Straight Outta Compton is the debut [ 3 ] studio album by American hip hop group N. A , released on January 25, through Priority and Ruthless Records. A members Dr. A's notoriety, with N. A calling itself "the world's most dangerous group.
In July , despite its scarce radio play beyond the Los Angeles area, [ 5 ] Straight Outta Compton received gangsta rap's first platinum certification , one million copies sold by then. A's example triggered the rap genre's movement toward hardcore, gangsta rap. Remastered, the album's September reissue gained four bonus tracks. Nearing the album's 20th anniversary, another extended version of it arrived in December Due to their controversial lyrics, N. A faced significant opposition from media and authorities.
Due to the lyrics that used a lot of profanity and promoted violence, censorship was applied. The song "Fuck Tha Police" was the main reason. On major platforms like MTV, nothing from N. Many associations and broadcasting organizations collectively decided to boycott N. For most of the s, New York City, the birthplace of hip-hop , [ 15 ] remained the rap genre's dominant scene.
As the s continued, it became increasingly popular to record lyrics on top of electro rap music. Dre and DJ Yella , published the West Coast 's first rap album to be released under a major record label. Inspired by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D 's single " P. What Does It Mean? This song began to pull the Los Angeles scene's attention away from electro rap; it reached gold sales and inaugurated a new rap subgenre, later called " gangsta rap ".
Dre and Arabian Prince , a pair of locally successful record producers and recording artists who were struggling to receive royalties.
