N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California. Formed in 1986, the group went through a number of lineup changes, and throughout its tenure featured members Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince and MC Ren.
The first release by N.W.A was the single "Panic Zone" in 1987, which was later featured on the compilation N.W.A. and the Posse along with B-sides "Dope Man" and "8 Ball".[1] After MC Ren was added to the lineup, the group recorded and released its first full-length album, Straight Outta Compton in 1988.[2] Produced by Dre and Yella, the album sold over three million copies, and featured such seminal songs as "Straight Outta Compton", "Fuck tha Police" and "Gangsta Gangsta".[3]
Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989, due to a number of "financial disagreements".[4] In 1990, the group released the extended play 100 Miles and Runnin', supported by the single of the same name, which featured five new tracks.[5] The follow-up to Straight Outta Compton, Niggaz4Life (commonly known as Efil4zaggin),[4] was released the following year, supported by the singles "Appetite for Destruction" and "Alwayz into Somethin'".[6] Dre left the group shortly after the album's release, and began a feud with fellow member Eazy-E, who later died in 1995.[4]
Dr. Dre, MC Ren and Ice Cube later took part in a brief reunion, releasing the single "Chin Check" featuring Snoop Dogg in 1999, a song featured on the Next Friday soundtrack.[7] The song "Hello" was also released on Ice Cube's 2000 album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc).
| Indicates song released as a single |
| Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Original release | Year | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "100 Miles and Runnin'" | MC Ren Dr. Dre Eazy-E | Gregory Hutchinson Lorenzo Patterson Eric Wright Andre Young | 1990 | ||
| "8 Ball" | Eazy-E | O'Shea Jackson | 1987 | ||
| "Alwayz into Somethin'" | Dr. Dre MC Ren Admiral D | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry | 1991 | ||
| "Appetite for Destruction" | Dr. Dre MC Ren Eazy-E | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry Jerry Long | 1991 | ||
| "Approach to Danger" | MC Ren Dr. Dre Eazy-E | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry Antoine Carraby | 1991 | ||
| "Automobile" | Eazy-E Dr. Dre | Eric Wright | 1991 | ||
| "" | Ice Cube | O'Shea Jackson Andre Young | 2002 | [8] | |
| "Chin Check" | Ice Cube MC Ren Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Calvin Broadus Ricardo Brown Melvin Bradford O'Shea Jackson | 1999 | ||
| "Compton's n the House" | MC Ren Dr. Dre | Lorenzo Patterson Andre Young O'Shea Jackson | 1988 | ||
| "" | MC Ren Dr. Dre Admiral D | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry | 1991 | ||
| "Dopeman" | Ice Cube Eazy-E Krazy D | O'Shea Jackson | 1987 | ||
| "Express Yourself" | Dr. Dre Ice Cube | O'Shea Jackson | 1988 | ||
| "Findum, Fuckum & Flee" | Eazy-E Dr. Dre MC Ren CPO | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Antoine Carraby Eric Wright | 1991 | ||
| "Fuck tha Police" | Ice Cube MC Ren Eazy-E | Lorenzo Patterson O'Shea Jackson | 1988 | ||
| "Gangsta Gangsta" | Ice Cube Eazy-E | O'Shea Jackson Eric Wright Lorenzo Patterson | 1988 | ||
| "I Ain't tha 1" | Ice Cube | O'Shea Jackson | 1988 | ||
| "I'd Rather Fuck You" | Eazy-E | Andre Young Antoine Carraby Eric Wright | 1991 | ||
| "If It Ain't Ruff" | MC Ren | Lorenzo Patterson | 1988 | ||
| "Just Don't Bite It" | MC Ren | Lorenzo Patterson Andre Young | 1990 | ||
| "Niggaz 4 Life" | MC Ren Dr. Dre Eazy-E | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry | 1991 | ||
| "One Less Bitch" | MC Ren Dr. Dre | Andre Young Tracy Curry | 1991 | ||
| "Panic Zone" | Arabian Prince Dr. Dre | Damon Trujillo Andre Young Mik Lezan | 1987 | ||
| "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" | The D.O.C. Dr. Dre MC Ren Ice Cube Eazy-E | Eric Wright Lorenzo Patterson O'Shea Jackson | 1988 | ||
| "Prelude" | MC Ren Eazy-E Above the Law | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson | 1991 | ||
| "Quiet on tha Set" | MC Ren | Lorenzo Patterson | 1988 | ||
| "Real Niggaz" | MC Ren Dr. Dre Eazy-E DJ Yella | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Antoine Carraby Eric Wright | 1991 | ||
| "Real Niggaz Don't Die" | Dr. Dre MC Ren Eazy-E | Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson Tracy Curry Antoine Carraby Eric Wright | 1991 | ||
| "Sa Prize (Part 2)" | Dr. Dre Eazy-E MC Ren | Tracy Curry Eric Wright Lorenzo Patterson | 1990 | ||
| "She Swallowed It" | MC Ren | Lorenzo Patterson | 1991 | ||
| "Something 2 Dance 2" | Arabian Prince DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E | Eric Wright Andre Young | 1988 | ||
| "Something Like That" | MC Ren Dr. Dre | Lorenzo Patterson Andre Young | 1988 | ||
| "Straight Outta Compton" | Ice Cube MC Ren Eazy-E | Lorenzo Patterson O'Shea Jackson Eric Wright | 1988 | ||