http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1583&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rssThough not the first rappers to incorporate unabashedly violent themes into their work (Los Angeles' Ice-T and Philly's Schoolly D were already established), N.W.A. paved the way for countless other groups with their 1988 classic, <I>Straight Outta Compton</I>. Backed by Dr. Dre's layered, cinematic, but funky production, N*gg*s With Attitude practically invented the term "Gangsta Rap," leading to extensive controversy, angry cops, shocked parents, and multiplatinum status. Their deadly serious subject matter came straight from the streets of South Central Los Angeles, where rampant gang banging and crack slinging had turned the neighborhood into a virtual war zone. Financially backed by profits from Eazy-E's days as a real life dopeman, the group's no-holds-barred rhymes struck a chord with both ghetto kids who lived it and bored suburbanites who longed to be hardcore. With the classic joints including the title track (which was banned from MTV), "Gangsta, Gangsta," and "Dopeman," N.W.A. exposed America to a very real mentality that had yet to be acknowledged or exploited. Undoubtedly their most infamous track was the inflammatory "F*ck The Police," which gained the FBI's attention. Ice Cube left the group after the first record to pursue a wildly successful solo career. The group dropped two more excellent albums -- <I>100 Miles and Runnin'</I> in 1990 and <I>N*gg*z4life</I> the following year. They disbanded in '91 while feuding over earnings. Ren and Eazy continued to record marginal solo albums, while Dr. Dre blew up on the strength of his 1992 classic, <I>The Chronic</I>. Some ten years later they reunited (with Snoop Dogg filling in for the deceased Eazy-E), but nothing could match their original intensity. While literally thousands of emcees and acts have attempted to reproduce their street soldier sound and style, N.W.A. remain the epitome of gangsta. - Brolin WinningWest Coast O.G.'sen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1583&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss Though not the first rappers to incorporate unabashedly violent themes into their work (Los Angeles' Ice-T and Philly's Schoolly D were already established), N.W.A. paved the way for countless other groups with their 1988 classic, <I>Straight Outta Compton</I>. Backed by Dr. Dre's layered, cinematic, but funky production, N*gg*s With Attitude practically invented the term "Gangsta Rap," leading to extensive controversy, angry cops, shocked parents, and multiplatinum status. Their deadly serious subject matter came straight from the streets of South Central Los Angeles, where rampant gang banging and crack slinging had turned the neighborhood into a virtual war zone. Financially backed by profits from Eazy-E's days as a real life dopeman, the group's no-holds-barred rhymes struck a chord with both ghetto kids who lived it and bored suburbanites who longed to be hardcore. With the classic joints including the title track (which was banned from MTV), "Gangsta, Gangsta," and "Dopeman," N.W.A. exposed America to a very real mentality that had yet to be acknowledged or exploited. Undoubtedly their most infamous track was the inflammatory "F*ck The Police," which gained the FBI's attention. Ice Cube left the group after the first record to pursue a wildly successful solo career. The group dropped two more excellent albums -- <I>100 Miles and Runnin'</I> in 1990 and <I>N*gg*z4life</I> the following year. They disbanded in '91 while feuding over earnings. Ren and Eazy continued to record marginal solo albums, while Dr. Dre blew up on the strength of his 1992 classic, <I>The Chronic</I>. Some ten years later they reunited (with Snoop Dogg filling in for the deceased Eazy-E), but nothing could match their original intensity. While literally thousands of emcees and acts have attempted to reproduce their street soldier sound and style, N.W.A. remain the epitome of gangsta. - Brolin Winning http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015602&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015602 tra.2015602 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Straight Outta Compton tra.2015602 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015602&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015602&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015603&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015603 tra.2015603 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true F@ck Tha Police tra.2015603 346000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015603&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015603&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015609&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015609 tra.2015609 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Express Yourself tra.2015609 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015609&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015609&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910911&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 12910911 tra.12910911 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 The Best Of N.W.A: The Strength Of Street Knowledge alb.12910293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/8/958383_170x170.jpg 2006-12-26 00:00:00.0 2006-12-26 00:00:00.0 true Boyz-N-The-Hood (Explicit) tra.12910911 337000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910911&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910911&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015604&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015604 tra.2015604 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Gangsta Gangsta tra.2015604 336000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015604&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015604&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952939&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2952939 tra.2952939 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Alwayz Into Somethin' tra.2952939 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952939&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952939&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015605&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015605 tra.2015605 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true If It Ain't Ruff tra.2015605 214000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015605&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015605&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910900&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 12910900 tra.12910900 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 The Best Of N.W.A: The Strength Of Street Knowledge alb.12910293 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/8/958383_170x170.jpg 2006-12-26 00:00:00.0 2006-12-26 00:00:00.0 true Straight Outta Compton (Explicit) (Digital Remaster 00) tra.12910900 255000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910900&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12910900&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015612&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015612 tra.2015612 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Dopeman (Remix) tra.2015612 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015612&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015612&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039939&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 3039939 