Straight Outta Compton

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

Oddly disappointing. I finally get what old say about rap. It's all about bragging about chicks, money and how gansta you are. That's this album. But knowing the history of the genre and what they were doing then, this album is pretty forgettable. I mean they have some cool voices and i see the appeal and importance of groups and their music pushing the genre and culture forward, but the beats are mid, the lyrics are repetitive and there are albums around this time that tower this.

Didn't like so much, thought can see whi it os influential

30+ years on. Still don’t like this album.

It does have energy but it's too sweary for my taste.

A few classic hip-hop tracks to start the album, but the rest doesn't do much for me. The misogyny might have been cool at the time but it's pretty cringeworthy these days.

Not my genre but others will rate this

Hmm, this album was interesting. F**k the Police is still so on point even after decades. Gangsta Gangsta somehow made me want to love violence and cars and money and hoes. Then I realized it was that kind of teenage fascination with misunderstood adult things. Finally I have decided that is all this album is. It was pathbreaking, but I’m not sure it was a path that needed breaking

I don't love hip hop 2-3

First listen. Themes are still relevant, but half of the content doesn’t age well. Dre’s production on the non-singles is lackluster. Highlight- Fuck tha Police. Low lights- the rest.

Not my thing. I'm sure it's deserving of some accolades, but, for me, it just isn't pleasant to listen to.

I was a Music undergraduate when I first heard this and certainly would've hated the sound and message of the album with little awareness of its context. Looking back its influence on the films and news headlines of the following decade, at times, is immense. Suddenly Hip hop was less of a dance form and now we had two coasts that were in direct competition. Lyrically the music is confrontational and, to my thinking, has had a huge effect on the behaviour and taste of potentially anti social younger people, taking the place of heavy rock as the 'annoy the parents' music for a while. 'Fuck the Police' remains a powerful piece but a whole hour of it is too much to bear. Dr Dre and Ice Cube had bigger solo careers.

Recognize the influence but gets repetitive quickly. Quality goes downhill after the first couple songs. Hasn't aged great either.

Not the worst thing I've ever heard but I wouldn't listen to it again.

Please make this the last rap album! Ok it’s iconic but so repetitive and melody less

Tja, saai

Minimalist beats overlaid with a deluge of filth, often about ladies suckin on their self-proclaimed large appendages. It's tough going and persistently up in your grill. So it's no coincidence that the best track by a country mile is the sanitised 'Express Yourself'. No swears, and Dre seemingly warning against drugs whilst urging people to be who they wanna be. Rather than clipped beats, the sample is basically the whole backing track, giving it a full melody and likeability.

The influence of this album cannot be underestimated but the tracks which it comprises are repetitive and dull. However 1001 has prompted me to search out the film of the album which I don't recall seeing when released.

Express yourself is a high, the rest (despite a good backing track) is a sweary and a bit sexist rant.

I love it when the "Explicit Content" sticker is an integral part of the artistry...did N.W.A. do it first? At least ten times better than The Chronic (Dr. Dre is obviously NOT the brains behind his own success). Beats and flows a little same-y after the first few tracks, but it's punk to the bitter end. Why does this violence make me uncomfortable, but the violence on Murder Ballads makes me laugh? Sinister hidden truth alert! "Meanwhile the DEA teamed up with the CCA They tryna lock niggas up, they tryna make new slaves See, that's that privately owned prison, get your peace today They prolly all in the Hamptons braggin' 'bout what they made Fuck you and your Hampton house, I'll fuck your Hampton spouse Came on her Hampton blouse and in her Hampton mouth Y'all 'bout to turn shit up, I'm 'bout to tear shit down I'm 'bout to air shit out, now what the fuck they gon' say now?"

I'm tryin... But I just don't fully understand... despite my disdain for the 5-0.

Not a fan, very old sound

ohne abzuerkennen was dieses album & diese gruppe für hip hop getan hat, gefällt mir das album nicht besonders gut. glatte 2 sterne (sicherlich auch zT aus sympathie)

One star for it's political and cultural impact but I will never put this on again.

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

More generic 90s rap

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.

Maaaan, I really wanted to like this album because its very significant for the genre as a whole I feel. But its such a product of its time in a hyper masculine and misogynist subculture. The homophobia ain't misogyny and it for me.

This album had SO much potential. The entirety of it was so well produced, and the rap itself was so good. But I can't excuse the rampant misogyny. Especially on that last track, wtf. I'm side-eyeing every man that rated this 5 stars.

