N.W.A - N.W.A and the Posse

Hip-hop was still very much dominated by New York in 1987 when Macola Records (a company that distributed numerous L.A. rap labels in the 1980s, including Eazy-e's Ruthless Records) distributed N.w.a's groundbreaking debut album, N.w.a And The Posse. Ice-t was among the few West Coast rappers enjoying national exposure, and gangsta rap was far from the phenomenon it would become a few years later. A number of the songs -- including the brutally honest "Dopeman" -- would be reissued on Straight Outta Compton, while Eazy-e's first single, "Boyz-n-the Hood" would be included on his 1988 solo album, Eazy-duz-it. Read More