Straight Outta Compton

While dreaded a dose of yet another rap hip hop, which is not one of my preferred styles, This one is - at times - actually funny a bit catchy and less unpleasant/malevolent general. And then Express Yourself is a bit upbeat. Still, would I ever listen to them again? No.. . Not really. Maybe only that one track....

I tend to agree with the exquisitely-named reviewer for Q magazine, Charlie Dick, who, at the time, wrote : The all-mouth-and-trousers content is backed up by likable drum machine twittering, minimal instrumentation and duffish production. Still this regressive nonsense will be passed off as social commentary by thrill-seekers all across the free world. And it was. Straight Outta Compton, as an opening track, is a very clever scene-setter. Then Fuck tha Police was just iconic at the time. It’s with the next track, Gangsta Gangsta that the sexist, mysoginistic shit just gets a bit too hard to listen to - and there’s too much of it from then on, for my liking. The one exception is what they do with the Charles Wright classic, Express Yourself - I hope he got a healthy cheque for their using it. And I think they did pretty well with it.

I feel like I respect NWA more than I really care about them and prefer most of their solo material. A lot of this sounds kind of trite and dated more than anything. When it’s good, though, they can be quite clever. C

Way too lit. Was trying to fight the automatic doors at the convenience store. Listen with caution.

Didn't think I would enjoy this album but found it surprisingly entertaining.

It helps to think of this as a snapshot in time of what street life was like from the perspective of a young person living it. Yes, we should cringe at the violent, misogynistic lyrics. Musically (not lyrically) for some of this I was wondering which came first, the Beastie Boys or NWA. But maybe it was a lot of what was happening at the time.

Good album, bit too repetitive. Some really good songs though.

This album bred so many rappers for decades to come. Never could really lean into the aggression of it all, but the beats are crazy. So many samples to make groundbreaking songs and runs for a full hour. Its' influence is the reason why I wasn't allowed to listen to rap growing up. Some parts of this definitely wouldn't fly today, but this was always meant to be something that made people scared and angry. Not my deal, but reverent of it.

Bitches, pief paf! Goed en maar wel gedateerd; 3 sterren, omdat dit godfathers zijn inmiddels.

"Gangsta rap Nieke, dit is Gangsta rap' ;-) Ik ben doorgaans niet zo'n fan van het genre maar er zijn een paar uitzonderingen. NWA is er eentje van. eerste helft van deze plaat is top. Daarna wordt het een beetje slappere hap. Maar heb er toch wel weer van zitten genieten, in de file.

Ben nu wel benieuwd naar Randall. Moest soms grinniken om de teksten.

Hasn't aged that well - a lot of the lyrics are painfully misogynistic, and the rapping is a bit of a mixed bag. Dre and MC Ren are great, Ice Cube is pretty decent, but Eazy-E not so much. That said, when they're not talking about women the rhyming is great, and it's clearly something that birthed a whole genre. Also, way more variety than I expected - Express Yourself is something else entirely. Agree with Phil, not as good as Public Enemy from a couple of weeks ago, 3/5.

I am a little burned out on early gangsta rap so this more a slog than I would hope. the funk and excellent background track beats is awesome. Though I am pretty tired of hearing about Easy-E's dick. 8-Ball sucks. Express Yourself is awesome.

Suburban white parents, get in your bunkers! Obviously this record was a big no for me growing up. I would've been beat with a belt if I had caught listening to it. But even then, as a kid who just disliked hip hop in general, I just never payed much attention to this type of parental advisory album. I migrated toward the metal stuff. Nowadays you couldn't pay me to own a Twisted Sister record. This album is almost too influential for its own good. It's great, but I think the reputation it has is bigger than what it actually is. A lot of the lyrics are sharp, clear, and still relevant today, but after six or seven tracks, it gets stale. There's not much in the way of production that's mind blowing here, and I think the album suffers from being the first of its kind. Other artists (including ones IN this group) would come along and perfect hardcore hip hop using what they learned from NWA.

I've been through this album a number of times in my life. Def it is striking. The lyrics are pushy and aggressive - comically at some points. The 'production' is quite impressive actually - Something 2 Dance 2 was a surprise on this front. Overall I tried to interpret this as a 'painting' of 'what it's like' rather than a /glorification/ of the themes/ideas. It's otherwise hard for me to listen to music with this lyrical bent. Sonically and /politically/ a ground-breaking record, even if it isn't my thing exactly.

Intense. Not bad.

A classic, need to revisit with more patience and attention to lyrics. Good album overall

I first listened to this album back in 1988 when I was 14 years old. My step-brother had a copy. I already liked rap like the Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince. But N.W.A. was different, with content I knew my parents wouldn't want me listening to, but I listened anyway. Now, almost 35 years later, listening to it is much different. The lyrics are pretty juvenile and silly. In one breath, dropping F-bombs all over the place, then the next rapping "I kick so much butt" and "I don't give a hoot." Complaining about being harassed by cops after bragging about being criminals and shooting people. OK. Despite that, I have to admit it's still kind of fun to listen to. The beats are nice, the rapping is pretty good for the most part. Eazy-E's stood out the most, maybe because he had the most unique voice out of the group. The tracks I like the best are the ones where they trade off verses like in the title track.

Legendary album and ground of MCs that paved the way for so much. While the rapping is top notch, the production has come such a long way since these guys, it’s hard to listen to this and remain excited after 5 songs because it lacks a diversity in sound and becomes a bit repetitive.

Decent but like Many of the other "Rap-Group" albums just too wild and all over the place

I like it, but..... Wish it had more musical variety and innovation. The rhymes of course re clever, funny, angry but its not enough for me to really enjoy and come back to listen again. 3 stars

This one is tough to rate bc the beats and delivery on Straight Outta Compton are excellent. I’m just not a huge fan of the content gangster rap, the gang violence and sexism make this tough to listen to. Also based on a bit of research on the members, it sounds like they’ve very much exaggerated on how hard they actually are, aside from Eazy E it doesn’t sound like any of the others were true criminals and I highly doubt any of them actually shot anyone, so they’re kinda posers? Either way, this is a classic and is historically important. 3 stars

Rap just isn't my bag. But as far is it goes I found this album to be better than most. I for sure have a great appreciation for pre 2000 hip/hop/rap. Guess that just shows my age.

Great to jam & realize we are at the same place as when this album was created regarding police violence. The misogyny was too much for me to rate this any higher.

Similar to the Clash’s first album, influenced almost everything after it in that genre and paved a way for rap. But definitely has some dated themes that are a product of the time. Influential, but not a repeat listener for me

Mad decent, still relevant in a lot of unfortunate ways

The songs are very similar.

To be fair, this is not my preference in music.

