography, and other books. 
The lead has statements that are not fully supported by sources, and which are not followed up in the main body. The lead does not follow the guidance in WP:Lead. And there are further challengeable statements and quotes  that are not supported by citations. The prose is not always as concise and clear as it could be: "Critics of the album expressed their view that the record glamorized Black-on-Black crime" could be written as: "Critics felt that the album glamorized Black-on-Black crime". (Is it usually written as "Black-on-Black crime"?). 
The article doesn't meet GA criteria at the moment. It's possible that the article has slipped over the years, or just that GA standards have tightened. I think the article needs to be improved to keep the GA listing. SilkTork ✔Tea time 08:53, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: GA delist - article unclear, and not following sources closely enough

message: A citation for the August 1988 release date, preferably a primary source from 1988, would be desirable. Ice Cube in a 2013 interview discussing Eazy E's EZ-Duz-It album said, "Yeah, that to me is, I think some release dates are not right...... Eazy came out '88, N.W.A came out early '89. That's how I remember it."
Available reviews and mentions of Straight Outta Compton from 1988 seem to be scarce or non-existent.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.120.54 (talk) 20:16, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: A 1989 release date makes sense, because in this documentary I watched, Eazy mentioned an N.W.A album coming out in January, which clearly means that Straight Outta Compton was released in 1989. In another interview, Ice Cube said it dropped in 1989. 2602:306:BDA9:8610:C000:26FE:DFED:BDB2 (talk) 03:58, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

text: The article says it first charted in 1989 not 1988 which means something is up... I don't think it was down to when it's last single Express Yourself was released in 1989. Naue7 (talk) 05:40, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
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message: I've edited it out like three years ago, but now it's back again: "Singles from Straight Outta Compton 1. "Straight Outta Compton" Released: July 10, 1988". Moreover on the songs page: "It was released on July 10, 1988 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. Format	
7" 12" " Anyone seen such a single ??? I guess it would show up by now, after 20+ years of the internets? --SuccessBrandOil (talk) 13:02, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single ??