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I understand the artistic and cultural merits of this album intellectually, but I don't like it. Rap is simply not my flavor.
a brother that will smother your mother
Classic!
Yeah, I was afraid of this. I really don’t approve of excessive use of foul language in music. And this is far beyond excessive. It’s a shame, too, because the rapping and the beats are astonishingly good. If the lyrics weren’t so extreme, this would be a solid 5 stars. But it’s too much for me. 3 stars from me.
leuk en classic
I mean...this is fucking iconic shit. Grew listening to these tracks alone at various points in my life. It's Straight Outta Compton maaaaaaaahn. 5 out of 5 all the way.
I’ve heard this one before. First time i heard it was 4th or 5th grade, a friends older brother had the tape and we passed around a walkman listening to it at recess and being like “wow they said swears!” Anyway it goes way harder than how i understood it back then. I love the samples with the 808 layered over it that kind of went away in the 90s. Like any gangsta rap from this era I can’t stand the misogyny in the lyrics, so gotta drop a point for that on an otherwise perfect album.
For me it’s a brilliant album I’ve listen to it in the past and I’ve always enjoyed relistening would highly recommend to anyone who’s tryna get into rap
now this is something 2 dance 2 xxxxx
The opening three tracks of "Straight Outta Compton" are great. It's a high quality, cohesive album from start to finish. The production by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella remains impressive for the era. It's an album that has funk running right through it - I'm guessing this is why this album has landed so well with me. To date, whilst working through these 1001 albums, this is the most enjoyable, end to end, hip-hop album that I have heard. Four stars. 1 "Straight Outta Compton" (5/5) 2 "Fuck tha Police" (5/5) 3 "Gangsta Gangsta" (5/5) 4 "If It Ain't Ruff" (4/5) 5 "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" (4/5) 6 "8 Ball (Remix)" (4/5) 7 "Something Like That" (4/5) 8 "Express Yourself" (5/5) 9 "Compton's N the House (Remix)" (4/5) 10 "I Ain't Tha 1" (4/5) 11 "Dopeman (Remix)" (4/5) 12 "Quiet on tha Set" (4/5) 13 "Something 2 Dance 2" (4/5) Total - 56 Average - 4.31 295/1001 158/295 albums reviewed were new to me
Funky and smooth, roughly not too smotoh.Good rap
못여는데
Hard-hitting gangsta rap built on funk samples, punchy drum machines, minimal melodic loops, and aggressive, confrontational vocals hits with raw force. Listening feels like being dropped into a tense street confrontation where every line lands like a direct challenge. Seeing this from far away it's boring to see so many people argue.
Top clasic hiphop albums
gran album para el genero
if i was here 10 years, i would had given it 5 stars, but im not in that phase anymore :))
West Coast rap isn't my favorite, so bear that in mind. Ice Cube melting down for 5 minutes cause a girl asked for money to do her hair is just funny to me.
Some stuff is a bit dated but the daaaaaaamn the funky stuff is so good. Express Yourself is 5
i can imagine how it shook the world when it came out, but if youre a regular hip-hop listener, it's noticeable how it has aged the flows are somewhat repetitive, and the rhyme schemes aren't very elaborate, although it doesn't seem to emphasize these aspects as much as the message, which may seem angry and over-the-top, but was necessary and the basis of the cultural language for a large part of the following generations on the other hand the beats are still fresh af
Them some angry utes
Legendary debut, gangsta rap begginigs with sool samples and lyrics that hit hard. No notes.
Here’s another debut album, and another rap album. I listened to the original release. As usual not much music and lots of talking. The internet says this album was highly influential because it brought West Coast rap to the mainstream and started the East Coast vs. West Coast rap rivalry. Still too much violence here to be enjoyable.
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'
Ok, should this be in the list of “Albums you /need/ to listen to before you die”? Yes, of course! This basically brought hip-hop to the (white) mainstream in America and allowed it to be taken seriously, both through controversy and actual quality (compared to where hip-hop was at the time, where even worse-aged nonsense from the likes of Kurtis Blow & the Fat Boys was still what a lot of people genuinely thought it was all like). That being said, this has aged pretty poorly in a lot of regards. Most obviously, the misogyny and homophobia, as was very typical of hip-hop at the time, but this also applies to a lot of the musical elements too. The flows come off as being stilted and even a bit awkward compared to stuff released just a few years later, and the beats, while obviously revolutionary for the g-funk genre, have been outdated even by Dre’s later work like “The Chronic” & “Doggystyle”. Funny enough, this came up on my generator a day after reviewing Kendrick’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city”, another classic from a Compton rapper; while Kendrick’s career obviously wouldn’t really happen without “Straight Outta Compton”, looking between the two, I can only really compare this unfavorably to GKMC. Nevertheless, there are still some true blue classics on here, like the title track, “Fuck tha Police”, “Gangsta Gangsta” & “Express Yourself” that do warrant listening, and some underrated tracks like “If It Ain’t Tuff” and “Quiet on tha Set” that deserve appreciation too. All in all, if you can just take it for what was at the time, and not what it is now, you’d probably have a pretty good time; but for me, that’s just not as easy said than done.
fun listen of one of the first big rap albums
classic
Cool but not my type of vibe
Legendariskt album som jag knappast har lyssnat på från pärm till pärm. Många låtar som man hört i olika sammanhang. Otroligt funky git genomgående. Attityd är ordet.