It was aight. A handful of really good tracks surrounded by some rather forgettable ones. Loved the beats for the most part though. 6/10

Listening to this album as a white woman in my Subaru Outback in the drive-thru of a suburban Panda Express, I recognize there’s a cultural merit to this album that is out of the context of my own experience. But I can see how anthems like Fuck Tha Police offered a much needed catharsis in the late 80s, and unfortunately have a timeless quality as so many of the social frustrations this album vents still carry on today. Kinda like with Public Enemy, I enjoy hearing the songs as single units, but find it difficult to sit and listen to the entire album. Nevertheless, enjoyed it.

not as good as I expected. ice cube was great whenever he appeared, and I could hear the album’s influence over today’s rap albums easily - but the production has aged horribly in my opinion, and that detracts a *lot* from the album, especially in the second half. would still recommend for folks into how hip hop is the beast it is today.

Better than I thought it would be

Fun but too much swearing 3/5

Decent hip hop. Too much swearing

It's historic and ground-breaking but I feel a bit ragged after listening to it.

Good

Ok 2 eller 3

Börjar jättebra, största delen av skivan e medioker till helt trevlig, 3 låtar e blassics allt som allt... en av tidernas bästa covers också!

Honestly this was cornier than I expected it to be. Most songs too long. Tough guy gangster rap, still pretty cheesey

I have respect for it, but I just can't give it a higher rating. I get a feeling I would like the songs this album is sampling more than the actual songs on the album. Some of the lyrics were pretty sexist too. Hip hop might just not be my thing.

Another powerful important album that I just don't resonate with musically. I wish I could rate this higher, but I just don't want to listen to it.

A lot of motherfucking

Bunch of good songs bunch of meh.

Good beats. Same message today as in 1988.

Interesting from a historical perspective, I reckon -kinda a transitional album for hip-hop. Has the early hip-hop problem of sounding really basic compared to the rhymes and rhythms that the genre spawned later. I gotta hand it to them - the Attitude is very much what they're brining to the table. Some pretty cringe tracks, tho. "I Ain't Tha 1" 😬 Fave track - "Fuck Tha Police" - as relevant today as it ever was!

Classic Hip hop. Title track still sounds great the rest a little dated but very influential album

Sonically really good by the lyrics are brutal and not in a good way

Its completely seminal but also a bit Fur Q

Streit (evt straight)

Here’s an album that 100% deserves a place on this list, but my own impression is a bit of a mixed bag. Some songs feel like an extended roll call, where it seems like it’s done and then you hear “Hey MC Ren, tell em” & the song goes another two minutes. However their most famous songs, “Fuck the Police” and the title track, keep their momentum throughout. “Parental Discretion”, something of a celebration of the black & white sticker on the front cover, is also a highlight to me.

Un nouvel album d'âge-de-pierre-rap dont le thème (Ice-cube) peine à convaincre.

Ich hasse alt schule rap

I don't love this album - the lyrics are so aggressively violent and misogynistic, the sound is old fashioned and uninteresting to me (with the exception of the track Express Yourself, which is really good) - but I can appreciate the impact and importance of this album and I've enjoyed several NWA spin-offs far more than the original. 3/5 for legacy/import.

I'm not into rap, but I kind of liked this. It has great beats, and the mix and the words have a boldness and clarity that I found striking. And yeah, fuck tha police. 3 stars.

A bit too long, start is on fire but gets way too stale and repetitive in the final stages, mainly the beats just feel uninspired. I don't think this stood the test of time that well, compared to other albums of similar origin (and I am not talking about the lyrics on which most people fixate).

Wiedermal ikonischer Sound. Stellenweise allerdings in Sachen Lyrics schlecht gealtert.

Solid album. Can see why it was popular. Don't love it personally

This album is really good classic gangsta rap. While I like it, I realize I like east coast 90s rap more than west coast. I have to recognize the influence of this album. This almost feels like it's from the 90s. There are elements of production on this album that are ahead of it's time too. Best Songs: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself Worst Songs: 8 Ball, Compton's N The House, Quiet on Tha Set

Undeniably influential, some bangers; more dated than I expected, got bored by the end.

Great in places, samey in others.

Classic rap album! First time listening to full album.Dre’s beats were dope.Cube's lyrics were sharp as hell. Eazy was just a cool ass dude, don’t fuck him over though! Lastly, Ren…this dude slept on! His flows and lyrics were impeccable! FUCK THE POLICE!!

How does “Something 2 Dance 2” fit with the rest of this album?

Not my favorite style, but I can see why others like it

Classic 90’s album, but not my taste

so many swears but hard to resist

Actually not too bad, for a genre I don't particularly enjoy.

When you are ignorant of a genre, it feels silly to try to judge it's foundations subjectively. A lot of this album sounds so familiar, despite the fact that I've never listened to it in full before, because it has been copied and parodied and improved on so many times over. The rhymes are often cheesy and sexist, but the production is fun enough that it was interesting to listen to. It's not something I will revisit, but I can see how the boldness and clarity of vision made it so popular.

not for me, but now I've finally heard the class "fuck the police" song! there's some cool tracks. prolly need to listen again when i can listen to the lyrics

The energy of this album is terrific. Even if it hasn’t aged perfectly, you get the message of how they felt in that time.

A decent album albeit a bit messy. Love the beats and the lyrics. It doesn't speak to me about my life, but that doesn't take away the impact. It sounds a little too familiar now. This is because it was so influential and copied by so many. It's quite a leap from the early 80's hip hop of only five years previous. Sure, Public Enemy were first to make the leap. But this takes it to another level.

Aside from the initial opening salvos of Straight Outta Compton and F*ck The Police, both of which sent shockwaves through hip hop with their take-no-prisoners attitude and unapologetic swagger, and one or two other tracks such as Express Yourself, what surprises on a relisten is how underwhelming a lot of the tracks are - mostly posse cuts touching on tiresome topics (money/women) over sparse beats. It’s pretty standard hip hop fare for its time. Its also evident how far ahead of the rest Ice Cube is as a rapper (and doesn’t feature enough). As far as producing goes, the record is surprisingly flat, lacking any depth (Dre would of course improve). A significant record if not a great one.

Very aggressive, some really good stuff but it felt kinda samey and was pretty sexist

This is a major album because it was a huge departure for rap. NWA came out swinging and every PTA in the country was freaking out. It was like Black Sabbath all over again but black. That said, it was a huge album also because it started to say the things that needed to be said and nobody was saying loudly enough (or no one was listening). Kudos to Ice Cube, EZE, and Dre for starting a conversation about Los Angeles that was a catalyst for change and has ultimately set into motion the many other changes in our country like taking down the statues and police reform. This album changed music putting Gangsta Rap on the map setting the stage for later major albums like Fear of a Black Planet. Awesome.

