Greatest Hits

~ Release by N.W.A (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Live Intro (1989)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Live Intro (1989)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Eazy‐E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
2:21
2Arrested (Insert)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
0:57
3Gangsta Gangsta
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Gangsta Gangsta
lyricist:
Eazy‐E, Ice Cube and MC Ren
composer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Andrew Noland, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Eric Wright, Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Lorenzo Patterson, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, O'Shea Jackson, Walter Morrison and Greg Webster (drummer for Ohio Players)
5:30
4Fuck tha Police (Insert)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
0:33
5Fuck tha Police
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
Funky Drummer, Part 1 by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and It's My Thing, Part 1 by Marva Whitney
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 1), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 190) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 417)
recording of:
Fuck tha Police
writer:
Eazy‐E, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
4.155:43
6Compton’s n the House (live)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Compton’s ’n the House
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lorenzo Patterson and O'Shea Jackson
2:09
7Break Out (Insert)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
0:21
8Straight Outta Compton (extended mix)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
edit of:
Straight Outta Compton (extended mix) by N.W.A (US hip hop group)
recording of:
Straight Outta Compton
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Eric Wright, Lorenzo Patterson and O’Shea Jackson
4:26
9If It Ain’t Ruff
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
A Star in the Ghetto (12" edit) by Average White Band
recording of:
If It Ain’t Ruff
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer) and Lorenzo Patterson
43:36
10Real Niggaz
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Real Niggaz
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Dj Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby), Eric Wright and Lorenzo Patterson
publisher:
Dollarz n Sense Muzick and Ruthless Attack Muzick
4:44
11I Ain’t tha 1
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
I Ain’t tha 1
writer:
Randy Muller and O'Shea Jackson
5:06
12Alwayz Into Somethin’
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
bass:
Mike Sims
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
recording of:
Alwayz Into Somethin’
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lorenzo Patterson, Burke Reeves and Tracy Curry (primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., American rapper from Dallas, Texas)
54:30
13Don’t Drink That Wine
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Don’t Drink That Wine
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Glen Goins, Michael Holmes (songwriter) and Garry Shider
publisher:
Bridgeport Music, Inc. and Ruthless Attack Muzick
0:27
14Just Don’t Bite It
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Just Don’t Bite It
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Joseph Williams (NY rapper aka. Just-Ice) and Lorenzo Patterson
5:34
15Cash Money (Insert)
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
0:21
16Express Yourself
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
recording of:
Express Yourself (N.W.A. version)
lyricist:
O’Shea Jackson
composer:
Charles Wright
is based on:
Express Yourself
54:21
17100 Miles and Runnin’
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
samples:
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys, Lend Me an Ear by The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes and Thriller (album version) by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
100 Miles and Runnin’
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Lamont Dozier, Eric Wright, Gregory Hutchinson (aka Big Hutch), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Paul Jackson (jazz bassist) and Melvin Ragin
54:36
18A Bitch Iz a Bitch
recording of:
A Bitch Iz a Bitch
lyricist:
Ice Cube
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer)
publisher:
Ruthless Attack Muzick
3:16
19Real Niggaz Don’t Die
producer:
Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby)
bass:
Colin Wolfe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
recording of:
Real Niggaz Don’t Die
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Dj Yella (US hip-hop/electro producer Antoine Carraby), Eric Wright, Dino Fekaris, Lorenzo Patterson, N. Zesses, Tracy Curry (primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., American rapper from Dallas, Texas) and Colin Wolfe
3:44