6/10
Album 154. Straight Outta Compton (https://open.spotify.com/album/12UO1VN1TffieQyDyzjivp?si=u8QulCJuRMuaq4Q6ZCY0lQ) — N.W.A. (1988) Finally, I've been waiting for a good hip-hop album for so long. Yesterday I thought why why there have been no hip-hop albums for so long and finally that's what I need. Ice Cube is brilliant — Brilliant Cube. A classic N.W.A. album and their best 5/5 Liked: — Straight Outta Compton — Fuck Tha Police — Gangsta Gangsta — If It Ain't Ruff — Express Yourself — A Bitch Iz A Bitch
I thought it’d be homophobic but not THAT homophobic - some bangers some less so (not related to homophobia)
Oh boy am I excited!! What an album, what a collection of talent as well.
Fucking depressing how relevant this album still is. Fuck the police
Not for me
Myy buenoooo
Fuck the police is so neatly made. You can hear every track so clearly. It gave me the feeling of using a correction tape on something I wrote wrong. Gratifying. The rest not bad. Similar bpm does make things sound boring. But it’s an easy five for just a few amazing tracks. The rest can just be sitting there doing nothing.
this album is just so iconic. its two first songs, 'Straight Outta Compton' and 'Fuck Tha Police' set the stage for an piece of work that is unapologetic and extremely raw. the entire album is a showcase of what these young men experience in their day to day life. its one of America's first looks at what it was to be poor and black in America in such a way that holds nothing back. that said, we even get some dance music of the time with 'something 2 dance 2' and '8ball' (shout out to the Beastie Boy samples on that track), showcasing Dre's beat making skills that would come to define an upcoming generation. i would i think rate this a 9, but i think im going to round up for cultural significance.
There are three great songs on this album in Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, and Express Yourself. Besides that, most everything kinda blends together and sounds the same. NWA’s influence and place in music history is undeniable, but this album is slowly losing its battle against the test of time.
Awesome fucking album. I've discovered a love for Ice Cube going through this list. His flow and rhymes are right up my ally. It's funny that Easy-E is the poster child for N.W.A. when I think he's the weakest member. There are some all time songs on hear and some great samples. I think the second half of the album is a little weak, but it's not bad. Another 9/10 album.
Few good tracks, mostly a good listen, few random weaker tracks.
classic
It's alright I guess. Some lyrics are straight up misogynistic and just make a song lame, but otherwise it perfectly conveys the chaotic and frustrated atmosphere of a social class that's still blamed for even existing.
had it playing in the background only because i'm not a huge fan of 80s rap, even being towards the later half of the 80s, borderline 90s rap. the production from dr. dre is great tho. shout out eazy e.
Oh boy something incredibly awesome to break up all the classic rock I've been given lately! I wasn't allowed to listen to this back in the 80's, not because of the language or subject matter, but because the "N" stood for the "N" word, and my parents hated that word. So you best believe I bumped this album in my car all day today and enjoyed every second of it. Sorry Mom and Dad, but not sorry and I promise I didn't say the "N" word when singing along but substituted "brother" and "neighbor" instead. Some of the tracks sound like that great house party music we loved to dance to back then and "Fuck Tha Police" just goes as hard now as it did then. I can't love this enough.
This album was great, I rock with their disdain for the police system. The first three songs, Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, and Gangsta Gangsta were my favorites. I give this album a 6.7/10. However, there was a lot of misogyny in this album that through me off, didn't expect they would go there.
Great album. Listened to it many times.
This album is iconic. N.W.A. is rowdy, controversial, and the voice of the voiceless. I gave 4 stars because of the heavy misogynist lyrics, but the rest of the album was very solid.
I gave this celebrated rap record a listen and found it as stupid and juvenile as expected.
Fun!
I'm not a big fan of a lot of the west coast rap that became popular in the 90's, but this album is much funkier and appealed to me much more. I think it is a tad bloated, but for the time it came out, it is pretty astounding, and I can hear influences on both west and east coast rap to come.
Gotta stop browsing the user reviews on this site.
Très stylé et énergique, plein de chouettes choses mais les paroles n’ont pas très bien vieilli
Phenomenal music. Amazing tracks, lyrics are nuts. A time capsule that holds up beautifully
this is cooool, dr dre is such a great producer. like the political themes. it's quite fun as well, the songs sound quite different from each other. admittedly does just become homophobic or misogynistic at times which is weird.
