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Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture

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Released
  
January 8, 2016

Release date
  
8 January 2016

Genres
  
Gangsta rap, G-funk

Length
  
77:55

Movie
  
Straight Outta Compton

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Producer
  
Dr. Dre DJ Yella George Clinton Ice Cube Roy Ayers Sir Jinx Steve Arrington The Bomb Squad

Label
  
Universal Music Enterprises

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Similar
  
G-funk albums, Other albums

Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the same name from a film. The album was released by Universal Music Enterprises on January 8, 2016 in digital formats. The album features songs that were mainly performed by N.W.A; however, it also made some guest appearances from Ice Cube, Eazy-E, even only one track that was performed Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, and among others.

Contents

Commercial performance

The soundtrack debuted at number 39 on the US Billboard 200, for the week ending January 30, 2016. The album debuted at number-one on the Top Rap Albums chart. In the second week, the album peaked at number one on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 12,000 units in the second chart week.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Sample credits

  • "We Want Eazy" samples "Ahh...the Name is Bootsy, Baby" by Bootsy's Rubber Band (written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Maceo Parker).
  • "Gangsta Gangsta" samples "Funky Worm" by the Ohio Players (written by Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Norman "Bruce" Napier, Walter Morrison, Andrew Noland, Marvin Pierce, and Greg Webster), "Weak at the Knees" by Steve Arrington' Hall of Fame (written by Arrington, Charles Carter, Wayne "Buddy" Hankerson, and Roger Parker), and "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn (written by DeVaughn).
  • "Fuck tha Police" samples "The Boogie Back" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity (written by Harry Whitaker).
  • "Express Yourself" samples "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (written by Wright).
  • "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate" samples "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton (written by Clinton, Garry Shider, and David Spradley).
  • "No Vaseline" samples "Dazz" by Brick (written by Regi Hargis, Eddie Irons, and Ray "Ransom" Raymond).
  • "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" samples "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood (written by Haywood) and "Uphill (Peace of Mind)" by Kid Dynamite (written by Frederick Knight).

    • Songs

    1Straight Outta Compton [Explicit]NWA4:18
    2Flash LightParliament4:29
    3We Want EazyEazy-E5:01

    References

    Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture Wikipedia
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