Made me want to listen to the Beastie Boys. Honestly not my thing, Fuck Tha Police is still sadly relevant though.

take it easy, e

The opening salvo of 3 tracks are really good. Full of anger, energy and spittle It fades into a bit of repetition after that. Lyrics are always an issue. Not something I would choose to play but I see its value and its place in history. 3

Some good songs but overall very repetitive in sound and tone for each one. I all kind of blends together - couldn't make it through the entire album, but some good energy to listen to 1 or so.

classic. I remember when Darla and I first saw this on "Much Music" off of C-band satellite.

I hate this shit, but somehow I could listen to Straight Outta Compton and Fuck Tha Police any day of the week. But then, Gangsta Gangsta slips and by the time Parental Discretion comes around and I have to listen to EZ-E say "...slip the C-note, and you can choke, on the wing-ding-ding-a-ling down your throat," I'm done. Though Express Yourself is somewhat redeeming. I appreciate all the Dre's unearthed for this album (I actually wish we'd see more of that today) and in the end, this album is a classic and important(?) for the time it existed. However, I'm not excited for most anything this album spawned or any gangsta-rap song / album that came after it.

I enjoy MC REN’s flow the most, especially on if It Ain’t Ruff. Dr. Dre is pretty good too. Easy-E and Ice Cube have minimal flow as evidenced by the mechanical 8 Ball (Remix) and I Ain’t Tha 1. Something 2 Dance 2 is my favorite track while I cringe at the overt violent degradation of women.

Defo dubious lyrically, but can't deny the funky samples.

Bardzo agresywny, czarny gangsta rap. Pierwsze utwory wchodziły lepiej, dalej trochę ciężej. 3.5/5

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It's funny how childish this sounds to me now, though Ice Cube is convincing. I believe whatever Cube says. Several of these tracks are duds. I mean, 'Gangsta Gangsta' is some stilted stuff. Whereas 'Fuck tha Police' is timeless. Sadly. And also, any time Eazy E shows up - hoo man, the whole thing takes a real nosedive. I don't believe a word of that stuff.

Am I being unfair to assert that Straight Outta Compton comes in like a lion but out like a lamb? I certainly feel like it's front loaded - the title track, 'Fuck the Police' and 'Gangsta Gangsta' are the hottest three joints on the platter. Still, even if the craft isn't quite there on the rest of the material, it coasts by on aggression and charisma - mostly. There are a couple of missteps - 'Compton's N The House' is an embarrassment - but for the most part the only deficiencies are a fairly unwavering rhythmic approach and, alas, Eazy-E's verses. It's also hard to deny how unpleasant some of the sexist and homophobic takes sound in 2022, but if I'm honest, Ice Cube's excoriating 'I Ain't Tha 1' can still raise a grin.

Here's the benefit of always being the last one to get his review in: I can just say, "I agree with all of you." Very true in this case, though I didn't find Easy-E as much of a distraction as Craig did. Some good tunes up front and whole lot of filler to round out the back.

Lives up to its fierce reputation at times but often feels dated. Proto G-funk production lacks the creativity and polish of later landmarks such as The Chronic. Flows have an antiquated sing-song quality that reads as very 80s, but it is interesting to see points in which more modern meters and rhyme schemes emerge. At its best, sheer attitude and group chemistry propels the most iconic tracks. Interesting as a transitional document between the early days of rap and its emergence as a mainstream cultural force in the 90s. Would probably not listen to the whole album again.

Je leur dirais pas en face mais j'ai trouvé trop long

acab mais par contre abrégez

listenable, fun at time. 3.5/5

good

Les beats sont fantastiques. Straight Outta Compton et Fuck the police sont des classiques. Je préfère le hip hop des Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest ou Public Enemy, mais cet album de « reality rap » a sa place sur cette liste.

Legendary.

Classic NWA.

It's provocative, no doubt about that.

Better than I remembered but I couldn’t play it in the house.

fuck the police

3.5ish

Los singles destacan sobre las demás canciones. Interesante en una primera escucha, pero de allí probablemente solo escuche las dos primeras canciones.

Gangstarapin alkujuuri. Aika uhoomista! Eihän tää musiikillisesti niin kauheen ihmeellinen oo vaikka onkin ihan tiukkaa samplaamista. Tässä taas kulttuurihistoriallisesti aika käänteentekevä julkaisu. Kyl mä siis soundistakin diggaan, mutta meininki edellä tätä täytyy kuunnella ja suhteuttaa aikaan jolloin tää tuli. Tosin nää homofobiset, matcholyriikat ei kyl kauheen paljon vanhetessaan parane. 3/5

Hmm, hankala antaa arvosanaa. Toisaalta on ihan äärimmäinen levy kovasta menosta ja siistit beatit, toisinaan melkein parodian puolelle lipsuvaa tilitystä, varsinkin naisista. Levy 100% ansaitsee paikkansa listalla, mut ei ehkä mulle tee ihan kauheesti. 3/5.

2.5/5 Such an important album in the history of rap and hiphop. Not really my style, but I can enjoy some songs for time to time. Favourite songs: - Fuck tha police - Gangsta Gangsta

Альбом на любителя

solid shit

Szok i niedowierzanie, predator tak szybko zostal zdeklasowany w kategorii najbardziej murzynsko gangsterskiego materialu listy, bo takim wlasnie albumem jest Straight Outta Compton, od murzynow z humorkiem w sklad ktorego wchodzili rapujacy Eazy-E, MC Ren, no i pan Ice Cube, a za beaty odpowiadali Arabian Prince, DJ Yella i Dr. Dre, ktory mial tez swoje zwrotki na pieciu trakach, ksywki w wiekszosci dobrze znane wsrod zjadaczy murzynskiego chleba, bo N.W.A zrobilo im kariery i o ile nie umarlo sie im, jak ojcu zalozycielowi iziemu, to raczej dobrze pieniadze robili na czarnej muzyce, jest to plyta z 88, wiec rymowanie miejscami brzmi wrecz komicznie, zwlaszcza biorac pod uwage kontent liryczny zycia gangsterskiego, smiesznych ksywek, policji ktora ciagle dokucza, lachociagach, ulicznym uzbrojeniu, to jesli 30 lat temu moglo to brzmiec hardkorowo, tak dzisiaj brzmi troche honk honkowo, zwlaszcza u slabych ogniiw tego krazka, ktorymi z pewnoscia byl dre i pan kostka, dla ktorego predator to zdecydowanie skok cywilizacyjny, jesli chodzi o skladanie zwrotek, a z tymi zwrotkami to nigdy nie wiadomo, jak przeciez takie klasyki z dyskografii pana dre, jak nadal dre sa autorstwa ghost writera w postaci jaya Z, bo dre zawsze bardziej robil robote na beatach niz na majku, ktore ratuja krazek, od jednego z najlepszych openingow mainstreamowego gangsta rapu na tytulowym soc, przez fuck the police po express yourself, plyta ma rowno godzine i czuc ze niektore traki sa mocno wymeczone, bo jak dla mnie rownie dobrze moglaby sie skonczyc na expressie, ale jednak klasyka gatunku, ktora zrobila wiele dobrego dla rapowej gry, z plejkowych pickow to dodalbym te trzy piosenki ktore wymienilem wczesniej, ale pewnie juz sa gdzies w odmentach plejki, o ile spotifaj ich gdzies nie zawieruszychl, bo ostatnio sporo zarowno klasykow jak i nowosci mieni sie odcieniami szarosci

Sympathique mais pas forcément mon style de rap. Ceci dit en écoutant les paroles je comprend aussi pourquoi il a son importance.

