N.W.A and Their Family Tree

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Straight Outta Compton
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
vocals:
Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
samples:
Amen, Brother by The Winstons (60s US funk & soul group) (membranophone), Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) by The Gap Band (effects), Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 by Wilson Pickett (lead vocals), It's My Turn by Dezo Daz feat. DJ Slip (US hip-hop producer Terry K. Allen, Compton's Most Wanted) (lead vocals), Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (drums (drum set)), West Coast Poplock by Ronnie Hudson and the Street People (lead vocals) and You’ll Like It Too by Funkadelic (original funk band) (membranophone)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 248)
recording of:
Straight Outta Compton
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A4.254:16
2Boyz-N-The Hood
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Eazy‐E
recording of:
Boyz‐N‐The Hood
writer:
Eric Wright and Ice Cube
N.W.A feat. Eazy‐E55:14
3Dopeman
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Eazy‐E and Ice Cube
recording of:
Dopeman
composer:
Ant Banks, Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10) and Ice Cube
N.W.A35:46
4Fuck tha Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
N.W.A3.55:15
5We Want Eazy
executive producer:
Eazy‐E
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
vocals:
Eazy‐E
recording of:
We Want Eazy
lyricist:
Eric Wright
composer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter) and Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist)
Eazy‐E5:01
6Express Yourself
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
N.W.A53:58
7It Was a Good Day
producer:
DJ Pooh
vocals:
Ice Cube
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube34:20
8V.S.O.P.
producer:
Cold 187um (aka Big Hutch)
recording of:
V.S.O.P.
composer:
Sara Allen, George Clinton (US funk musician), Cold 187um (aka Big Hutch), Go Mack, Daryl Hall, KMG the Illustrator, John Oates and Mike “Crazy Neck” Sims
Above the Law44:49
9You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo
producer:
Ice Cube and Sir Jinx
guest vocals:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Yo‐Yo (US hardcore rapper Yolanda Whittaker)
recording of:
You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), O’Shea Jackson, “Sweet” Charles Sherrell and Yolanda Whittaker
Yo‐Yo feat. Ice Cube33:53
10Foe Life
producer:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Mack 10
recording of:
Foe Life
composer:
Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10) and O’Shea Jackson
Mack 1034:14
11It’s Funky Enough
executive producer:
Eazy‐E
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
lead vocals:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
samples:
Misdemeanor by Foster Sylvers
recording of:
It’s Funky Enough
lyricist:
Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
composer:
Leon Sylvers III
publisher:
Dollarz n Sense Muzick, Dotted Lion Music (Publisher affiliated with ASCAP, associated with MGM Records.) and SYLCO (Publisher (ASCAP))
The D.O.C.34:28
12Final Frontier
producer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin
vocals:
MC Ren
recording of:
Final Frontier
composer:
Bobby “Bobcat” Ervin, Peter Brown (US 70s/80s soul, funk, disco & rap producer), George Clinton (US funk musician), Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Lorenzo Patterson, Maceo Parker (US funk/jazz saxophonist), Joe Sample and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
MC Ren4.54:09
13Regulate
recording engineer and mixer:
Greg Geitzenauer
producer:
Warren G
additional mixer:
John Morris (engineer)
editor:
John Philip Shenale
guest guitar:
Andreas Straub
guest keyboard:
Greg Geitzenauer
lead vocals:
Nate Dogg and Warren G
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rush Associated Labels (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Track Record, Inc. in North Hollywood
edited at:
The Nut Ranch in Studio City
samples:
I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Sign of the Times by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
music videos:
Regulate (music video) by Warren G
recording of:
Regulate
writer:
Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Warren Griffin (Warren G)
publisher:
Shug Publishing and Warren G. Publishing
is based on:
I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg4.454:09
14Bow Down
producer:
Bud’da (US rap producer Stephen Anderson)
vocals:
Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC (rapper William Calhoun of Westside Connection, aka Dub C)
recording of:
Bow Down
writer:
Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10), O’Shea Jackson, Stephen Anderson (US rap producer Stephen Anderson) and William Calhoun (rapper William Calhoun of Westside Connection, aka Dub C)
Westside Connection4.353:27
15Bitch Please
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Xzibit
recording of:
Bitch Please
writer:
Alvin N Joiner, Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Melvin Charles Bradford (US west coast hip‐hop producer Melvin Bradford; Aftermath Entertainment)
Snoop Dogg feat. Xzibit33:46
16Gangstas Make the World Go Round
producer:
Ice Cube and C. Samson
recording of:
Gangstas Make the World Go Round
composer:
Dedrick Rolison (Mack 10), O’Shea Jackson, C. Samson and William Calhoun (rapper William Calhoun of Westside Connection, aka Dub C)
Westside Connection24:33
17Lay Low
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Mike Elizondo
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest vocals and guest performer:
Butch Cassidy, Tha Eastsidaz, Master P (US rapper Percy Miller) and Nate Dogg
vocals:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recorded at:
Dogghouse Recording Studios
mixed at:
Encore Studios in Burbank
recording of:
Lay Low
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Mike Elizondo, Keiwan Spillman, Danny Means, Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg), Percy Miller (US rapper Percy Miller) and Tracy Davis (rapper Tracy Davis, aka Tray Deee)
Snoop Dogg feat. Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy & Tha Eastsidaz3.43:42
18We Be Puttin’ It Down
producer:
DJ Pooh
vocals:
Bad Azz and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
We Be Puttin' It Down
composer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Jamar Stamps and Mark Jordan
Bad Azz feat. Snoop Dogg34:21