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Welcome to our second look at N.W.A.'s monumental 1988 debut album 'Straight Outta Compton'.
On 'Parental Discretion iz Advised', the D.O.C. share vocal duties with N.W.A. on the mic making for an outstanding early Westside posse cut. The song, produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, samples 'I Turned You On' from the 1969 Isley Brothers album 'The Brothers: Isley'. On the N.W.A. remix of Eazy-E's solo cut '8 Ball', Eazy raps over the Pointer Sister's 'Yes We Can Can' (an Allen Toussaint cover), Kool and the Gang's hit 'Hollywood Swinging', and Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' (the last by way of Eazy-E's car radio). On 'Something Like That', Dre and MC Ren trade verses over Fat Larry's Band's 'Down on the Avenue' with additional samples of 'Take the Money and Run' by the Steve Miller Band. One of the album's biggest hits is the single 'Express Yourself' where Ice Cube rhymes about the downside of selling out and Dr. Dre rhymes about the downside of marijuana. Things changed. The basis for the song is Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's classic single 'Express Yourself' from their 1969 album also titled 'Express Yourself'.
Check back at our third and final look at N.W.A.'s album 'Straight Outta Compton'.
The Lowdown:
N.W.A. 'Parental Discretion iz Advised', '8 Ball' (Remix), 'Something Like That', and 'Express Yourself'
from 'Straight Outta Compton' (1988) (MP3/CD)
The Isley Brothers 'I Turned You On'
from 'The Brothers: Isley' (1969) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Pointer Sisters 'Yes We Can Can'
from 'The Pointer Sisters' (1972) (MP3/CD)
Kool and the Gang 'Hollywood Swinging'
from 'Wild and Peaceful' (1973) (MP3/CD)
Marvin Gaye 'Let's Get It On'
from 'Let's Get It On' (1973) (MP3/CD)
Fat Larry's Band 'Down on the Avenue'
from 'Feel It' (1976) (MP3 not available/CD)
Steve Miller Band 'Take the Money and Run'
from 'Fly Like an Eagle' (1976) (MP3/CD)
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 'Express Yourself'
from 'Express Yourself' (1969) (MP3/CD)
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