I understand the importance of this album but it is really not aging well.

Some of the things in this album... don't age well. A lot of misogyny, homophobia, etc. Not great, but that's what you get most of the time with gangster rap. But, that being said, this album is an important piece of music history, and a lot of the other themes that run rampant through the album are still important today. If you can get past the problematic parts, the album really has an important message. Unfortunately, I just got tired listening to it after a while.

Não gosto de hiphop, mas esse é raiz e tem músicas muito interessantes.

how interesting "fuck tha police" was never a single! it seems like such a standout. i mean, the opening to the song, that first verse, setting it up with NWA presiding over a court? i love it. plenty of other songs on the album mentioned police brutality as well, and i appreciate how much of their lives and experiences informed their many (many!) lyrics. of course, plenty of songs also mention misogyny, which i'm not exactly wild about. but hey, something 2 dance 2 is indeed fun to dance to! the beastie boys' songs sampled in 8 ball? fantastic.

Для того времени - норм альбом. Сейчас же такое не интересно слушать. 5/10

A hip-hop album that prefers to lay back in the groove with some more narrative bars. Wish there was a bit more variation in tempo and beats on this one, things seemed to run together after a bit.

Classic rap album.

I was expecting more from this, coming in knowing the main hits. I think the (especially now, outdated) sexism, homophobia etc let it down. Some of the rhymes and lines were also amusingly bad (I don't give a hoot!). I did still enjoy the beats, and my top pick is the title track.

Better than Eminem.

Love the diversity of the samples, the bravura of the production. I think the way it pushed things forwards just about overcomes the nasty, dated lyrics.

3/5

Interesante! No tenía ni idea que Dr Dre y Ice Cube salieron de aquí, ni que la película era de este grupo y álbum

Sounds as fresh today as it did then. But too many bitches to make it palatable

6/13=46%

Misogynistic, homophobic, but funky, so...

Gut, aber nicht meins.

Gamla skóla sleggja, gott inn í mánudaginn

Jag läste en recension om albumet där det stod något intressant. För att perfektionera albumet borde de kortat ner albumet till de första två låtarna. Speciellt för att vara hip hop är dessa låtar väldigt välgjorda. Det är näst intill sorgligt att det inte var en EP. Övriga låtarna var extremt ointressanta. Kombinationen av mediokerivitet och ett album som aldrig slutar harmoniserar sig inte väl. För övrigt har albumet liknande problem till hip hop men inte lika mycket som tidigare. Trots att jag inte lyssnade så noggrant på texten kunde jag ändå identifiera vissa låttexter som inte reffererade till det meningslösa som det vanligtvis handlar om.

Groundbreaking album that changed hip-hop/rap. Some of it is very dated and doesn't sound like it belongs on what you would imagine 'gangsta rap' is today, but I remember how shattering this whole thing was. 3.5/5

The triple threat opening of Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police and Gangsta Gangsta is what the albums reputation is built off, and for this alone the record is undeniably important. But clocking in at one hour, the album is too long and the last third especially sags. There are also at least 3 tracks I would cut to make the whole thing tighter.

Sounds incredible - a lot of energy, but now I find the 'Bitch is a Bitch' type lyrics jarring - kicking down?

Good stuff, real classics. Did get long, didn't need the bonus tracks.

Definitely more of a fan of Public Enemy for my gritty hip hop realism in terms of both lyrics and beats. Not to mention consistency of sound and message. Having "8 Ball" a couple tracks away from something like "Express Yourself" makes it seems like they're throwing everything against the wall and just seeing what sticks. But man this album was absolutely contagious even despite limited radio and MTV play. They certainly tapped into the zeitgeist and pushed the envelope content wise further than anyone had done before. This may well be the most influential hip hop album of all time. Still hearing it's influence today. Favorite track is "If It Ain't Ruff" for the stereo panning bass. Also surprised by (and kinda like) the album's last minute electro conclusion "Something 2 Dance 2."

Pretty damn influencial, still relevant. Definitely some sexism/homophobia here, obviously that did not age well. I think in terms of legacy and influence it is a straight 5, but in terms of my personal enjoyment it's a 3. Instrumentally and flow its great, but I can't get down with all the lyrics.

Express Yourself is one of the best tunes ever

Musically great and when being political, but the braggadocio gets a bit tedious. I'm not impressed or interested in your attitudes towards women. To be honest, it sounds like a bunch of teenage virgin boys.

The album starts out strong. The first two tracks have kick-you-in-the-mouth directness that is startling and invigorating. But then the sameness of the beats and the themes and the rhymes starts to wear on me. That monotony is broken up by a couple tracks where the mixes are more varied, more funky; Express Yourself thanks to the sample of the classic track from Charles Wright is one example. As well as my favorite track; Parental Discretion Iz Advised. I appreciate that this is a breakthrough album from the genre and it has some fine moments for me, but the rentlessness keeps me at arms length. 3.5 stars

Really important and deserves its spot more than a lot of other albums on this list. There are just parts that have aged so poorly that make it a slog of a listen now, even with the electric start to the album. Express Yourself is still an absolute Skate 1 classic though Already Saved: Express Yourself

Saved Prior: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself Off Rip: Gangsta Gangsta Cutting Edge: Dopeman Overall Notes: 4 great songs, 1 decent one and then a bunch of misogyny. "I ain't the one, the one to get played like a poo butt" I mean are you serious.

Weer rap. Ik hoor er weinig verschil in.

starts strong with some iconic tracks, doesn't get lazy in the back half, stays strong the whole way through. Probably helps each track is led by 1 to 2 different MC's Express yourself is a great Dr. Dre track Does suffer what most hispanic music suffers from: It's essentially the same beat the whole way through with the same tempo, not much switching in between tracks If it wasn't for nostalgia, I probably wouldn't listen to this again though

Express Yourself is a stand-out track. Otherwise stilll lots of fun, doesn't ssem to take itself remotely seriously.

starts off really strong but gets kinda boring towards the end 3.5

Nostalgic.