It really enjoyed this unexpectedly. Fun & upbeat but clear messages throughout. A good album!
Loved it more than I thought I would wow
yeah, i tried listening to this one when it first came out. not a big fan of the genre. i can appreciate why this is in the top 1001, but just not for me.
I won't even waste my time reviewing this, other than to say, I recognize it's significance in the history of music.
Not for me. Did like like at all. I give a very generous 2. The most disappointing Friday selection so far.
Surprisingly not bad.
I guess it's a fun album to listen to, as long as nobody else is around. Definitely shifted hiphop to gangsta rap. Some of these lyrics are pretty rough to listen to. But, 1 extra star because Fuck The Police.
This is clearly important and set the template for hip hop, and there’s lots to like. All the rappers have deeply individual voices and the rhymes are inventive. However the beats and the samples lack variety and some of the tracks are overlong
I had to give this 5 stars or Danny AND Andy would beat me up.
for me the problem with the most hiphop albums are that they are just too long and kind of tiring. I just have to be in a mood to listen to this and that happens rarely. but however I understand why some people absolutely vibe with these type of albums
Interesante
Gets bonus points for it's influence
70
Was the almost complete commercial victory of Gangsta Rap over the alternatives just because this album sounds so much better than 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul (which came out the same year). I don't know either.
Me gustó, no es algo que suelo escuchar a diario, el ritmo y las vibes que dan están piolas, pero no lo escucharía tanto la verdad
Solid
Straight Outta Compton arrived in 1988 like a document from a world mainstream America preferred not to acknowledge, and the themes of systemic racism, police brutality, and black oppression it put on record remain painfully relevant today. That’s not a comfortable observation, but it’s an honest one — and honesty is exactly what this record was built on. The production deserves its own recognition. Dr. Dre’s ear for texture, rhythm, and physical impact was already fully formed here, and the stark, hard-hitting beats have a presence that still commands attention. The sonic palette is deliberately aggressive rather than celebratory, and that choice feels as intentional now as it did then. There are cringe moments — places where the provocation overshoots its purpose and the content becomes harder to defend than the record’s defenders sometimes acknowledge. Those moments are real and worth naming. But they don’t define the album, and they don’t erase what NWA accomplished. What really seals it is the generational reach. Growing up alongside this record — alongside Ice-T, the Beastie Boys, Digital Underground, and Rob Base — gives it a personal weight that pure critical evaluation can’t fully account for. And watching a teenage son connect to the same themes across thirty-five years says something about the record’s staying power that no review can manufacture.
Heard some of it before. Solid album. With rap albums on this list I usually just get bored after a couple of songs but here the beats and the rapping were actually engaging and fun 3/5
You can not argue the importance of the album.
It's difficult to think of any other album that had such an enormous impact on both its genre and the broader culture. It essentially ushered in the golden age of hip hop and gave voice to inner city youth in an America that had left them for dead a century earlier. There is no excusing the misogyny and homophobia. Which isn't really any different than the shit Mick was yelling on any given Stones record. It's still an essential listen and an all time great hip hop record. NWA never recorded another album with this lineup, but three members went on to have significant careers on their own. Now Ice Cube is practically America’s dad and Dre is a revered producer and record exec. Who woulda thunk it when the moral majority was shaking their collective fists at Fuck the Police
Technically a 3.5 but can’t give that rating
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
Yea man I dig the late 80s hip hop stuff. This is right there with it.
Good and catchy
4.5 1x old classic... i am thinking a 5 is justified based on the amount of play i used to give this. tons of great tracks, even though it's a rare listen these days
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.
N.W.1Star
Started out strong but faded
Fuck da police
Classic …and long.
3.0 - Ok
3-4
Pillar of rap music. Great album.
GFunk royalty. One of the first groups to craft a hardcore and edgey concious message. Mixed inbetween boom bap style late 80s rap with a heavy inspo from 70s disco funk. A little slow at times with most tracks having one or two many verses. But the hits are important and undeniable
Is ti the best rap album of all time? Probably not, but there's an argument to be made that it's the most influential rap album of all time. For the most part, this album doesn't sound nearly as dated as other albums from this era. That speaks both to how forward-thinking this album was at the time, and how influential it was, since the next 30+ years of rap has its fingerprints all over it. There are a couple songs that don't hold up, but overall, this is probably the album most responsible for catapulting rap into the mainstream. 4.5 stars.
A revolutionary hip-hop album. Versatile and energetic songs, filled with stories, feelings and opinions. Could listen to the album again and again - it is fun, action-packed and well written. Many songs are now a rap classic.
Most of the songs on this album are absolutely legendary. This is one of the definitive 90s rap albums.
