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1996 greatest hits album by N.W.A
Greatest Hits
Released July 2, 1996 (1996-07-02 ) Recorded 1986–1991
Genre Length 1 :02 :07
Label
Producer
Greatest Hits is a
greatest hits album by American hip hop group
N.W.A , released on July 2, 1996, via
Priority Records . Composed of nineteen tracks, the compilation contains several poplular singles and songs from the group's 1988 debut album
Straight Outta Compton , 1990 extended play
100 Miles and Runnin' and their second and final studio album 1991
Niggaz4Life . It includes "
Gangsta Gangsta ", "
Fuck tha Police ", previously unavailable remix of "
Straight Outta Compton ", "
Alwayz into Somethin' ", remixed "
Express Yourself ", and "
100 Miles and Runnin' ", as well as inserts from live concerts.
Production was handled by
Dr. Dre and
DJ Yella with
Eazy-E serving as executive producer.
The album made it to number 48 on the
Billboard 200 and number 20 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It also peaked at number 43 in New Zealand and number 56 on the
UK Albums Chart . It was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America on February 14, 2002.
In 2003, Priority Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks — "
Chin Check ", which was recorded for
Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with one-time member
Snoop Dogg , and "
Hello ", which was recorded for Ice Cube's sixth solo studio album
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) — performed by the reunited N.W.A.
After the success of the 2015 film
Straight Outta Compton , the album came back to music charts, re-entering UK Albums Chart at number 49, and reaching number 9 in Australia.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Live Intro" (1989) 2:21 2. "Arrested" (Insert) 0:57 3. "
Gangsta Gangsta " 5:29 4. "Fuck tha Police" (Insert) 0:32 5. "
Fuck tha Police " 5:42 6. "Compton's N the House" (Live) 2:08 7. "Break Out" (Insert) 0:21 8. "
Straight Outta Compton " (Extended Mix) O. Jackson Patterson Wright Young 4:26 9. "If It Ain't Ruff" 3:36 10. "Real Niggaz" Carraby Patterson Wright Young 4:44 11. "
I Ain't tha 1 " 5:06 12. "
Alwayz into Somethin' " 4:29 13. "Don't Drink That Wine" 0:26 14. "Just Don't Bite It" 5:33 15. "Cash Money" (Insert) 0:20 16. "
Express Yourself " (Remix) 4:21 17. "
100 Miles and Runnin' " 4:35 18. "A Bitch Iz a Bitch" 3:15 19. "Real Niggaz Don't Die" Patterson Wright Young Curry
Dino Fekaris Colin Wolfe Nick Zesses 3:42 Total length: 1:02:07
2003 re-release bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 20. "
Chin Check " 4:23 21. "
Hello " 3:52
Sample credits
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"Greatest Hits - N.W.A | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
^ Bush, Calvin (September 1996).
"NWA: Greatest Hits " (PDF) .
Muzik . No. 16. p. 112. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022 .
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"Charts.nz – N.W.A. – N.W.A. - Greatest Hits" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"N W A Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"N W A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"Australiancharts.com – N.W.A. – N.W.A. - Greatest Hits" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"N W A Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)" .
Billboard .
Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2015" .
Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
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"Canadian album certifications – NWA – Greatest Hits" .
Music Canada .
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"British album certifications – Nwa – Greatest Hits" .
British Phonographic Industry .
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"American album certifications – N.W.A. – Greatest Hits" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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