Pretty great, especially given the time it was created in. It really laid a lot of the groundwork for gangster rap. That being said, it's unlikely that I would want to listen to it again in its entirety. I found myself zoning out a lot.

As hugely influential as this album was, I have a hard time enjoying it all the way through. Dre’s beats are stellar but cube and rens raps sometimes feel trapped in that 80s style. The hits are great but the second half of the album has me wanting more. 7.4/10

The lyrics are a bit much, but some of the instrumentals are good. I prefer public enemy

It's interesting how much they talk about each person's role in making their songs. So many references to Dr. Dre making the beats and Ice Cube doing the lyrics. I generally find it difficult to latch onto lyrics, since I'm mostly paying attention to technical aspects of the arrangement, so it's not easy for me to get to into something so oriented around dynamic vocal performances. But the beats were pretty interesting - lots of interesting sampling and arrangement choices. Was there a Steve Miller Band sample?

Starts really strong and holds my interest. Tracks 12 and 13 could have been left off this album. I like this better listening today than I did waaaaay back when I first heard it.

Not my style, but I was more entertained than I expected to be.

3.5

Starts off very angry and aggressive, but with cool beats. The music is fun (notably express yourself) but the subjects become irritating. I see why it is influencial and "classic", but not really my thing. 2.8 out of 5. Just not for me.

what is the obsession with rap artists talking about how big their dick is? sounds alright but its just not aimed at me. i have no frame of reference for what they're so annoyed about so it just doesn't really hit home like i imagine its supposed to and this album is clearly more about the message than it is the tunes. i'm think Normans With Aggrievances would probably hit me harder.

I've outgrown this.

a bona fide classic, but it has some rust around the edges. some classic lines but nothing _really_ caught my eye here

Itelle nää yleensä uppoaa vaan pieninä annoksina. Meinasin pyöristää 2,5:n alaspäin, mutta jäin sitten kuitenkin kuuntelemaan. Ehkä 2,5 pyöristyy nyt kolmeen.

Pari biisiä levyltä oli entuudestaan tuttuja, Nimibiisi on tietysti klassikko ja Fuck Tha Policea on tullut vuosituhannen vaihteen tienoilla kuunneltua moneen kertaan Rage Against The Machinen esittämänä coverina. Muutenkin tasaisen vahvaa menoa West coastilta koko levyn ajan.

I listened to this while cooking yesterday, then shouted up to Sue "come down and get yer mothafuckin’ lunch". When this was released, a lot of people, me included, didn’t like the lyrics which glorified violence. I saw the movie 5 years ago and got a better understanding of where they were coming from. DJ Dre is good & the first three songs are strong but it gets redundant fast. Overall sound and attitude reminds me of Public Enemy.

Good album. Lyrics are extremely misogynistic.

man, Fuck the Police goes on a loooooot longer than I remember

Solid and classic album through and through. Dre makes some timeless beats and while the subject matter in some songs are fairly surface level it's still an enjoyable listen

1988, West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, geht

very clear diction, but it is rap through and through and I prefer melodies

Undeniable influence. After first two tracks though it just kinda drags.

Historical and pretty legit

👍

Singles are good. Lots of filler

not gonna revisit it

80s hip hop is funny. Half the time they were just rapping about a story where they did things. I feel like this is not as good as Licensed to Ill, and seems a little like it’s a response to that record just not as good. Shock value lyrics but not a lot else. Express Yourself remains a classic and Fuck Tha Police still bangs

Not iconic for me.

Alguns clássicos do rap anos 90, não é muito meu estillo, mas foi um disco importante no push do estilo.

Tenho que ouvir melhor. Produção muito interessante

This record starts very strong — obviously — but rapidly gets so cringe that I had trouble making it to the end.

"foreplay to me aint shit" "im only happy when im going up in em" "go home and wash out your beaver" oli hyvin nyökyteltävää ja svengaavaa ja mukaansatempaavaa mutta en tiiä, kun viikonlopun marinoitu niin jäi päällimmäiseksi oloksi että kyllä nyt ihan sama missä kulttuurissa ja minä aikana vaan niin kai oisit voinu valita että et oo vitun naisvihanen paska :D ja millaset seuraukset tällä on ollu naisten kohteluun tai ihmisten naiskuvaan tai en tiiä huoh. jotenki raskas olo koko aiheesta. jos tästä levystä ois joku simlish-versio niin antasin kovat pisteet mutta tää jäi lähinnä mietityttään semmosena surullisena pippelikilpailuna :D

onhan siinä lesendojakin matkassa ja hyvää uhoa ja Ns. Aikansa kuva, mutta naisviha ei hirvittävästi naurata tai edes hymyilytä

Not my cup of tea

Culturally speaking this is one of the most important albums of all time. The movie based on the creation of the album is incredible. But, I just don't love the album. I appreciate it but don't need to keep listening to it.

OK but not my cup of tea

Great musicians with bullshit violent and sexist vocals. Will never support that kind of music. I love hip hop if it has a political or interesting message but this one is just full of anger and hate.

You can express your anger at being marginalized without attacking other marginalized groups. I would have given this album a 4 if not for the blatant misogyny. Guess it's always been easy to lash out at women for the deeds of other men.

Apart from the misogyny, great album

I did not enjoy this, although that is not a surprise as I do not like this type of music

Insufferable. Some okay songs but so cringe overall.

I have no idea how to rate this album, and I certainly don’t have anything insightful to say about it. I didn’t really like listening to it, so I guess 2/5?

Bon album qui a été un des prémices de toute l'ère gangsta/g funk. Intéressant car c'est le premier album de ice cube, Dr Dre, Easy-E. Album très culturel d'un genre nouveau qui a beacoup fait parlé à son époque. Toujours sympa de redécouvir Fuck tha Police et Straight outta Compton, mais le reste de l'album ne m'a pas marqué plus que ça. Je veux bien comprendre qu'il faut être gansta et se faire une street cred mais molo sur l'homophobie et la misogynie svp

Very preachy in a violent way. But I liked the Cops V. N.W.A. theme a little. 2/5

It’s alright, some classics but eh

Respect, completely and utterly, but it’s just not for me.

First time I head this thought it was interesting. It hasn't aged well as a record but it seems more like a historical piece.

Some songs ware good like Express Yourself

Niet mijn smaak. Ook te lang. Wel wat goede nummers.

I completely agree with the inclusion of this record on this list, as it is a huge part of hip hop history, but I like a lot more what they did in their solo careers, especially Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. This was not as good for me, but a very important album.