N.W.A. are among the most important pioneers of gangsta rap and certainly deserve respect as such. However, their debut album *Straight Outta Compton* is so raw and unvarying that I find it hard to write anything positive about it. I now have a reasonable understanding of what rap must have meant to people of color in its early days. For me, though, rap tracks remain largely songs for people who don’t like music. But I do like music.
One of the best rap albums you'll find
I’m a poser
Sigh. Listening to this album exhausted me.
couldn't finish it
Solid influential album. Yes.
What stands out is the sheer force of it. It hits with a kind of aggression that feels comparable to heavier genres, even if it’s built differently. The production is raw and direct, and the intensity carries the whole thing. It’s not about complexity, it’s about impact, and it works.
If it want for motherfucker and motherfuckin' there would only be beats
Seminal hip hop album that all others are measured against.
HELL YEAH
A couple of really good songs
aw yeaaahhh
Nostalgic but hard to choose with such offensive language - rhythm really is bomb
A lot of the lyrics in the back half of the album are very problematic, especially by today's standards but the power of this album is undeniable.
Raw hip-hop
These boys got attitude.
This album made me very uncomfortable, it is everything I dislike about rap. A far cry from the lyrical genius of people like Eminem the songs are expletive ridden with heavy racial and misogynistic overtones. It sounds very dated too in terms of the music used. One star
Not my style, but pretty good; you can definitely see where it influenced many.
This album was groundbreaking. None of the songs could be played on the radio but it still sold because it tapped into the simmering anger at a system that viewed young Black men as a problem to be aggressively managed. This album also fueled the debate about who is allowed to say the N-word - to this day mediocre racist white people WANT to say it because "rappers say it all the time." Sure, some of the lyrics are misogynistic and homophobic, but rap goes in a different direction without this record.
4.0 stars Straight Outta Compton is one of those albums where I respect what it did more than I love every track on it. NWA's impact is bigger than the music itself. They basically laid the groundwork that a ton of 90s hip hop was built on. Favorites are the title track, Dopeman (Remix), and Express Yourself. My only gripe is it runs two songs too long...should've ended at Dopeman, the last two tracks just don't hit the same. Solid classic, not a perfect one.
Energetic and angry!
Culte mais instrus mélodiquement et rythmiquement pauvres, pas ma cam
Première moitié énormissime, on se prend pour Franklin dans la rue. Rentre dans le rang ensuite.
Compton, speaking ill on the late 80’s disenfranchise going on there. Calling it out as matter of fact way. Love it!
Muy bueno, muchas actitud
Bueno. Es que es la misma temática, historias, exceso de peleas y violencia. No sé si envejeció bien, aunque sonoramente mucho más tolerable que otros, así que sí sirve de música de fondo. Dopeman remix me gustó el bajo, sus voces son pasables también la mayor parte. No es horrible ni me desesperó por eso les daré 3.
bunch of guys sucking each others dicks for an hour straight is crazy work
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
Nice
As a racist police officer who hates women I am very conflicted 5/5
A top 10 most important album of all time. This fundamentally changed how people think and sparked gangster rap. Before this most people had no idea that maybe a third of the US population had a justifiably terrible relationship with police. The president was terrified of these guys. This record was a wake-up call that changed the world. Having said all that, the second half is just okay, and it’s not really a five-star listen today. All the respect in the world though.
This album paints a pretty wild picture of what Compton culture is all about. There have been quite a few early gangster rap albums on this list and I do feel a bit lost trying to rank and compare them. This feels like one of the more quintessential on the list.
I don’t like the genre that Straight Outta Compton spawned, but I can’t deny that there’s an incredible energy behind this album and it actually feels important. I do have a lot of the same complaints about this one as I do with the rest of the gangsta rap albums I’ve had generated so far, but I enjoyed this one.
Niet mijn ding
I still remember the first time I heard this album. The funk samples alway hit. Great album!
important historically, grew out of it though
FUCK DA POLICE
Classic political Hip Hop that blows a lot of modern hip hop out of the water.
I think I prefer Ice Cube The Predator more but both are 5
My previous review was a joke: this is my favorite 90’s rap/hip-hop album. One of the few that’s in my yearly rotation. BUT THERES ALWAYS ROOMS FOR JOKES Ice Cube is more likely to star in “A CAB” than protest police these days!
This was not for me, however much I endorse some of the sentiments. Did not seem very respectful to women.
I was excited for this one, I love everything I’ve heard from N.W.A. !! So groovy. Fav song is ‘A Bitch Iz A Bitch’.
My rating 3.4
there’s no denying this is a great album, regardless of whether you’re into this genre or not
two hits at the beginning then consistently good to the end
Essential listening if you live in LA county.
I’d never listened to the whole album. It was decent old school rap.