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.

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

Ich weiß nicht was nervt: der Sexismus oder die Tatsache dass jeder Track zu lang ist. Debüt dass gleichzeitig nach indulgent late career Album klingt. Und sorry, aber Ice Cube ist kein besonderes guter Rapper. Enttäuschend!

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.

Not for me ig Much like Elvis in the late 50s and Led Zeppelin in the early 70s, NWA enters on that are of those "groundbreaking musical acts that undeniably reshaped society" and whoever denies that gotta have some racial bias bc this clearly served as a standpoint for modern rappers and if you can't see it then that's your problem Does this make the music good tho? I mean quality is subjective but not rly imo just like Led Zeppelin and Elvis and early Beatles the music here is alright at best compared to other styles within their genres I get why that'd be hype for some especially older hip-hopheads but honestly that was disappointing af not the hardest gangsta shit and some songs are plain dumb (I ain't tha 1) Maybe it was good for west coast folks? I'm not rly into that shit. Must've been a "you had to be there" thing and even if I were I definetely ain't the target audience While it's a rly interesting album to analyze retrospectively as a piece of musical history nothing rly caught my attention except for Fuck tha Police (that one was dope captured the nature I was looking for) and Parental Discretion Overall I'd rather be bumping to other stuff by public enemy, WTC and beastie boys that's more of my thing but at least NWA managed to put hip-hop on the mainstream

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.

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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.

Groovy sound o produktionen är snygg, men flera texter är töntiga så pallar ej med detta tyvärr.

Not for me. Pure rap/hip hop. Not bad just not what I enjoy. I didn't listen to any song all the way through.

I get why this is an important album, and I remember the influence of this, and what was going on in that time period, when I was a teenager. It’s not my favorite music to listen to though.

I don't like the production value as much as Dr Dre but I like the fuller picture of police treatment in this. More "hoes and bitches" though. Apparently, it was necessary.

i’ve been enjoying a lot of the classic hip hop / rap on here as a complete newcomer but this one didn’t really do it for me.

c’est pas un album que j’écouterais tous les jours surtout que les chansons sont longues et plutôt répétitives mais bon ça crée quand même une sorte d’ambiance un peu différente (la même ambiance que les quartiers new yorkais dans les années 90 globalement) donc j’aime bien!

This is so not for me. I can’t get into gangsta rap, I respect its impact - I mean I listened to good kid maad city just the other day, incredible album - but I can’t connect with NWA. I had to skip through most of it. Hardly any melodies, the type of lyrics that make me clutch my pearls. Misogynistic nonsense. Hate it deeply. Straight Outta Compton is a great song though. Matt Dillon shoutout on Something Like That. I’m also considering this album just minutes after watching Ice Cube in the 2025 sci-fi masterpiece War of the Worlds. Can’t reconcile that with what I’m listening to. I will not be listening to this one again.

Has a couple bangers but the rest is dated as shit bro. Gotta give it the respect it deserves but you know damn well I’m not bumping this album anymore lol

Straight outta the CD player

Just not my thing

Fuck my life dewddddddd. Another hip-hop album less than a week after the previous one. With this album behind me, I’ll have now listened to 9 out to top 20 hip-hop albums. We’re getting there. N.W.A is a name that vaguely rings a bell. The “Straight Outta Compton” title moreso. I get the impression that this is a solid rep for the genre, though I’m more appreciative of this album being on the shorter end of the hip-hop spectrum (I didn’t know when I wrote these words). Guess I have nothing else to do but get into the music. Shocker: I didn’t like the album. However, as I’ve mentioned previously, the older hip-hop music is, the better. There’s some merit to this music, but the repetitive nature and tepid lyrics are an incredible bore. As far as the alright songs go, “Gangsta Gangsta” is a solid opener. I like the guitars in the background, and the vocals/lyrics are solid. “8 Ball” has an interesting funk sound. That’s about it really. The lyrics are generally pretty boring and uninspired, which is unfortunate as they’re the only things that could have saved the minimal instrumentals. I don’t enjoy highlighting the songs I dislike in these reviews, but “Dopeman” was so agonisingly threadbare and boring. One of the more excruciating tracks I’ve heard through this list. The entire second half of this album kinda goes out to lunch, admittedly. Huh. For whatever reason, the version of this album that I listened to was missing the three big tracks. I never would have listened to ‘em if I didn’t have the premonition that this band made “Fuck tha Police”. “Straight Outta Compton” is okay. I appreciate the sampling and the iconic early 90s hip-hop sound. The aforementioned “Fuck tha Police” is an iconic track, though aside from a solid opening the song meanders and goes absolutely nowhere. “Express Yourself” is a crazy tonal shift. The squeaking sound in the background is kinda annoying, but the rest of the track is solid. I particularly enjoy the mellow sound, and the lyrics are an enjoyable enough time. Gonna check the book for this one. A whole lotta nothing in the entry. Wikipedia says that this album was the first gangsta rap album to break into the mainstream and is “...one of the greatest and most influential albums in hip-hop music”. In my review of “Original Gangsta” I said that there wasn’t much artistic merit in gangsta rap, though as the progenitor of the genre I think this album is at least worth considering. The album also appears to be pretty popular in current years, so I can begrudgingly turn a blind eye to this one.