Ха клево, ну правда мне не зашло. Не любительница репа

ugh misogyny

Bit much for us

I struggle too much with the lyrics

I like the rhythm and the energy, but the lyrics don't work for me. ★★

All time frontloaded plade. To udødelige bangers og en ret blandet pose efter det. Der er nogen riiiigtige stinkers på den sidet halvdel.

Inte min grej, men ikoniskt album

Umm too much swearing and all. It's okay, not my type of song.

I appreciate the contribution this group and album made to rap history, but not a single track inspired me to listen more. would've been a 1 if i didn't know their names and other projects so well and liked them

This album has the beats and vibe from the music that I generally like in hip-hop. From one listen, I feel like it's Dr. Dre's big moments that represent the highlights, though I admit I don't always follow who's rapping on each track and when. The violence and misogyny is such a big turnoff for me. I think the use of profanity is fine, but I think it should be used as punctuation not space-filler. There's so many instances of mother-fuck(in)(er), that it no longer has any meaning or punch. This is also pretty clearly some singles and some filler... which makes it surprising they leave Express Yourself so late in the tracklist. That's easily the album's best song. I got tired of I Ain't The One and Dopeman and had to skip, but everything else at least had an appealing beat and flow. Even if I didn't like what they were saying, the rapping itself is skillful -- it helped to show the contrast getting this on the back of Californication, which should probably have the subtitle "How NOT to rap" attached to it. All in all, it's probably a middling for the hip-hop albums I've had so far and not something I'd want to return to.

Aika painokelvotonta tekstiä. Ei tykkää.

I was kinda prepared to hate this, given my distaste for gangsta rap, but I actually enjoyed it more than I expected. Still not amazing, but not terrible

As a central European guy I am not touched by this "music" at all.

A couple undeniable classics on this album, but I'm glad this type of thing has gone out of style.

I'd forgotten just how much this falls off a cliff, but what struck me most this time around was how old-fashioned it sounds—not in 2026, but even in 1988. Songs like "Something Like That" sound like straight-up crew party rap from the '70s. (Compare this to what the Bomb Squad was doing on Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, released two months earlier.) Then there's whatever "Something 2 Dance 2" is, and they smartly bury it at the end of the album. Then there's alllllll the misogyny, which would give the incels on 4chan a run for their money. "Straight Outta Compton" is an unimpeachable classic, and "Fuck Tha Police" is right up there too, but you can stop listening after "Gangsta Gangsta" (or, if you're feeling generous, skip ahead to "Express Yourself," then stop).

Du rap

The first two songs are iconic. But past that, this has aged pretty poorly. It veers into homophobic and sexist stuff pretty quickly, and it's also just not very much fun. Landmark album, but one listen was enough.

Influential? Definitely. Good? Definitely not.

Historical, but not for me. The artistry is profound, but so is the negativity.

Didn't need to listen - go straight back to Compton.

I actually sort of liked the music, but lyrics were just too much. Not for me.

I get that this album is a big deal in hip hop, and lyrically it is very creative and interesting, but I really just don’t like hip hop that much

Highly influential for its sound and flow, rightfully so as there are some gems on here. However hating on other minorities to uplift yourself, is not it and sadly, there’s a lot of that, A LOT!

Not my genre, but still an amazing album for what it is. I couldn’t really get too into the track. That’s why it gets two stars. I see the talent and I see the potential.

I understand the artistic and cultural merits of this album intellectually, but I don't like it. Rap is simply not my flavor.

Me, thinking: Didn't we have this one already? Wait no, that was the movie. I watched the movie. One thing this album did for me personally was make going to [city of] Compton more exciting. 1988 is downright ancient in hip hop years so I know this was an influential album. But also, some of that influence was negative - the lyrics are the usual violent misogynistic stuff I now expect from popular rap, slurs included (slur count = 75). The prosody and general vibe is impactful and cool, so if those two things could be decoupled (as they of course are in rare cases) that'd be a little music utopia. But so it goes. Can't escape the Beastie Boys: the "yeah" in "We don't 'just say no' / we're too busy saying 'Yeah!'" is a Beasties sample. Linguistic intrigue: in 'Fuck tha Police', Ice Cube says he's "brown", which I feel like is now usually used for non-white non-black people, and I wonder if that didn't use to be the case. Also, you know how old-timey insults just read as cutesy and quaint? I'm getting that vibe from "I ain't the one / the one to get played like a pooh butt". I *think* it's intentional, but either way it made me lol. Highlight: 'Express Yourself'

Not for me. Did like like at all. I give a very generous 2. The most disappointing Friday selection so far.

This feels like the perfect 2.5 album but I don’t know there just something about it. Not sure if I like boom bap/gangsta rap that much

I know it’s a classic, but not style…

Pretty angry like

We're so hard. We've got massive guns. We fuck all the bitches. Tiresome.

Nostalgic but hard to choose with such offensive language - rhythm really is bomb

Culte mais instrus mélodiquement et rythmiquement pauvres, pas ma cam

Liked only 2 songs here, Straigh outta cinpton and fuck with the police . Maybe it is because I have heard then before. It is slow for me and maybe too vulgar

I hate the way they talk about women

I know this is such an important album but I just couldn’t listen to the misogynistic lyrics it was so awful 😭

This album was so important at the time but it really has not aged well. I can get with the general “fuck the police” messages but so much of this is just men being hateful. This is the first album I’ve had where I actively wanted to skip certain songs or sections.

יותר חשוב משהוא באמת טוב רק שני השירים הראשונים מטורפים כל השאר ממש בסדר

Not as good as I thought it would be. Pretty grating and aggressive. Not really for me. Express yourself was decent

First couple tracks smashed hard. Lyrics are a despicable often, but maybe that’s the point? I don’t know, I never lived in the COMP in the 90s.

Beats are basic but groovy and revolutionary for the time Particularly liked the intro/bassline on Parental Discretion is Advised Some lines were questionable (ie: I'm making a point and that's the point I am making, are they f*gs or what?) Could not relate to the lyrics but "resistance" songs, especially Gangsta Gangsta, Fuck tha Police, etc resonate with oppressed communities that rely on gangs to find social support and protection Endless profanity and innuendo, but that is expected from the genre. However, still a little much for me to enjoy. Found it odd the artists kept dropping their own names throughout verses repeatedly Did not enjoy "I ain't the one" at all, and the messaging in it. Terrible advice/lifestyle/way of treating women

It is normally not my type of mucicstyle, but i did really enjoy listening to it

If I have to listen to this genre (there's a lot of it on this app) I find myself able to give some credit to the early stuff. The emergence of NWA was pivotal for the development of a new music genre, but the lyrics are horrendous.

