N.W.A

N.W.A. ("Niggaz With Attitude") is a hip hop group that was originally formed in Compton, California in 1986, and disbanded in 1991. Over the course of the four years that the original group was toget

N.W.A. ("Niggaz With Attitude") is a hip hop group that was originally formed in Compton, California in 1986, and disbanded in 1991. Over the course of the four years that the original group was together, N.W.A. became one of the first, if not the first, gangsta rap act to achieve widespread commercial success without radio airplay or many other conventional mainstream promotions.[citation needed] In fact, they were banned from many radio stations, and even touring.

Their second album, Straight Outta Compton, marked the beginning of the new gangsta rap era as the production and lyrics were revolutionary with respect to the previous early 1980s releases of the genre. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked N.W.A. #83 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.