N.W.A

N.W.A (N***as With Attitudes) was a hip-hop/rap group formed in Compton, California. The group consisted of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella.
==History==
===Formation===
In 1986, Compton, California became a chaotic dystopia due to street gangs and police brutality. Eric Wright (a.k.a. Eazy-E) narrowly evaded a police raid at a crack house and later formed Ruthless Records. After being convinced by Dr. Dre, he recorded the song 'Boyz n the Hood'. After they began gaining record sales, Jerry Heller offered distribution to Eazy and he then became their manager. Andre Young (a.k.a. Dr. Dre) was confronted by his mother for missing a job interview and eventually moved out of his mother's house, aspiring to become a disc jockey. He promised his brother that he would fly him to Miami, but this was cut short due to him dying in a fight. He also had troubles with his child's mother. O'Shea Jackson (a.k.a. Ice Cube), who had recently received a diploma in architectural drafting at the Phoenix Institute of Technology, was with the rap group C.I.A. The three formed the group titled N.W.A. Shortly after the formation, Dre hired DJ Yella, of whom he was with their past group, the World Class Wreckin' Crew.
===N.W.A. and the Posse===
The first single N.W.A released was "Panic Zone", which went public on August 13, 1987. This would eventually foreshadow the release of the compilation album, titled N.W.A. and the Posse, which was released on November 6, 1987. Macola Records was responsible for the rights and production of the compilation. Two years later, the compilation was re-issued and re-released on November November 13, 1989 by Ruthless Records and Priority Records.
===Straight Outta Compton===
N.W.A released their first studio album, Straight Outta Compton, on August 8, 1988. The album included thirteen tracks in the standard edition. Notable tracks included the title track, "Gangsta Gangsta", "Express Yourself", and a remix of "Dopeman". Recording for the album took place at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California. Dre and Yella served as the producers, while Eazy was the executive producer. This release increased the popularity of west coast hip hop and gansta rap. One day, while the group was having a lunch break outside the studio, police raided their break, which inspired Cube to compose a diss track towards the police, titled "Fuck tha Police". The police diss track has become a huge staple of controversy due to its explicit lyrics and personal attacks towards police. The FBI responded by sending a letter to Priority Records, advising that advocating violence and assault in any known music track has zero tolerance among law enforcement. Due to the explicit lyrics of the tracks in the album, a "Parental Advisory" logo was posted on the boxart of the album. Most radio stations did not want to pick up any singles from this album, because they deemed that the lyrics were too explicit, especially for younger people. Nevertheless, the album was certified double platinum.
The album was successful, allowing N.W.A to generate enough revenue to go on a national tour to promote their latest content. While performing at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, N.W.A performed the police diss track, despite a warning from the FBI which resulted in their concert being raided by the Detroit police. The group was arrested while fans rioted to support them.
===100 Miles and Running EP===
With Cube away, N.W.A returned to Audio Achievements to begin development, which foreshadowed the release of their first EP, titled 100 Miles and Running. It was released on August 14, 1990. The EP included five tracks. As Cube went on in his solo career, a massive feud sparked between him and the rest of N.W.A, where both sides would compose lyrics to disrespect each other for their further releases.
===N----z4Life===
N.W.A released their second studio album, N----z4Life, on May 28, 1991. The album included eighteen tracks for the standard edition. Some of the tracks in the album expressed animosity and derogatory references towards Cube, which prompted Cube to respond back in his Death Certificate album release. N----z4Life would turn out to be the last official album release by N.W.A, and it did not sell very well. With the group's popularity beginning to wane, Dre resigned and went on to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight. Dre later remarked that Eazy was coerced into signing away their contracts. According to the Straight Outta Compton biopic, Eazy was brutally beaten by Suge's bodyguards after he refused to release Dre and D.O.C. from Ruthless.
===Disbandment===
In 1989, Ice Cube confronted Jerry for his royalties then left the group due to Jerry stealing money from them, joining Priority Records and releasing his debut solo album, Amerikkka's Most Wanted. The group retaliated in multiple diss tracks towards Cube. Cube responded with a disstrack titled "No Vaseline", calling out Jerry for stealing money from the group, comparing it to getting "fucked in the ass, with no Vaseline". Jerry, who is Jewish, accused Cube of anti-semitism due to some of the lines targeting him in the song. Dre later found out Jerry was stealing and left the group to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight; Dre and Snoop Dogg then got into a feud with Eazy-E. 
By early 1994, Eazy found his fortune to be in serious decline, due to him having to downsize his house. After a few months, he met Cube at a nightclub, and the two reconciled due to Eazy liking 'Boyz n the Hood', a movie that Cube starred in. They also apologised to each other for the beef. Not too long afterward, Eazy learned from his girlfriend, Tomica Woods, that Heller had embezzled money and trust fundings during their tenure with Ruthless. After noticing a plethora of unpaid and outdated invoices as well as cancelled and bounced checks, Eazy went to confront Heller at his residence and fired him, thereby ending his association with Ruthless. He also called Dre and asked him if he would be open to restarting N.W.A. On February 24, 1995, members of N.W.A had a reunion to patch up their differences. However, Eazy was coughing heavily and collapsed due to a seizure. He was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Eazy eventually died on March 26, 1995. Dre later left Death Row Records, and formed Aftermath. Cube went on to write, direct and star in many movies, such as Friday, Barbershop, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. He also was the executive producer of Straight Outta Compton.
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