Greatest Hits

by N.W.A

Overview

N.W.A's career isn't necessarily one that lends itself well to anthologies. Though the group had important singles, especially in the underground hip-hop community in the late '80s, it never received any support from radio or MTV, which meant it never had any official "hits." Instead, N.W.A's albums were more important, popular, and influential than singles, even if individual tracks -- "Fuck tha Police," "Straight Outta Compton," "Gangsta Gangsta," "Express Yourself" -- became the focus of attention. And, if you notice, all those songs were from Straight Outta Compton, the only good album the group ever made. Greatest Hits does include all of the high points from that album (the title track is present in a previously unavailable remix), plus a scattershot sampling of raw early singles and the highlights from 100 Miles and Runnin' and Niggaz4Life. It's nice to have the good tracks isolated from the group's latter-day efforts, but Greatest Hits is unnecessary -- all you need is Straight Outta Compton. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/07/2003
Label:	Priority Records
UPC:	0724354093210
Rank:	13353

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Live Intro
2. Arrested [Insert]
3. Gangsta Gangsta
4. Fuck tha Police [Insert]
5. Fuck tha Police
6. Compton's N the House
7. Break Out [Insert]
8. Straight Outta Compton
9. If It Ain't Ruff
10. Real Niggaz
11. I Ain't tha 1

Disc 2

12. Alwayz into Somethin'
13. Don't Drink That Wine
14. Just Don't Bite It
15. Cash Money [Insert]
16. Express Yourself
17. 100 Miles and Runnin'
18. A Bitch Iz a Bitch
19. Real Niggaz Don't Die
20. Hello
21. Chin Check

Album Credits

Performance Credits

N.W.A   Primary Artist
Ice Cube   Primary Artist
MC Ren   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dr. Dre   Primary Artist,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Steve Arrington   Composer
Snoop Dogg   Composer
Andre Young   Composer
Ice Cube   Composer
Kurupt   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Cold 187um   Composer
The D.O.C.   Composer
Otis Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Eazy-E   Composer,Producer
Gregory Hutchinson   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Charles Wright   Composer
Dino Fekaris   Composer
Joseph Williams   Composer
Junie Morrison   Composer
N.W.A   Composer
Prince Phillip Mitchell   Composer
Ralph Middlebrook   Composer
Randy Muller   Composer
MC Ren   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Harry Whitaker   Composer
Yella   Composer,Producer
Antoine Carraby   Composer
Buddy Hankerson   Composer
William DeVaughn   Composer
Kokane   Composer
Dr. Dre   Composer,Producer
M. Jones   Composer
Nick Zesses   Composer
O'Shea Jackson Jr.   Composer
A. Noland   Composer
Charles Carter   Composer
Eric Wright   Composer
Melvin Bradford   Composer
Andrew Noland   Composer
Gregory Webster   Composer
Lorenzo Patterson   Composer
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Composer
Jason Mitchell   Composer
Antoine "Yella" Carraby   Composer
Sho-G   Design
Tracy Curry   Composer
Marshall Mathers   Composer
O'Shea Jackson   Composer
Norman Napier   Composer
Marvin R. Pierce   Composer
Leroy Bonner   Composer
Marshall Eugene Jones   Composer
Burke Reeves   Composer
Roger Parker   Composer