tra.3039939 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true i'd Rather F_ck You tra.3039939 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039939&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039939&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952941&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2952941 tra.2952941 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Just Don't Bite It tra.2952941 328000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952941&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952941&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909579&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 1909579 tra.1909579 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 Greatest Hits alb.243841 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/4/9/919430_170x170.jpg 2003-01-07 00:00:00.0 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 true Gangsta Gangsta tra.1909579 329000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909579&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909579&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952940&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2952940 tra.2952940 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 100 Miles And Runnin' tra.2952940 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952940&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2952940&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.478133&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 478133 tra.478133 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 The N.W.A. Legacy Vol. 1: 1988-1998 alb.196875 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/8/5/425850_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 false **** Tha Police tra.478133 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.478133&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.478133&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1032456&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 1032456 tra.1032456 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N.W.A. And The Posse alb.310608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/7/7/387793_170x170.jpg 1989-11-06 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Boyz-N-The-Hood tra.1032456 339000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1032456&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1032456&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015607&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2015607 tra.2015607 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Straight Outta Compton alb.111582 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/5/0/390553_170x170.jpg 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true 8 Ball (Remix) tra.2015607 292000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015607&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015607&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039930&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 3039930 tra.3039930 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Appetite For Destruction tra.3039930 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039930&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039930&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126794&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2126794 tra.2126794 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N.W.A. And The Posse alb.310608 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/7/7/387793_170x170.jpg 1989-11-06 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 8 Ball tra.2126794 266000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126794&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2126794&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909581&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 1909581 tra.1909581 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 Greatest Hits alb.243841 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/4/9/919430_170x170.jpg 2003-01-07 00:00:00.0 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 true F*** Tha Police tra.1909581 343000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909581&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1909581&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039946&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 3039946 tra.3039946 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 Straight Outta Compton alb.283450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/9/6/516952_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Gangsta Gangsta tra.3039946 336000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039946&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039946&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17384094&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 17384094 tra.17384094 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 Straight Outta Compton: 20th Anniversary alb.17383503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/3/2/1152329_170x170.jpg 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 true Straight Outta Compton (2002 Digital Remaster) (Explicit) tra.17384094 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17384094&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17384094&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2953081&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Thu, 8 Sep 1988 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2953081 tra.2953081 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 Straight Outta Compton alb.283450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/9/6/516952_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1988-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Straight Outta Compton tra.2953081 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2953081&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2953081&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2738867&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 25 Nov 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 2738867 tra.2738867 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 In Tha Beginning...There Was Rap... alb.120281 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/5/6/306511_170x170.jpg 1997-11-24 00:00:00.0 1997-11-25 00:00:00.0 false F*ck Tha Police tra.2738867 345000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2738867&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2738867&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039927&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 3039927 tra.3039927 N.W.A. art.1583 1.29 N*gg*z4life alb.105828 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/6/516955_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Real N*gg*z Don't die tra.3039927 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039927&variant=play&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3039927&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1725671&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss West Coast O.G.'s Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by N.W.A. on Rhapsody Online 1725671 tra.1725671 N.W.A. art.1583 0.0 Urban Jungle alb.238601 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/0/8/298029_170x170.jpg 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 false Dopeman (P.O.T. / TSM1 Remix) tra.1725671 222000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1725671&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1725671&variant=data&rws=%2Fnwa%2Ftop-tracks.rss