Not my jam

Not for me. Too derogatory towards women. Too heavy and very little to groove to. I like rap with a chorus 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is a milestone album but doesn’t age well. The misogyny and homophobia is rough to listen to. But… there is some good and important stuff in there. When they’re calling out systemic racism, they’re on point. But they don’t really stay on that topic. The first two tracks are incendiary, but the album loses energy after that. Aside from the blatant sexism throughout, the repetitive self-aggrandizing gets really boring (I know it’s a feature of the genre but it gets old super fast). The baseline disrespect for women really makes this album unlistenable in 2025, aside from a few tracks. Of note: Straight Outta Compton - a while back I watched the fascinating (Canadian produced!) Netflix docuseries hosted by Shad, Hip Hop Evolution. One of the most memorable parts was when they talked about how radical it was to have Ice Cube on TV in the music video rapping “…from the gang called N— wit Attitudes.” Operative word being gang, not group. A legendary way to open an album. Fuck Tha Police - This is the crux of this record. All the anger and injustice packed into this song I guess explains some of the misdirected rage elsewhere on this album. It’s really, really sad that is song is still so relevant. Parental Discretion Iz Advised - Eazy-E is kind of the worst, no? I like the soul sample on this (checked what it is, it’s an Isley Brothers song). Express Yourself - it’s just fun. A breath of fresh air on this album. Something 2 Dance 2 - what a random way to end this album. I can’t complain. In the 2002 reissue that I originally got linked to, there was a bonus track with awful lyrics called A Bitch Iz a Bitch - I realized it wasn’t on the original release so I’m not gonna bother engaging with it.

Well I am a fan of ~some~ of the messages that they are displaying and their beats are totally awesome, but some of their lyrics are just soso wow I’m like wow.

Important album but not for me.

Culturally important in some regards, but hard to love. There are a few decent songs, and the choice of samples is wide-ranging, the epitome of what producers could get away with before copyright law was in effect. And it was a statement for hip-hop as a whole.

I dont like the love of violence and no big fan of rap. The best thing is the music without the lyrics

01) Straight Outta Compton - 6,0 02) Fuck tha Police - 6,5 03) Gangsta Gangsta - 6,0 04) If It Ain't Ruff - 6,0 05) Parental Discretion Iz Advised - 5,5 06) 8 Ball (Remix) - 6,0 07) Something Like That - 6,0 08) Express Yourself - 7,5 09) Compton's N the House (Remix) - 5,5 10) I Ain't Tha 1 - 6,5 11) Dopeman (Remix) - 5,5 12) Quiet on tha Set - 5,5 13) Something 2 Dance 2 - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,04 (60/100) Current ranking: 475/611

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 2025, 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. "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).

I agree with my colleague Mr. Ryan, particularly how much better in all ways that Public Enemy was at this same time. Also sorry can't get down with the incel-level misogyny then or now. My older brother and his friends were into all this stuff back then and now they all have Trump flags.

Kadett, München - HDH, Deutschland. Übel nervig auf Albumlänge.

Very important album in rap’s canon and has some classic bangers, but man all these dudes were at their worst misogyny-wise during this time. Not to mention besides the hits, there are tons of duds.

Overly long. Every point worth making in their political songs was made, cleverly and enjoyably, by the 2 minute mark. The rest made it interminable.

not my style

Not for me.

First 3 tracks are total bangers, then it drops off big time. Obviously groundbreaking for the time, the advent of gangsta rap. Dre's production is sick. But it all becomes a bit same-soundy for me once those first few tracks are done. Also Eazy-E can't rap worth shit, but we all knew this already.

