Straight Outta Compton (song)

Straight Outta Compton is a song made by N.W.A. It was released as the lead single from their debut album of the same name on July 10, 1988. Due to the recent releases of the group's film and Dr. Dre's Compton, it debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.

Ice Cube performs the first verse. The second verse is delivered by MC Ren, and the third verse is delivered by Eazy-E. Dr. Dre provides the intro and introduces Eazy E's verse. MC Ren's verse is also introduced by Eazy-E,

Music video
A Music video exists and was directed by Rupert Wainwright, which features Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren, Krazy Dee, and DJ Yella. In the clean version of the video, profanities have been edited into the lyrics by rappers' voices, with words like "get" changing to "Get" from time to time, along with other words. It debuted on in May 1989.

Cover Art
In April, Straight Outta Compton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. "Straight Outta Compton", the group's first album, was dedicated to a photograph taken by Ithaka Darin Pappas in 1989. The image was used as a color poster for Word Up! magazine, as part of the NWA induction ceremony, and as the official printed program for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.

Cover versions
The song was parodied as "Straight out of Locash" by CB4 in the 1994 film with the same name. In 1998, Compton rappers MC Eiht, King Tee, and Dresta recorded a tribute remix of the song. Cormega, Blaq Poet, and Jungle of Queensbridge, New York, released a song with the same beat in 2000. Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, a Chap-hop artist, released a parody titled "Str8 Out of Surrey" in 2008. The song "Straight Outta Compton" has been used in a number of films and television shows. Two episodes of The Cleveland Show featured a parody of the song.

In 2012 Jimmy Fallon attempts to perform the song on The Tonight Show during the "History of Rap" segments on a regular basis, only to be interrupted and teased by Justin Timberlake.

Trivia

 * The song, particularly Ice Cube's verse, is frequently referenced by rappers, including Cube himself. "Ni**a I'ma keep on stompin' comin' straight outta Compton," he says in The Game's song "Compton."