Not for me
2,5/5
This is really close to a 5 for me, but I do have a couple of problems with it. First off, the second half does fall a little flat, and secondly all of the individual songs feel a tad too long. I think this album would be a lot better if every song cut 1 or 2 verses and aimed for each song to be around 3:30 - 4:00 rather than 5:00 - 5:30. But still this is a very influential and important album and I had a good time listening to it. High 4.
One of Helen's favorites. I didn't know the band. It's cool
Set the tone for a decade of rap!
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.
Could’ve sworn this was about Compton, Rhode Island. Likes: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Gangsta Gangsta, It Aint Rough, Parental Discretion Iz Advised, Express Yourself, Quiet on tha Set
The blueprint for all Gangsta Rap to follow, for better or worse. For better, because it produced some classic hip-hop records and moved the genre away from its novelty party song origins into something more artistically sound. For worse, because it gloryfied a lifestyle of violence and debauchery that ended up pigeonholing a lot of black artists into an aesthetic and persona they probably would have otherwise. The fascination with this lifestyle may have set the African American community back a couples of decades, and the music is definitely not good enough to outweigh that. So I say, for worse. Key tracks: Straight Outta Compton Fuck Tha Police
I understand how this album is impactful to the overall history of rap and hiphop - it just really was not for me. Some of the lines and aspects of the songs really really slapped but the overall album was a struggle for me to get through. I had to really try and stomach it. It is possible that within the context that this album was released, I would have a completely different mindset and I can acknowledge that. Today however, it feels dated, regressive and there's just so much better rap out there currently.
Surprisingly good for the genre
A lot of the messaging of this album hasn't aged well. Not every song is a banger, but the life of this album has prolonged through hip-hop/rap. I think the enduring nature of this album lifts it up, even if not every song is the greatest of all time. Straight Outta Compton is still a blueprint for music today.
Partially known. I liked a lot of the stuff I hadn't heard before - especially the MC Ren stuff.
I actually quite enjoyed that. Not my normal cup of tea, but it wasn't bad. It's rather dated and its subversion is long gone, but of its time, it's a good album.
simply the most influential hip hop album ever made , showcasing Ice Cube as a writer and Dre as an emerging producer and lyricist, with unforgettable performances from Eazy-E.
good album for a weekend of america being the absolute worst. so pretty much any weekend. this west coast scene approached the reagan years with nihilistic violence and it shows. everyone is pissed off, that much is sure. pissed off at everything. Fuck Tha Police is iconic and one of the greatest songs of the 80s, obviously. and while a lot of the rest can be a bit primitive by today's standards for hip hop, it strikes me as more punk than amateur. pretty good. deserves to be one of the 1001? very much yes
Nanaa este de hip hop si que me encantó. Muy muy bueno, voy a investigar más del grupo, estaba ice cube. NONO ME GUSTÓ 9/10
אלבום משהים
יותר חשוב משהוא באמת טוב רק שני השירים הראשונים מטורפים כל השאר ממש בסדר
4/5
I am very very far from the target audience for this album. The title track is still fucking dope though, and the rest of it is way more palatable than most other rap from this era.
Big feelings. Rated E does not mean for everyone
Explicitly bad, I understand the cultural significance of the album but it’s not for me
3.5
Fun throw back to my high school years, never listened to it straight thru …NWA FTW
So good!! 4.75.
Kunno niga niga gänkstä räptii :happypeepo: Mutta vähä turhan pitkä lätty, alkaa tulemaan matofaking fuck vähä korvista ulos loppua kohden.
Klassikko tämäkin, satunnaisessa pyörityksessä jo, niin tuttu lätty.
Not as good as I thought it would be. Pretty grating and aggressive. Not really for me. Express yourself was decent
excelente 4.5
Nope. Typical rap filled with foul language. Not for me.
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.
klasik, al odslusao sam ga davno i malo se ne secam, koliok se secam ima rick rubin produkcije malo ima rok delova, gitarica i to, ali nisam bio nesto odusevljen, vrv je do mene, nisam se fokusirao isk
Great beats. I'm not someone who usually listens to Rap/Hip-hop, this was much nicer than expected. Express yourself is a masterpiece. Second half of album tapers of a bit, and i don't like how they talk about women. I get being angry at the police and saying all kinds of things about them. That's kicking up at those who are oppressing you. But calling women in your own community whores and bitches and going on and on about them riding/sucking your dick and then discarding them just puts me off.
Some good songs, some too out there for us.
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
Aged poorly in some respects, the misogyny and homophobia present in groundbreaking hip hop classics really gets me down sometimes
Me gusto pero no lo escuche completo porque me distraje.
1 - TERRIBLE
A legendary album in the hip hop sphere. Not all of it's themes and lyrics have aged well, but the theme of speaking out against injustice from police still resonates decades later.
