RETRO REVIEW: NWA | Straight Outta Compton

from Album Mode · host Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley

To celebrate hip hop's 50th year anniversary Demar and Adriel are going back into the annals of hip hop history and breaking down an album from each decade. The evolution of hip hop has happened at a lightning pace and by looking at an album from each decade we’ll get a chance to examine its growth throughout the half century.This week Démar and Adriel discuss NWA’s debut album ‘Straight Outta Compton’, mono-syllabic rap and the album’s production being guitar led. Demar’s rating: 8Adriel’s rating: 7 P.S. Express Yourself is a perfect song The Love List: Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself, Straight Outta Compton, Gangsta Gangsta Follow us: YouTube / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok:@AlbumModePod@AdrielSmileyDotCom@DemarjGrant

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