Recorded at Audio Achievements, Torrance, California. Album Reviews: Rolling Stone - Ranked #144 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "This was the start of gangsta rap, as well as the launching pad for the careers of Ice Cube, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre."
Rolling Stone - 5 stars out of 5 - "...One of hip-hop's crucial albums..."
Vibe - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Alternative Press - Ranked #45 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...Recorded in a garage, this record integrate[s] sensational violence and sexist bravado with cheesy house-party music, staying charming all the way....this record eventually sent rap to the gallows as imitators took the gospel to heart: 'Life ain't nothing but bitches and money'..."
Q - voted one of the 'Top 50 Titles Of 1989.'
Uncut - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Their landmark blend of pop, rage and skilful self-marketing conitnues to reverberate...."
Mojo - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t still sounds magnificent. Made before using samples became too expensive, there's a riot of them here, selected with funk-aware good taste."
Q - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith Dr. DRe pulling the strings and ramping up the beats, its significance remains undeniable."
Record Collector - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ssential. It is, after all, a hip-hop foundation block from the sampledelic days, pointing the way to gangsta rap's 90s rule."
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.128) - Ranked #144 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "This was the start of gangsta rap, as well as the launching pad for the careers of Ice Cube, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre."
Q - voted one of the 'Top 50 Titles Of 1989.'
Uncut (11/02, p.141) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...Their landmark blend of pop, rage and skilful self-marketing conitnues to reverberate...."
Alternative Press (7/95, p.88) - Ranked #45 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...Recorded in a garage, this record integrate[s] sensational violence and sexist bravado with cheesy house-party music, staying charming all the way....this record eventually sent rap to the gallows as imitators took the gospel to heart: 'Life ain't nothing but bitches and money'..."
Vibe (12/99, p.164) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Q (Magazine) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith Dr. DRe pulling the strings and ramping up the beats, its significance remains undeniable."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t still sounds magnificent. Made before using samples became too expensive, there's a riot of them here, selected with funk-aware good taste."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.93) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ssential. It is, after all, a hip-hop foundation block from the sampledelic days, pointing the way to gangsta rap's 90s rule." Titles on disc 1 1.: Straight Outta Compton 2.: Fuck tha Police, Fuck Tha Police (explicit) 3.: Gangsta Gangsta 4.: If It Ain't Ruff 5.: Parentel Discretion Iz Advised, Parental Discretion Iz Advised 6.: 8 Ball, 8 Ball (album version/explicit) 7.: Something Like That, Something Like That (explicit) 8.: Express Yourself, Express Yourself (explicit) 9.: Compton's N the House, Compton's N The House (remix) 10.: I Ain't tha One, I Ain't Tha 1 (explicit) 11.: Dopeman, Dopeman (explicit/remix) 12.: Quiet on the Set, Quiet On Tha Set (explicit) 13.: Something 2 Dance 2, Something 2 Dance 2 (explicit) 14.: Fuck tha Police - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Fuck Tha Police (explicit) 15.: Gangsta Gangsta - Snoop Dogg, Gangsta Gangsta (explicit) 16.: Dopeman - Mack 10, Dopeman (explicit) 17.: If It Ain't Ruff - WC, If It Ain't Ruff (explicit) 18.: Compton's N the House - MC Ren, Compton's N The House (explicit/live) Ciao Publicerad på Ciao sedan : 11-07-2011