Great album
Fav Songs: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck Tha Police, Gangsta Gangsta, Parental Discretion Iz Advised Least Fav: Compton's N The House - Remix 7.2/10
Not for me.
The sheer influence this album had on the genre is undeniable but is definitely a product of its time. I have a lot of thoughts about this album that I just can't express in a review
So ahead of its time, but still a little dated due to that early hip hop production. Contains three absolute classics, but I can’t help but wonder how great this would have been five years later.
Genre-defining album. Incredible stuff.
Nostalgic listen
It is normally not my type of mucicstyle, but i did really enjoy listening to it
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Not really something that I would listen to, but it's good. Wouldn't mind if it was playing in the background or something. Could be pretty cool in the right setting.
This was a huge album for teenage me, even as a white kid in Australia. Grabbed a lot of attention with 'Fuck Tha Police', but there was plenty else to back it up, they weren't one trick ponies. 'Express Yourself' remains one of my favourite hiphop tracks to this day, and the early production of Dre shows why he became such a huge force in the 1990s. Some of the lyrics and themes do sound a bit dated today, but this was nearly 40 years ago now, and there is universal themes that are easily relatable today elsewhere.
Second best NWA album.
It's been years since I listened to this - it's better than I remember it being. It starts out so strong and carries through - it's an hour of such solid, catchy, angry songs. One of my favorite hip hop albums from this era.
You either love it or you hate it. I’m neither of those - I don’t really care. I suppose it’s fun to blast it out of your car - it’s loud, it’s vulgar, it’s honest to the bone.
First rap group I heard. It was like having a secret portal to a community I would never belong to--though the casual misogyny bothered me I loved the experience.
Gets somewhat repetitive, but a classic.
Aight bet
Favorite Track: Express Yourself
Based
I think this album has grown on me since I first listened to it. The first time I heard it I didn't think it was much past the two big singles. Now returning to it years later I find that while the rest of the album isn't as great as the first two tracks, they don't bring the record down as is so often the case. A dated album at times, while at the same time being, unfortunately, still poignant. Solid 4/5
One of the most iconic hip hop albums of all time
A gangsta rap classic. Though not perfect, it is essential listening for any rap fan. 4.25/5.
Asbra men kan inte relatera
Not for me
YES YES YES
How much of this was reality in 1980s Compton and how much is young bloke's chest thumping, peacocking boast is not for this 69yo White, middle class Australian to say. But it does seem to be the sort of record you might expect from a minority that's had enough of being discriminated against, profiled, disenfranchised and scapegoated. "TIME TO PUT COMPTON ON THE MAP" and they're going to make you listen until you know the truth. (Or at least, their version of it) And if the level of violence, misogyny and drug use is pretty confronting, perhaps life in Compton was just as confrontational. Public Enemy is probably more sophisticated in their ideas, but this is pretty raw and angry. Obviously important, if problematic.
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.
You could easily argue that this is a five-star album. It’s infectiously energetic, has nothing but bangers, and remains massively influential to this day. I’m just not as hot on classic West Coast hip-hop as others are. Fuck the police, though.
I enjoyed this despite the sometimes infantile lyrics
1. Express yourself 2. Fuck tha Police
Lo alejado culturalmente que estoy del gansta rap, no puedo ser objetivo
so good wtf
again, i love old skool hiphop :)
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.
7/10
Powerhouse.
A delightful pre-Valentine's Day treat.
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
A crazy mother
I did see the movie in Theaters
I was only familiar with a few of these beforehand, but it's all so fucking good. A lot of different styles while staying cohesive and catchy as fuck. Definitely a moment in time
hip hop is so fire
Sounded really good, great beats and overall flow was very good (a few songs missed but can't all be bangers), but very questionable lyrical content brings it down.
This album still rocks--beats, lyrics, vibe--it's the real deal.
Oh dear. For some reason a gang of foul-mouthed yobs were let loose in a studio. I had Ice Cube's Predator on this list two days ago, and that was an order of magnitude better than this.
Takes me right back to the day I watched that beautiful Bryan Singer film, and we all fell in love with NWA for the first time.
didnt really dig it
This album is sure to divide opinion. Yes, it contains messages of misogyny, homophobia, and violence against women—things I don’t condone, and that honestly, have not aged well. That said, regardless of how you feel about it, this album absolutely deserves a place in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear. It didn’t just help define gangster rap, it shattered socioeconomic and racial barriers, engaging both suburban and inner-city youth, helping the genre explode over the following decade. Without this album, the genre may never have been elevated to the heights it reached, nor would it have opened the door to the solo careers of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. It is also essentially responsible for the birth of Death Row Records and Aftermath Entertainment, labels that went on to give us Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Tupac, Kendrick Lamar, and countless others. Is it controversial? Yes. Is it part of my daily musical rotation now? No. Did it have a monumental impact on the genre and directly spawn several of the biggest names in hip-hop history? Fuck yes. And maybe most importantly, it gave us Snoop D.O. Double G providing colour commentary at the Olympics. For that alone it deserves a 5, however I am docking it 1 and giving it a 4 as it simply hasn’t aged well.
