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).
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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).
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