Energetic and kinda funky though most of the instrumentals are really shallow/weak-sounding. 80’s bars are consistently quite funny. Standout track is “”If it ain’t Ruff”

This is a rough listen. I mean, yeah, fuck the police, but this didn't age well otherwise. Yikes. Groundbreaking as it may have been, I'm glad we're mostly past the bitches and hoes stuff. Also, Ice has said some shady shit in recent years. I don't feel like I need to worry too much that I'm being a lame white dude about this.

Really enjoyed it, not my normal type of listen for sure

No doubt this album has been massively influential. But, do I like it? No, not really, other than Express Yourself (which is great and drags this up a whole star on its own).

It was ok

The start of gangsta rap? Sounds pretty tame compared to what has come subsequently. Still fail to see how this style was launched and gained traction. I’m more the target audience. Some half decent tracks.,

I agree this album is important but it wasn’t for me. Every song except express yourself sounded the same. Over an hour of the same song was a lot

1. compton - 2.5 2. police - 2 3. gangzta - 1.5 4. rruff - 1 5. parental - 1 6. ball - 1.5 7. that - 1.5 8. ezprezz - 1.5 9. houze - 1 10. tha - 0 11. dope - 1.5 12. quiet - 1.5 13. dance - 1 14. yourzelf - 1.5 15. beatz - 1 16. ztraight - 2 17. bitch - 1

Having not grown up in the same situation as rappers of this era, I’ve never listened to much of the music, but always had respect for the likes of NWA, Public Enemy and the like. After listening to this one, I actually have less respect for NWA. I was expecting some hard hitting tracks, but what I got was, by today’s standards, rather sophomoric repetitive lyrics with forced rhymes about being the greatest, and not caring about anything else. I stopped counting how many times someone said “I don’t give a fuck”. Bottom line, I get that it was a massively influential album, bringing in the Gangsta Rap era, but listening to it without that in mind, it just comes of as juvenile.

My first exposure to Rap was back when I was in Junior High (1986-1987) when kids were trading around tapes, saying "Hey man check this out!" The groups I was listening to were, Run DMC, Fat Boys, Beastie Boys, Fresh Prince. These were the fun times, rapping and beat boxing about ordering a Big Mac at Burger King, and how Parents Just Don't Understand. Rap was fun back then. NWA changed this. Rap was no longer fun, it was violent and angry. I get the significance of this change, but now suddenly, this wasn't universal, it wasn't for everyone.This album is not for me.

Yikes. Some of this record was really hard to listen to. Outside of lyrical content I didn’t care for the production either. Fuck the Police is a great anthem and culturally important and I find it really fascinating that much more opposition was made to the threat of violence against police vs women but either way i just don’t care for it.

Groovy, vibe-y, but I cannot rate rap/hip-hop. Probably wouldn't go back to it, just because I don't like the genre.

Dr. Dre and Ice Cube are obviously mega-talented dudes, but let's not pretend this is not primarily some juvenile stuff at a time when Public Enemy and others were doing their thing.

Good beats, obviously an extremely influential album, especially covering the topics it did at the time when it did. Just not for me.

I get that at the time it probably sounded tough or whatever, but in the post DMX, post Biggie world lines like "I'ma kick your ass" just sound silly. Production is on point though.

A really frustrating listen, because it throws great and garbage together constantly with no rhyme or reason. The beats are amazing, minimalistic and effective, finally feels like rap for adults. But man, that gang attitude act is really obnoxious. It just feels so damn forced, plus the constant random sexism and a good deal of wacky lyrics and such, it's a bit annoying. Sometimes this album really pulls it off, but as a sum total it's not amazing. Also comes across really insecure?

Impactful in its time. Kind of dated now

I wanted to hate this more than I did

Compared to Nas, Tupac, and Biggy, they sound like the sugarhill gang. Glad to hear it but won't listen again.

Kind of a struggle to get through this album (sorry) though that Something 2 Dance 2 was a nice little bit at the end.

I must be getting old

Not for me but at least it's a classic. Finally something that belongs on the list.

Woof, hard to get past what I guess we call in 2025 the “toxic masculinity” here. Obviously super important etc. but yeesh, especially hard to take after the last album I got served, the disposable heroes of hiphoprisy

Da bini wükli ned sone old school hiphop type of guy. Und das zsege wärend mer e pistole is gsicht druckt bechund heisst viel! Han nach de helfti müsse de gspass abbreche und bin die restliche tracks duregskiskiskiskiskipidubidiped, und finde dasi nüd grosses verpasse. Darum au nur zwei drive-bys (aber ohni toti, nur abschreckig!)

