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Classic Album Review | N.W.A. | The N.W.A. Legacy Vol. 1 1988-1998

A two-disc collection rekindles the embers of the influential G-rap revolutionaries.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Comin’ straight outta Compton / Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ren, Yella and Ice Cube / Collectively known as N-words With Attitude

Gangster rap pioneers, they were never as commercial / As they were influential and controversial / This double-CD rekindles their embers / With remixed hits and newer tracks from the members / And traces the path they blazed for rappers-to-be / From Snoop Dogg to Tupac, and of course Master P / So give them the credit, or maybe the blame / But just remember this: Their raps were never this lame.