Made a statement in the late 80's.

So I know this is a seminal work and part of this 1001 album thing I have to listen to before I die, but there’s only so much f%*k and f&$k that I can listen to. Ice T did a more succinct version of f@&k the police years later and managed not to beat a dead horse like these guys did.

Yep, track 2 is an excellent early rap song, and the cover is beyond iconic. But the homophobia and misogyny is a little hard to justify as satirical on this one, and the songs are significantly weaker the farther you get in the tracklist. Quite overrated if you ask me. It's actually kind of hilarious how bad the album gets. The last three tracks are almost unlistenable they're so terrible

didnt really dig it

Niet helemaal mijn stijl en erg grof.

No

Questionable lyrics - not really pc

Dr. Dre is a pedo! He got with his first wife when she was only 16 and he was 22. The rest are cool though!

Few good tracks, i know it’s a classic album but after a while it felt repetitive in themes and lyrics so id space out and just listen to the rhythm.

Has merit. Not my bailiwick.

You couldn't be alive in the late '80s without watching the rise of rap and hearing N.W.A. The first couple of songs were great and engaging - maybe because I already knew them - but the album tapered off for me. I like rap, but I like artists that bring more to their songs than just catchy lyrics. Even the rhythm patterns got a little repetitive. I appreciate the role this group and album played in music history, and I'm glad I heard it, but I won't be listening again. - Heard before? Not in its entirety, but I knew a number of songs well. - Will I listen again? No. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? No.

Il rap non è cosa mia, ma meglio di tom waits

This is really not for me. I appreciate that it's one of the most important albums of all time but I cannot get away from the fact that listening to it is actively unpleasant. This is a 2 just as a token.

Not everything on here has aged well. It is quite the time capsule. Express Yourself is still 🔥 tho

“Straight Outta Compton” and “Fuck The Police” are classic tracks. It’s just too bad that I didn’t like the rest of the album.

Probably the only hip-hop/rap album you need to hear even though it was released back in '88 because nothing has really changed since.

I think I just don't realllllly love this era of rap. It feels like, to me, that a lot of the listening pleasure/appeal would come from nostalgia of the time when this was popular, which I don't have because I wasn't alive. Not what I reach for ever, but maybe that will be different when I'm living in NYC. I feel like walking down the street to this would put you in a vibe for sure. Or maybe at an outdoor party/cookout in the summer. I don't imagine myself reaching for it to listen to alone anytime really. I do love how political it is. Love the piano in Parental Discretion Iz Advised. Can appreciate it for historical significance, but I don't think I personally enjoy it that much. fav track: something 2 dace 2 OR fuck tha police

Not my thing. It was super cool to listen in terms of rap history but was not a fan of how much misogyny there was. Glad I listened through it though.

Found it a bit corny

Not really sure gangsta rap is my thing, but the production is classic.

Meh

I'm very familiar with this album, and despite it's influence, it is a pretty mediocre rap album if you take it at face value. At least it paved the way for much better produced & composed records from Death Row Records.

The three first tracks are incredibly cool, then the whole album just collapses into this bizarre parade of poor beats with rampant misogyny, to the point of it being entertaining in a really bad way. "The title bitch don't apply to all women, but all women have a little bitch in 'em (yeah)" Best song: Fuck Tha Police Worst song: A Bitch Iz A Bitch

I mean their flow was consistent and pretty good but aien't nothing to brag about assaulting ladies and call them bitches. It gets boring at one point, it is a one stand. But yeah fuck the police !!

The most street rap that ever street raped Eazy is sooo shit on god Parental Discretion deserved to be free jazz with that bass + piano Express Yourself was good Almost fell asleep man Oh and #SexismIsBad

Album #17 N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton I don’t listen to rap music; it’s not that I “don’t think it’s real music” or anything to do with cringeworthy political beliefs, I simply wasn’t raised with it, and it lacks a few things that I look for when listening to music. As dumb as it sounds, one of the main reasons I don’t go out of my way to listen to rap music is because, when I do listen to music, I like to sing along; and if I get in the habit of singing along to rap music, I might start letting the Hard-R’s fly like the Burger King guy. Which, as a white guy, would be less than ideal. In all seriousness, though, I have only heard one full rap album before this (Graduation obviously), which I did enjoy, so I haven’t written off the genre entirely, and one of the reasons for doing this list was to see if there was maybe a rap album that I would love. No better place to start than with one of the first breakthrough mainstream rap albums, “Straight Out of Compton. I have already heard a few tracks off this album as they are simply unavoidable; I also possessed some familiarity with Ice Cube as he was a favourite actor of mine growing up, especially in his career-defining role as Nick Persons in “Are We There Yet?”. I can’t criticize the lyrics too harshly because they are a product of their time, but I didn’t find myself blown away by the penmanship, though I’m sure that they weren’t trying to write Highway 61 or anything. I did, however, find the writing to be quite funny at times, specifically in the song “I Ain’t The One”, which, as simple as the premise for the song is, I did laugh at the Burger King line. Though there were some enjoyable tracks, I really can’t see myself returning to most of the album, but I can definitely see why it was influential and how it resonated deeply with people from Compton. Best Songs: Straight Out of Compton, Express Yourself, I Ain’t The One Worst Song: Dopeman Score out of 10: 5

son canciones divertidas de escuchar. letras bastante misóginas, entendible dentro del contexto supongo

I’m familiar with this album. I liked some of the funkier songs & the samples used in the album. I know it’s from a different time but I didn’t enjoy the use of some slurs and the song where bro was pissed a girl didn’t wanna sleep with him. Still, fuck the police.

Thoughts before listening: I'm gonna be totally real rn, I'm not exactly looking forward to this. It's just so out of my normal listening atmosphere that I don't think I'm gonna like it much. I totally understand and respect it's influence and impact on hip hop and rap and culture, why it was needed and everything, but idk. At the end of the day I really am just a very basic person, very uncool person, who was sheltered and raised on 2000s country and christian music. I do hope I like it better than I expect to. After listening: I actually do like the production on a lot of this, I'm not musically literate really, but the instrumentals on a lot of the song are fun. I really like the production in "I ain't tha 1" but, since I am a girl, I just can't with the lyrics lol. sorry. The flow and the way they're able to weave rhymes I really do appreciate, I just am a really basic and uncool person at the end of the day. I'm sorry I can't give the Pixies album a 1 because I was grossed out by the misogyny on there and let this one fully slide. I'm gonna give this a 2 because of the cultural significance and it actually has something of importance to say, unlike the pixies album. (This is just my own personal rating, I'm sorry)

W miarę spoko, w starym stylu ale trochę monotonne, za długie piosenki, nie moje klimaty

Good, but not my jam. 2.5

The music is great but the words drag it down for me. That reason I’ll only give it a two.