No doubt a hard hitting album when it was released but it hasn't aged well. It sounds like a comedy parody.

Knuckle-dragging neanderthal rap created by violent, bigoted idiots. They complain about the police, then waffle endlessly on open record about various crimes that they each constantly commit. The breaks on Straight Outta Compton admittedly drop like a ton of bricks from start to finish and there is a charm to the early hip-hop hallmarks of crude scratching and nursery rhyme / Rappin' Granny type vocals. Unfortunately what sets it apart is all of the aggression and swaggering attitude, the same things that render it borderline unlistenable.

While a lot of earlier rap definitely isn’t my favorite for the genre, it’d be hard to argue that Straight Outta Compton doesn’t deserve its flowers. Landmark album that shaped the genre moving forward, marked by masterful production, creative samples, and unique lyrical flows. That being said, its most definitely a product of its time - cultivates a vibe that kind of comes of as cheesy on the modern era. Also crazy misogyny, but not necessarily a surprise for its time. Important album, but gotta go low rating. Fav track: Express Yourself

Just not my scene man..

Infuriatingly misogynistic. Not interesting lyrics. Dumb end-rhyme raps. I hope I never have to listen to this again.

2.46 64/13

Groundbreaking stuff

I know is a classic but not mine..

Oh look it’s the most famous rap album of all time! Does it deserve its place here? Hell yeah. Do I still not like it? Oh hell yeah.

The nimble slickness of the production that pulls new life through old loops. The gnashing hunger in the political edge that turns defiance into iconic rebuke. The compelling interplay of voices, exchanging perspectives and crafting verisimilitude. The rampant and repeated misogyny that can’t hide behind any pretence of “reportage”, no matter how pathetic. Grow up, you fucking losers.

Yawn. Gets 2 because it's groovy in places and not worse than Adele.

I liked a lot of the flow, delivery and rhythm, but while I’m sure there’s a lot of truth in the struggles they describe, a lot of the lyrics and themes didn’t really resonate with me. It also went on for a bit too long, and some of the sample based tracks simply aren’t as good as the originals.

Some good stuff but dated and not especially interesting today

Important album, but it didn't age well. Favorite song: express yourself.

I have nothing positive to say about this one. This album declines in quality throughout, ending on the very weakest track.

Lots of yelling.

This is a tough one. I don't like it. I haven't really found any hip-hop that I like. But I recognize that this album and a few others launched an almost-entirely-new genre that is still pretty dominant in the popular music of today. For me, the best I can do is nod my head to the beat.

This album is way too long, it could be cut in half and be slightly more tolerable. I get the impact in the late 80's but this doesn't hold up all that well. The only thing that unfortunately still rings true is the message behind police v. the black community. I will give it credit for being very alive and sometimes funky, but it's not something I would ever put on. It's pretty aggressive and confrontational, it's more of a time capsule album and it can stay in 1988. 2.0 for "Express Yourself."

Straight Outta Compton is a weird one. It's holds the identity of breaking the LA rap scene and has maintained a legacy that speaks for itself. The album opens with a couple of iconic tracks that helps show the listener exactly why it was such a huge album. Ice Cube, Easy E, MC Ren and Dr. Dre or effectively on display as a new tour du force that continue to have an impact in both the rap scene and LA area many years afterward. After the opening handful of songs however it really lost a lot of its luster for me. I found myself scratching my head wondering if this was really the same album that hugely influenced the gangster rap scene. It felt like it devolved into some relatively hokey old school rap that didn't line up with the identity of how NWA opened the album. When it wrapped up I was a little surprised that some of the cornball tracks came from Straight Outta Compton. It's got its moments, it certainly deserves some praise but it didn't hold up as well I would have thought for what I expected from NWA's debut past the first couple tracks. 2.39 stars

