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“You don’t really think you’re gonna get away do you?” an ominous snatch of movie dialog says. song was the opening shot in a beef that ended when Cube dropped the knockout punch that was “No Vaseline.” Taking an early lead, MC Ren, Dre and Eazy do their best to paint Cube as a fugitive on the run, although he left the group over a contractual dispute. The title track from a 1990 EP released in the wake of Ice Cube’s departure from the group, this N.W.A. Sampling the hook from Rare Earth’s “I Just Want to Celebrate,” Dre did his best to set a carefree tone, but all the shots at Cube made it clear that the stakes were very high. The remaining core members knew they had to come extra hard on this one to show they had not lost their edge.

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The rawness of the track, with its rapidfire drum-machine rolls, provided a perfect complement to Ice Cube’s aggressive flow: “N-a begging for credit, he’s knocking out teeth/ Clocking much dollars on the 1st and 15th.” How real is that?Īs the first track off N.W.A’s second album N-az4Life (often written as Efil4Zaggin), the group’s first full release since Ice Cube’s acrimonious departure, this song was more than just highly ancticipated - it was a true show-and-prove moment. “I started this gangsta shit,” goes the hook, “And this the motherf-in’ thanks I get?” Dre’s beat, a steaming slab of future funk circa Chronic 2001, and his verse may steal the show, but Cube and Ren represent well, showing that the old chemistry was still there and making “Hello” a fitting farewell to the N.W.A era at the dawn of a new millennium.įirst released as the B-side to Eazy-E’s “Boyz-N-Tha-Hood,” this aggressive slice of life opens with a skit in which a desperate cokehead tries to trade a rope chain for a $20 bag of cocaine. But the song serves as a look back of the group’s legacy. Dre and MC Ren occurred nine years after the group officially disbanded. 2 (The Peace Disc), this reunion of Cube, Dr. Released on Ice Cube’s 2000 album War & Peace Vol. How’s that for “The Strength of Street Knowledge”? Whether the group ends up rapping at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at the Barclays Center ( Ice Cube says no), they will be permanently immortalized for changing the face of hip hop, pop music, and American culture with songs like these.

While the film garnered just one Oscar nomination - for Best Original Screenplay - it was one of the top 20 movies of 2015, raking in over $160 million domestic gross that year alone. Dre – “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” (ft.Perhaps the success of the hit biopic Straight Outta Compton gave them the extra push they needed. Ice Cube – “The Nigga Ya Love to Hate”ġ7. Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame – “Weak at the Knees”ġ4. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”ġ1. The full track lists for Straight Outta Compton: The Soundtrack and Straight Outta Compton: Original Motion Picture Score are below.ħ. Heller told Rolling Stoneearlier this month that none of the allegations leveled against him are true and is seeking $110 million in combined compensatory and punitive damages for defamation, copyright infringement, breach of contract and other charges.

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