So many debut albums! I can't connect to this. Anger spills out of these tracks. This album is built just as much on hatred as it is on anger.

I can’t really empathise with gangsta rap (I know Ice Cube called it “reality rap”, but the reality it glorified was the violence and misogyny of life, never the may other parts of reality) however, the energy and the healthy disrespect of authority are something I would have loved more when I was a teenager. The album started stronger with the first three songs (Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Gangsta Gangsta) but I felt a lot of the rest of the album was filler (with the exception of Express Yourself). Probably 2.5 stars.

Šis nedaudz labāks nekā Beaatie boys

SO MANY F and MF bombs. This far exceeds my ratings limits... Pitchfork: 9.7 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #144 (2003, dropped in later revisions) Best Songs (that I can listen to...) If It Ain't Ruff Express Yourself

розкачує канешна знатно, просто сидіти розмахувати головою під біт. але ТЕКСТИ ЙОМАЙО. дуже однотипно, а через тексти починає надоїдати вже на другій пісні. закинув на 5 пісні бо мені стало скучно

Yes I know N.W.A. stands for Niggers With Attitude, and that is exactly how the album started. And constitutes all that is wrong with modern black 'music'. However if you could listen past the lyrics the actual music was done well and not bad at all. Also towards the end of the album, they did start to mellow. And as a consequence I feel they deserve a 2.

Flow got pretty repetitive, but did throw a few gang signs in the library

Sorry young people. Really not for me. Great beats, although very similar, gets it the 2. It’s angry street poetry - which works if you are a discrimated against West coast dude, but I’m not….

An iconic album of course. An important and influential part of Hip Hop history. However, the rhymes and cadence are predictable - it reminds me of the game we played in the studio where the rhyme always lands on beat 4. Some of the songs have not aged well, particularly I Ain't Tha 1 and Quiet On Tha Set imo. I appreciate the cultural and musical significance of this album, but it's not for me. Something 2 Dance 2 is pretty cool.

I liked Express Yourself, I didn’t really care for the other songs.

Rating: 5/10 An early blueprint, but one that doesn’t fully hold up as a quality album experience. Express Yourself really is a good song, but even the first few major hits, while great tracks, don’t really age too well compared to the stacked collection of classic 90’s hip hop albums that will follow this and pop up on our list

The lyrics of the song are indeed 'unique'. The n-word is very much present. For me the album isn't that great since I'm not a fan of rap in general

crazy follow to cyndi lauper

really liked songs from this album when I was like 16 but now most of it sounds so corny 💔

i like: some of the drums, the fact that they hate the police i dislike: most of it Fav song: Fuck Tha Police probably

Just not something that I like listening to.

catchy

Some iconic tracks, but sameness and lack of melodic backing make it hard to love.

I really enjoyed a few songs on the album and then unfortunately really didn’t like the others. I found a few a bit too similar, and there were some where I wasn’t a fan of the music itself, but I would have enjoyed the album as a whole more if it wasn’t so awful about women. Fav song: Express Yourself Least fav: 8 Ball - Remix

When asked about the sexism in this album Eazy-E "defended" it by saying that they weren't talking badly about all women, just the bitches. I think it makes it even more jarring knowing Dr. Dre has had allegations of domestic violence against him- they don't just rap about treating women (sorry, not women, just the bitches!) badly, they actually do it. Beyond those lyrics I'm still not a big fan- I think some of the songs get a bit samey. I do think that the times they chose to have multiple people rap in sync are done really well, and Fuck Tha Police and Express Yourself are both iconic. Favourite song: Express Yourself Least: 8 Ball

Very old school rap. Hip hop in general is pretty boring. This is no exception. At least it’s not auto tuned

This was some very aggressive rap but it was really smooth. Songs were violent, lots of cussing, and I see how rap got its bad rep lol… if rap was my style this would be pretty solidly up there

Appreciate the sentiment and attitude (the punk of its day), but musically it's all a bit exhausting for a middle aged white man.

Still not my genre.

Zzz. Kinda mid

Yeah not loving the misogyny or the homophobia..... Like if you're going to put it in, make the rhyme worth it man

For an album that is a deliberate provocation, not at all bad. Not terribly good either, but that goes with this territory.

Groundbreaking

(2.5) i did eventually get into but it also kinda blended into one?

Woh! Would have never listen to this stuff on my own. Really upbeat fun. Bold lyrics. I somehow liked that re mixing sound in between the songs more. Couldn't listen to complete playlist though (8/14) It's not bad but just not my taste

J'ai bien aimé la 1ere minute de la 1ere chanson.

I mean... what? this album has two insanely good songs, two pretty good songs and a lot of mid to excruciatingly painful songs. I have no idea how this happened with such a talented lineup. You're best off just listening to the singles and ignoring the rest of the album. Try to listen to 8 ball remix without crying or laughing.

I almost got bored during first thee songs. Eventually I continued and after six songs I got bored. I aknowledge value of the album but just can't finish this album.

Not a bad album but just feels very dated. Lyrics not the best.

Rumpukomppikone päälle ja runoja lausumaan. Mieluummin luen Eino Leinoa.

No en kyllä tiiä. Paljon parempaa, kuin nykyinen räpätys kuitenkin.

Tavallaan vähän hankala arvioida, kun en oikeastaan tunne lainkaan tätä haaraa kulttuurista, (siis tottakai tiedän N.W.A.:n ja tämä levykin entuudestaan tuttu päällisin puolin) niin tosi vaikea sanoa että onko nää tosissaan vai ei. Mitä vähän googlettelin, niin ilmeisesti kuitenkin ovat? Jotenkin tuommoinen Fuck the Police -uho on aina omaan korvaan kuulostanut vähän naurettavalta, niin siksi vaikea itse ottaa tosissaan. Ja tosiaan kun ei oikeasti tiedä minkälaista se meno on ollut 80-luvun Comptonissa, niin sikälikin vaikea asettua poikien asemaan. Mutta siis biitithän on omaan korvaan ihan kovia. Jos minä kuuntelen hiphoppia, niin paljon mieluummin tämmöistä biittiä kun sitä ihan sietämätöntä säksätystä ja rumpuluuppia joka on jokaisessa nykyisessä hiphop-biisissä. Itse räbäytyskin kuulostaa omaan korvaan hyvältä, sanoista saa selvää. Vähän ehkä turhan pitkä levy, kyllähän nää biisit rupeaa aika nopeasti toistamaan itseään. Ei varmaan toiste tule kyllä kokonaista levyä kuunneltua tätä, mutta ei tässä sinällään mitään perustavanlaatuista vikaakaan ole.