Andre Romell Young,known professionally as Dr. Dre,is an American record producer and rapper. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics,and co-founded and was the president of Death Row Records. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985,and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life. During the early 1990s,Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk,a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow,heavy production. He is often regarded as one of the greatest producers of all time.
N.W.A was an American hip hop group formed in Compton,California. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre,and the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music.
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson,known professionally as MC Ren,is an American rapper,songwriter,and record producer from Compton,California. He is the founder and owner of the record label Villain Entertainment.
O'Shea Jackson Sr.,better known as Ice Cube,is an American rapper,songwriter,actor,and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1988 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popularity,and his political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990),Death Certificate (1991),and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016.
G-funk,short for gangsta funk,is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the early 1990s. The genre was heavily influenced by the synthesizer-heavy 1970s funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic,often incorporated through samples or re-recordings. It was represented by commercially successful albums such as Dr. Dre's The Chronic (1992) and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle (1993).
Straight Outta Compton is the debut studio album by American gangsta rap group N.W.A,which,led by Eazy-E,formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. Released by his label,Ruthless Records,on August 8,1988,the album was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre,DJ Yella,and Arabian Prince,with lyrics written by N.W.A members Ice Cube and MC Ren along with Ruthless rapper The D.O.C. Not merely depicting Compton's street violence,the lyrics repeatedly threaten to lead it by attacking peers and even police. The track "Fuck tha Police" drew an FBI agent's warning letter,which aided N.W.A's notoriety,with N.W.A calling itself "the world's most dangerous group."
Antoine Carraby,known professionally as DJ Yella,is an American DJ,rapper,record producer and film director from Los Angeles.
100 Miles and Runnin' is an EP from the American gangsta rap group N.W.A. Released on August 14,1990,this EP of five tracks reflects an evolution of N.W.A's sound and centers on the single "100 Miles and Runnin'." Two tracks,"100 Miles" and "Real Niggaz," incidentally incited N.W.A's feud with Ice Cube,who had left to start a solo rap career. The porno rap track "Just Don't Bite It," also drew notice. Pushing lyrical boundaries in its day,the EP went gold in November 1990 and platinum in September 1992.
N.W.A. and the Posse is a compilation album,re-releasing N.W.A and associated groups' underground rap songs from the Los Angeles area's rap scene on November 6,1987. It is regarded as American rap group N.W.A's first but neglected album;N.W.A's authorized debut studio album,rather,is Straight Outta Compton,released in August 1988. Whereas the Straight album was certified platinum,one million copies sold in July 1989,the Posse album was certified gold,half as many copies sold,in April 1994.
Tracy Lynn Curry,better known as The D.O.C.,is an American rapper,songwriter,and record producer. In addition to a solo career,he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with gangsta rap group N.W.A–where he co-wrote many of their releases–as well as Eazy-E's solo debut album Eazy-Duz-It. He has also worked with Dr. Dre,co-writing his solo debut album,while Dre produced Curry's solo debut album,released by Ruthless Records. He was one of the founders of Death Row Records along with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.
"We Want Eazy" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released as the third and final single from his debut album,Eazy-Duz-It. The song features fellow N.W.A members Dr. Dre and MC Ren and was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. "We Want Eazy" also appears on his greatest hits,Eternal E;a 12-inch remix of this song was released as a single in 1989 and appeared on the rapper's posthumous compilation,Featuring...Eazy-E.
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')",or as a single titled "Dre Day",is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg,released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic. "Dre Day" was a diss track targeting mainly Dre's former groupmate Eazy-E,who led their onetime rap group N.W.A and who,along with N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller,owned N.W.A's record label,Ruthless Records. In "Dre Day" and in its music video,which accuse Eazy of cheating N.W.A's artists,Dre and Snoop degrade and menace him. Also included are disses retorting earlier disses on songs by Miami rapper Luke Campbell,by New York rapper Tim Dog,and by onetime N.W.A. member Ice Cube,although Dre,while still an N.W.A member,had helped diss Cube first. After "Dre Day," a number of further diss records were exchanged.
"Let Me Ride" is a song by rapper and producer Dr. Dre,released in 1993 as the third and final single from his debut studio album,The Chronic. It experienced moderate success on the charts,until it became a massive hit when Dre won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the song during the Grammy Awards of 1994. The song features singers Ruben and Jewell,and uncredited vocals by fellow rapper Snoop Dogg
Chris Taylor,also known by his monikers The Glove,DJ Glove,and ChrisGlove,is best known as a DJ and producer on the West Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Taylor is known for his appearance in the film Breakin' alongside Ice-T. Taylor is credited on "Phone Tap" (Nas) as producer. Other production credits include "Reckless" "Tibetan Jam" "Go Off" "Itchiban Scratch" Taylor claims to have produced "Stranded on Death Row" and "Doggy Dogg World" on the genre-defining albums The Chronic and Doggystyle,though he is not credited on either album and also claims to have written/produced the tracks for Xxplosive and Hello (NWA) also uncredited. Other sources name Taylor as an engineer,mixer and musician on The Chronic.
The discography of American record producer,sound engineer,and rapper Dr. Dre consists of three studio albums,forty-two singles,,two compilation album,one soundtrack album,and twenty-one music videos.
"Straight Outta Compton" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A. It was released on July 10,1988 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A:The Strength of Street Knowledge. The song samples "Funky Drummer" by James Brown,"You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic,"West Coast Poplock" by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People,"Get Me Back on Time,Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett,"Amen,Brother" by The Winstons,and "One for the Treble" by Davy DMX. It was voted number 19 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs,and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice Cube,released on May 18,1990,by Priority Records. It was his first solo album,after an acrimonious split from his former group N.W.A. Primarily produced by Public Enemy's production team The Bomb Squad,the album was a critical and commercial success,being certified platinum in the United States for selling over one million copies.
"Chin Check" is a hip-hop song released in August 1999 by American rap group N.W.A. The song was released as the Lead single for the soundtrack album Next Friday,and features an uncredited appearance from Snoop Dogg,who serves as a replacement for the late Eazy-E. Production for the song was handled solely by Dr. Dre,making it the first N.W.A song to feature no input by former member DJ Yella since N.W.A. and the Posse.
"Alwayz Into Somethin'" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A,performed by Dr. Dre and MC Ren featuring Admiral D. It is the lead single from their second and final studio album,Niggaz4Life. The song also appeared on the N.W.A's Greatest Hits album and The Best of N.W.A:The Strength of Street Knowledge.
"Fuck Compton" is a diss track written and performed by American rapper Tim Dog,released in 1991 through Ruffhouse Records as the lead single from the rapper's debut studio album Penicillin on Wax. It is a diss track criticizing the West Coast hip hop scene,including the Compton-based group N.W.A and its members Eazy-E and Dr. Dre as well as the latter's then-girlfriend Michel'le. The song is often credited for igniting the East Coast–West Coast rivalry of the 1990s. Production was handled by Ultramagnetic MCs' member Ced-Gee and Tim Dog himself. The song peaked atop of the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. Later in 2018 it was place at #19 on Complex's "The 50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs" list.
