Straight Outta Compton

Definitely NSFW, or to sing aloud - but damn catchy 🍉 🧑‍🌾

Writing this review late because I skipped it earlier and I wish I hadn't considering the milquetoast albums that I got at approximately the same time.
Funky grooves, scary lyrics, I'm not f****ing with NWA. Extreme, inventive. Not a gangster fan but this is... as serious as they are (Fuc the Police) there's still enough self-awareness about being entertaining it just works better. You don't have to pretend your lived experience was different from them to enjoy this. High 3.

Embodiment of everything wrong with gangsta rap and why I can never appreciate it as an art form. Completely negative and misogynistic drivel that maligns even the groups it attempts to represent. Offensive in every way. Deficient in musicianship and talent, it substitutes electronics and attitude in their place. I don’t care how “important” anyone thinks it is. I will never be a fan.

World Class Wrecking Cru Dr Dre will always be the best Dr Dre in my heart.

But yeah, what that other guy said about this being important, zeitgeist etc.

flawless

Kept from the 5 star because god damn be normal about women for fucks sake

I'd say this is probably the top 10 culturally significant albums of the last 50 years. It has to be on this list. That being said it is so juvenile and just mostly rapping about rapping. Way less bitches and cop killing than I thought (although there is a lot). It's just a bunch of kids who were given the opportunity to speak and they were a bit overwhelmed I think. That being said what they did say became a complete institution. Glad I listened to it once. 2 for personal enjoyment, 5 for cultural relavencyy

FUCK DA POLICE COMIN STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND!!!

Fuck Da Police...

How about Fuck This Shit?

Influential, and Dre's production is fantastic, a pinnacle moment in hip hop history, but the lyrics are mixed, with a lot of points that still ring true today, but tons of homophobia, sexism, and a general view of violence for the sake of fun. It is hard to even say "that was just the time period," as groups like Public Enemy already had It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, something far more nuanced with just as good production. However, it is tough to deny the impact here. I mean, you still have people quoting the first two tracks' opening lines constantly, and there are tons of production moments that overshadow the lyrics so much that it is easy to tune out anything too hateful, but sometimes it just felt like being edgy for the sake of it. It spawned so many careers that did go on to create greater projects, but when it comes to classic hip hop groups, easy to put NWA on a lower bracket if this is their best material.

Wow, an iconic hip hop album. Not my genre, but good beats throughout.
Highlights: straight outta compton, express yourself

I'm gonna put a 5, for the sake of the website, but realistically, I’m surprisingly only at a 4, because I just can’t bump it up from a 4.5.

Don’t get me wrong, I really want to bump this up to a 5, and maybe on a better day, I can, but like… I dunno, this album kinda falls off after Track 8 for me. I really do think those first 8 tracks cover a great variety of soundscapes, great lyricism, and if it had climaxed on Express Yourself as a totally honest closing track, it’d totally be a 5. I think it just overstays its welcome afterwards, mainly because the last 5 songs are really long, taking up over a third of the album’s runtime by mostly retreading old ground, circling the subject matter a few too many times, or being outright horrendously misogynistic like on Dopeman (Remix). The last 2 tracks are fun though, so like… I dunno, 10 out of 13 isn’t bad?

It’s just an album that goes a little too long – based on like, pure vibes, this album would totally get a 5; it’s just an incredible snapshot of its time, and Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren, and Dr. Dre (who really doesn’t even do THAT much on this album in terms of actually rapping) are all on top of their game here.

I just think the entire album experience ends up at a 4 because of the run of Compton’s N The House, I Ain’t Tha 1, and Dopeman (Remix) just kinda killing the vibes. Cut those 3 tracks, I’m easily at a 5. With those 3 tracks, I’m stuck on a 4. Regardless, it’s an all-time classic album and it easily deserves to be on this list.

A classic for a reason. This feels like the inflection point where mainstream hip-hop shifted in the direction it would take for the next 15 years. The beats are still really good. A little too long. Favorites were Straight Outta Compton, Fuck The Police, Express Yourself. And Gangsta Gangsta

I guess I never really listened to this album all the way through. I was aware it was controversial, and I’ve definitely heard some of the songs, I think I listened to this all the way through years ago. That being said, I didn’t realize how sexist this album is. I would say it’s of its time but I’m pretty sure this wasn’t acceptable even for the 80s. No, I think they were doing it for shock value, and if that’s the case it still didn’t age well. I still like some of the stuff on here, Express Yourself is low key the best song on the album. That and the hits are all solid, even though I can’t stand Eazy E. His voice just irks me. But this one def takes a hit for how poorly some of the songs aged. However, one song has definitely stood the test of time, and unfortunately its message still holds true today. This country really needs to take a deep look into the rampant racism in policing.

After listening to Straight Outta Compton, I have found it is pretty groovy and fun. In some ways, it kinda feels like an early version of Cypress Hill, another hip hop album i quite like. The lyrics still give the idea that the group doesn't really have a good relationship with the cops and that's the kind of lyrics i like most of this album. The album was also rather well produced with all the samples coming together quite well. It is a rather good hip hop album that i think is perfect for all the gangsters still out there.
Best Song: Straight Outta Compton
Worst Song: Express Yourself

The beats are funky, the raps flow, the lyrics make it clear. They even give you something to dance to! I’m a 60 year old white woman here to tell you that shit was dope! Straight up 5 stars.

Great start, tailed off at the end though.

3.5/5.0: Very Good

You gotta boil it down to the essentials. It's like Cube says, "Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money."

In terms of a rap album, this wasn't too bad. Not a fan of rap, but I could make it through this album and didn't completely mind it started again. Express Yourself is probably the best on this album. 3/5

Classic hip hop album that changed everything. Just never been a top album for my taste though.