Some good tracks. Not a big big fan of 80s hip-hop (with some exceptions). But there are a couple stand out ones on this one that moved me to a 3
Before: I have to admit I've never listened to this album. I have heard some of the songs though. I'm not really a fan of this genre. During: It's Ok but I can't relate to the lyrics. After : I don't like it much but I suppose it's an important album and deserves to be on this list.
This is a hard rate. I understand how important this album was culturally for West Coast / Los Angeles during a charged and violent period. Several of the songs are familiar because of that. But the profanity and vulgarity can be tough to take. What once seemed tough now feels irresponsible. 3/5
California?
Skip loves this album.
I first listened to this record as a 16-year-old white farm kid living in Iowa. Needless to say, I was slapped in the face with 12 inches of street life. But man, what a ride! From raw & real to straight up silly and romantic (in a dude sorta way), this record is as infectious as the herps without the embarrassing dinner date where you have to explain everything. The funk, the flow, the aggression, the mischief: all with an apparent appreciation for music of the culture and an innovative approach to telling their story. Lyrics like, "sweating all the bitches in the biker shorts," left this young man pondering, "maybe we're all not so different after all?"
Express Yourself - this is probably my fav track, fun sampling, less "I hate everyone (especially cops and women), I'm gonna fuck you up" and more "Music is fun! Let's have a good time, boys.", Dre let's it flow. Fun beats and sampling throughout - If It Ain't Ruff, Express Yourself, Dopeman (remix), Quiet On Tha Set, Something 2 Dance 2 Musically speaking, this isn't really my cup of tea. Big props for speaking their minds and resonating with so many people. Ice Cube's overly angry/harsh delivery is off-putting to me. Some of the lyrics might not have aged well, but others are still right on the money.
Niet helemaal mijn stijl en erg grof.
If there was a list of the greatest hip hop songs of all time, Straight Outta Compton would have to be on it. Props to Ice Cube and MC Ren for it and the rest of this album. Groundbreaking when it came out, it was also very, very controversial. One would probably not be able to count all the pearls that were clutched just from the name of the group alone, much less for F*** the Police. Overall, it is a little uneven, but mostly good and the good parts hit really hard. Without a doubt this is an album that deserves to be on this list.
bueno, sabroso, aunque ya al final se escucha un poco repetitivo pero son cosas del género
Enjoyed this more than most west coast stuff I check out. Some funny lines
Gut zum breaken🪩🗣️
2.5/5 - Tää albumi tuntu tosi pitkäveteiseltä ja harva biisi jäi kunnolla mieleen. Tälläne räppi, missä aikalailla on vaa räppiä ja sit beatti, nii ei oo ihan mun juttu. Kuuntelen ite enemmän melodiaa kuin sanoja, joten en ite saanu tästä albumista paljoo irti. Jotkut biisit oli kuitenkin hyviä ja niiden fiilis oli tarttuva, tää albumi on myös tosi merkittävä, joten kyl tässä albumissa oli paljon hyviäkin puolia.
some lyrics did not age well, however there are still relevant themes in how over policed the black community is
Public enemy ran so they could summersault backwards
Goeie toeie
A classic. I always like a few songs from this album but listening to the whole thing was a lot.
Classic album.
No
Classic album. Solid beats and vibes.
Love this reminded me of being young
Is this peak? Yes. The album that arguably stated a genre. Amazing beats, lyrical flow, style, personality, and several iconic tracks. Would rate a 4.5
Questionable lyrics - not really pc
Ok, not as great as it sounded at age 13
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!
There are a handful of albums where it was one way before and another way after it was released. It is a small list. "Nevermind." The self titled Ramones record. "Nation of Millions." Your pick that you are mad at me for forgetting to mention it. "Straight Outta Compton" is one of these records. Every song on side one is a grand slam. There's not a ground rule double until the middle of side two.
I don't really like it. I don't think it's bad, but I don't think it's something I'd ever choose to listen to apart from maybe I couple of songs. Some of the other songs though are surprisingly ...boring.
Still relevant and sounds fantastic. “Nobody ever made a song called Fuck The Fire Department” This album is extremely important, don’t sleep on it.
I am not going to pretend I am a middle aged white guy who has any of the necessary context to properly understand this album. I recognize it as significant even from my limited exposure (mostly through GTA) but would be insincere if I rated it higher than the "3--belongs on the list" that I am giving it.
3.5⭐️/5 02.02.2026
as almost everyone says, the misogyny and homophobia were always a problem. but even more so today. the weirdest thing though is how disappointing the second half is. first half is good. second… not so much.
