Straight Outta Compton

About this song

The title track of N.W.A.'s 1988 album, it was the song that introduced the group to a wider audience after they had released one earlier EP. The track samples drums from Funkadelic's "You'll Like it Too" and The Winstons' "Amen, Brother".

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Fun facts

• Samples “Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2) by Wilson Pickett” and “Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) by The Gap Band”.
• Sampled in 71 other songs, like “We Want Eazy by Eazy-E (Ft. Dr. Dre & MC Ren)”.
• Covered 3 times, including “Straight Outta Compton by MC Eiht, King T & Dresta”.
• Written by Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and The D.O.C..
• Produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.