Straight Outta Compton

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共16首歌曲

艺人: N.W.A
语种: 英语
厂牌: priority
发行时间: 1989年02月14日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

RAP历史上的里程碑，N.W.A.这张制作成本低廉的专辑（据说只花了8000美元）中包含了大量黑人俚语，针砭时弊，风靡一时，而且其流行程度已经引起了联邦调查局的重视，FBI向唱片公司抗议N.W.A煽动民众的反警察情绪（例如F**k Tha Police），导致该唱片不能在电台播放，不过唱片的销量仍然很高，而且主要是通过地下流通，滚石杂志统计的官方销量只有200万张，但实际的销量据说已经上亿，专辑被公认为是历史上最棒的Rap专辑之一。

本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第144位。

Straight 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; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget -- mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar. Although they were as much a reaction against pop-friendly rap, Straight Outta Compton's insistent claims of reality ring a little hollow today, since it hardly ever depicts consequences. But despite all the romanticized invincibility, the force and detail of Ice Cube's writing makes the exaggerations resonate. Although Cube wrote some of his bandmates' raps, including nearly all of Eazy-E's, each member has a distinct delivery and character, and the energy of their individual personalities puts their generic imitators to shame. But although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly uncalculated because of its irreverent, gonzo sense of humor, still unfortunately rare in hardcore rap. There are several undistinguished misfires during the second half, but they aren't nearly enough to detract from the overall magnitude. It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarizing as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest.

Straight Outta Compton

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