5 stars
my fav is parental discretion iz advised rating 1.5/5
Absolute classic of an album.
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.
Posturing.
Super awesome story telling! I enjoyed it and would def listen again. You just gotta be in the right mood. It was a little aggressive but super good
estilo rap de los 80¨, como nota mmm un 3
It’s just so good. Production and flow is unbeatable
Funkier than expected and knew a song more than I expected (express yourself) The bonus beats were cute A little long
You have to really put aside any modern sensibilities or sense of morals to enjoy this album. Killing people aside the amount of misogyny is mind blowing, to levels even someone who really enjoys rap wasn't quite used too. Still the album has its place, theres no super complicated multi sylables here, just straight boom bap ish rap. Easy and in your face, every one of NWA gets some time with varying results. Standout tracks include 8 ball and dopeman. Overall its iconic and punchy and its anti establishment message is unavoidable. It does it job of being in your face and refusing to be apologetic, all whilst sounding still incredibly listenable. but falls too flat in subject matter in other areas to really be fantastic.
2/10
My rap tastes are more fuck bitches get money but I appreciate the pioneers
This album literally changed the game. Before NWA, it seemed like all hip-hop seemed to come only from New York. Hearing this from dudes who lived merely a half-hour from me was a revelation. As a kid who listened to pop music and hair metal, it blew my mind. Listening to it again 30+ years later, there's some reappraisement. They really front-loaded the album. The first half is so much better. "I Ain't The 1" trying to be radio-friendly just makes it the cheesiest Cube song I've ever hard.
C’est un gros morceau, beaucoup à dire. Musicalement, c’est énorme, les samples sont excellents, bien utilisés. C’est très politique, ce qui est toujours appréciable. Et d’après ce que j’ai pu lire, c’est un album extrêmement influent aussi bien musicalement que politiquement et je comprends pourquoi. Mais il a aussi les défauts qu’on peut attendre d’un vieil album de gangsta rap de l’époque : y’a de la misogynie très appuyée. Pour ça, ça a très mal vieilli, donc je vais le noter moins bien que ce que j’aurais fait sans ça. C’est un album fondamental, mais il faut l’approcher avec l’esprit critique.
“You know I spell girl with a B,” is a crazy line. Still had my head bangin. Musically, it’s just angry me yelling. Culturally it’s a movement. I tried to leave this life behind, so I picked up R&B girlies… not a fan of how it makes me feel but maybe that’s a good thing.
I would have given this album a 4 because I like 80s rap and it’s obviously so iconic and culturally significant, but I’m giving it a 3 because some of the lyrics are so woman-hating and sexually violent it’s genuinely upsetting and hard to listen to as a woman. I’m not judging anyone who likes it, that’s just my own personal experience of it :/
Great old school rap! I added a bunch of songs to my favorites.
Yeah obviously
Really good overall. I’m not always listening to old school hip hop but it definitely hits when it hits
Fire
I can't believe Eazy-E copied Geese getting killed for this cover and nobody's talking about it...smh 5
This is what I'm talking about !!!!
Classic album that (mostly) holds up. Fuck Tha Police is an evergreen song, unfortunately....
cool but some songs...no
The first songs on this record are beyond iconic and good. The rest of the album, not as memorable.
Thought this was a really cool record. Having heard a LOT of music inspired by NWA, but never this album front-to-back, my experience suffered a little from the Seinfeld Effect, in that there was a lot that I had heard a million times before, so it didn't feel as fresh or surprising as I imagine it did upon release.
Yeah, it's ridiculously misogynistic, homophobic, and profane, but goddamn is it good. You can feel their anger and rage at the lives they've lived up to that point.
classic
A bunch of just really sexist and homophobic lyrics, but the beats were good along with the songs that weren't about that
Girllll I’m way too sensitive for this
8/10 Favourite: Fuck Tha Police Least Favourite: I Aint tha 1
This is one of the most influential hip-hop albums ever made. Everything that can be said about it has already been said in one way or another. I can only add that the immaculate production remains relevant even 38 years after its initial release. The only drawback is that the strongest tracks are concentrated in the first half of the record, and it tends to lose some steam in the second half. Nonetheless, it remains an essential album whose echoes can still be heard in the modern rap scene.
I remember how exciting this was when if first came out. Still is. The casual misoginy though...
ok
Le début c'était bien la suite encore une fois ça s'abaisse un peu mais très cool tout de même
Légendaire Malheureusement ça sera qu'un 4
Relevant and outdated all in one. Some hypocritical lyrics from Dre about weed smoke and the misogynistic lyrics are tough to hear. On the flip side, the album is powerful in its voice to call out a police state we’re seeing in the streets today.
Has merit. Not my bailiwick.
I can see so much of the influence in future hip hop in this album. Even if it’s not my taste, it’s undeniable the impact and importance
Hard AF