"Hi, hier ist der Mann mit dem großen Penis und einer Pistole in der Hand im mutterfickenden Haus, Schlampe!" So oder so ähnlich wurde ich jetzt für eine Stunde zugelabert. Ich habe mir das Album mehrmals angehört, weil ich mich mit der Bewertung sehr schwer getan habe, denn es fällt mir schwer, die Begeisterung um dieses Album nachzuvollziehen. Der kulturelle Einfluss des Albums steht dabei außer Frage. Es gibt einige Tracks mit ziemlich starken, kraftvollen, interessant produzierten Beats, doch die Qualität lässt leider im Verlauf des Albums nach und was bleibt ist primitives prahlerisches Gehabe über Selbstdarstellung, Gewaltfantasien und jede Menge unerträgliche Misogynie. Ich kann nachvollziehen, dass das Album als roher Ausdruck der Realität einer marginalisierten Bevölkerungsgruppe gesehen wird, als Ausdruck von Wut und Frustration. Und die kulturelle Bedeutung will ich nicht von der Hand weisen. Aber der Kontext rechtfertigt für mich nicht die Art und Weise des Ausdrucks. Wenn die Beats schwächer werden, bleiben nur Texte, die selten über Prahlerei und provokante Agression hinaus gehen. Es gibt genug andere Künstler, die zeigen, dass man Widerstand und prekäre Lebensrealitäten mit mehr Tiefe verarbeiten kann, ohne ständig in stereotype Gewaltfantasien und Misogynie abzudriften. Ich sehe, warum Straight Outta Compton als Meilensteig gilt, es hat Gangsta-Rap geprägt (was ich auch eher bedauere, wenn man sich anschaut, *wie* groß der Einfluss auf nachfolgenden Rap war) und eine wichtige Stimme gefunden. Aber Einfluss und Qualität sind für mich nicht das selbe. Der historische Wert liegt eher in der Wirkung und nicht der künstlerischen Substanz. Vielleicht spielt mein Hintergrund da auch eine Rolle, dass ich das Album nicht so greifen kann. Aber für mich bleibt es ein überbewertetes Album, das musikalisch und lyrisch mehr verspricht, als es halten kann. Der Titeltrack und Express Yourself haben mir am besten dabei gefallen.

no es para mi

2.9

I remember watching the movie for this with my dad when I was a teenager. It was like chill and I remember listening to the album after and thinking "wow this was probs game changing in the 80s but now it's like fine i guess" Thought I wasn't old enough for the proper appreciation, but i still retain the opinion. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- I like the car Warp Wet Woods by The Sleepwalk off the moon remix rpg soundtrack. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- express yourself is a fun song i like a lot

didn't like this much when it came out, and listening to it today most of the lyrics are outdated, but the anger still shines through where it counts. 2.5

Ooof. The misogyny combined record scratching in this album probably prevented me from truly enjoy it but I didn't find it exceptional in any sense. Nevertheless, it is also this album that gave us "Fuck tha Police", a (sadly) timeless anthem coming straight from the underground.

Ehhhh, not my jam.

Okay I can acknowledge that this is an important album culturally however I just can't respect it personally. I do not fw the misogyny and it completely turned me off from anything else

This is obviously a capital 'I' Important record, but it's a bit of a chore. I can only listen to the word motherfucker so many times before I stop caring.

Now I don't deny that this is an influential album, that definitely changed the trajectory of hip hop, rap, and probably all music, and launched the career of several famous musicians. However, I so don't deny that this brand of machismo, with its toxic masculinity and misogynistic and homophobic lyrics focused on guns and sex, is very much not my jam. We get it, you're big hard lads, but I don't need you telling me about your penis or how many people you've fought to prove it. I don't feel comfortable giving such a monumental record one star, but at the same time it was never gonna get more than two from me. To quote a rapper from a very different background, "thou shalt remember the guns, butches and bling were never part of the four elements - and never will be"

I don't like it so much.

Compared to most of the rap albums I have heard so far, this is one of the best. But for me that only means 2 stars or D+.

I understand where the sentiment behind the album comes but most of the messaging is everything I hate in music. It paved the path for the disgusting stuff the industry promotes nowadays.

Has some classics on the album but as a whole a little boring

Man most of these songs are tough to listen through. Can’t deny it’s impact

Мега-классика, но я не до конца понимаю, что в этой музыке может привлечь в 2024-ом году. Лучшая песня - Fuck Tha Police.

Oof - the misogyny in this one is just too much. Rating: 2

No los conocía y no me perdía nada. No es mi estilo

Not really my bag.

I don’t really like rap but can still appreciate good rap, this just sucked. The lyrics were childish, basic, felt clunky, and just stupid. “If you can’t handle the D then parental discretion advised” or some shit like what the fuck was that? The whole thing just felt corny and the beats were nothing to drive home about, half of them were just annoying and grating and that’s coming from a Nine Inch Nails fan