Which 1988 N.W.A album included the songs “Straight Outta Compton” and “Fuck tha Police”?

N.W.A’s 1988 album containing “Straight Outta Compton” and “Fuck tha Police” was Straight Outta Compton.

The album was released on August 8, 1988, by Ruthless Records and Priority Records. N.W.A’s lineup included Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. The record helped bring gangsta rap from Los Angeles into national and international attention.

Its title track presents a dramatic portrait of the group’s South Central Los Angeles environment, while “Fuck tha Police” protests police brutality and confrontational policing. The album’s explicit lyrics generated controversy, including criticism from law-enforcement officials.

Straight Outta Compton is sometimes confused with N.W.A’s 1991 follow-up, Niggaz4Life, also known as Efil4zaggin. Ice Cube had already left the group before that second album. Straight Outta Compton was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA and became central to discussions of rap’s political and social impact.