His selections for 1988 - the year of N.W.A's debut studio album, Straight Outta Compton (the film is named after it) - are revealing. All the artists are from New York, telling you much about the ...

Express Yourself and the influential album Straight Outta Compton first released in 1988. N.W.A. split in 1991, with each member going off to focus on solo careers. Member Eazy E died of AIDS ...

The collection includes two tentpole albums of rap with "All Eyez on Me" by Tupac and "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA ...