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RAP歷史上的里程碑，N.W.A.這張製作成本低廉的專輯（據説只花了8000美元）中包含了大量黑人俚語，針砭時弊，風靡一時，而且其流行程度已經引起了聯邦調查局的重視，FBI向唱片公司抗議N.W.A煽動民眾的反警察情緒（例如F**k Tha Police），導致該唱片不能在電台播放，不過唱片的銷量仍然很高，而且主要是通過地下流通，滾石雜誌統計的官方銷量只有200萬張，但實際的銷量據説已經上億，專輯被公認為是歷史上最棒的Rap專輯之一。
本專輯在滾石雜誌評出的500張歷代最強專輯中排名第144位。
Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Unlike Ice-T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget -- mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar. Although they were as much a reaction against pop-friendly rap, Straight Outta Compton's insistent claims of reality ring a little hollow today, since it hardly ever depicts consequences. But despite all the romanticized invincibility, the force and detail of Ice Cube's writing makes the exaggerations resonate. Although Cube wrote some of his bandmates' raps, including nearly all of Eazy-E's, each member has a distinct delivery and character, and the energy of their individual personalities puts their generic imitators to shame. But although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly uncalculated because of its irreverent, gonzo sense of humor, still unfortunately rare in hardcore rap. There are several undistinguished misfires during the second half, but they aren't nearly enough to detract from the overall magnitude. It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarizing as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest.

《Straight Outta Compton》是美國説唱團體N.W.A的首張錄音室專輯，該團體由Eazy-E領導，於1987年初在洛杉磯縣康普頓市組建。這張專輯於1988年8月8日由他的唱片公司Ruthless Records發行，這張專輯由N.W.A成員Dr. Dre、DJ Yella和 Arabian Prince製作，歌詞由N.W.A成員Ice Cube 和 MC Ren創作。

《EFIL4ZAGGIN》是西海岸説唱傳奇N.W.A.解散前的最後一張錄音室專輯，以反轉的"Gangsta 4 Life"命名，延續了團隊標誌性的硬核敍事風格。整張專輯充斥着挑釁性的街頭敍事和社會批判，採樣手法與密集的鼓點編排營造出粗糲的聽覺衝擊。從開篇的監獄電話錄音採樣，到充滿黑色幽默的街頭生存法則，這張作品既是90年代洛杉磯街頭文化的聲波檔案，也展現了匪幫説唱美學的巔峰形態。其中《100 Miles and Runnin’》的緊迫節奏與《Real Niggaz Don't Die》的經典重構，至今仍被視為西海岸之聲的里程碑式表達。

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