N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP once The Rolling Stones throw

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N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP once The Rolling Stones throwStraight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap and, moreover, West Coast rap in general as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock hungry white teenagers. Unlike Ice T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle;