Artist artifact
N.W.A
Compton group that forced gangsta rap into national confrontation with police power, radio bans, and raw documentary swagger.
Biography
Compton group that forced gangsta rap into national confrontation with police power, radio bans, and raw documentary swagger.
Influence
Reoriented hip-hop's commercial and political center of gravity westward; solo careers (Dre, Cube, etc.) remade the 1990s.
Historical context
Compton group that forced gangsta rap into national confrontation with police power, radio bans, and raw documentary swagger. Reoriented hip-hop's commercial and political center of gravity westward; solo careers (Dre, Cube, etc.) remade the 1990s. Straight Outta Compton was a regional document that the rest of the country experienced as explosion.
Associated instruments
- Vocals
- Production
Specimen note
Straight Outta Compton was a regional document that the rest of the country experienced as explosion.