N.W.A. and the Posse (1987)

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Title: N.W.A. and the Posse
Artist: N.W.A
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1987

Tracks:
1 - Boyz-N-The Hood - 5:39
2 - 8 Ball - 4:26
3 - Dunk the Funk (feat. The D.O.C.) - 5:03
4 - A Bitch Iz a Bitch - 3:09
5 - Drink It Up (feat. The D.O.C.) - 4:44
6 - Panic Zone - 3:31
7 - L.A. Is the Place - 4:33
8 - Dopeman - 6:18
9 - Tuffest Man Alive (feat. The D.O.C.) - 2:15
10 - Fat Girl - 2:49
11 - 3 the Hard Way (feat. The D.O.C.) - 4:12

Overview:
N.W.A. and the Posse is a compilation album, re-releasing N.W.A and associated groups' underground rap songs from the Los Angeles area's rap scene on November 6, 1987. It is regarded as American rap group N.W.A's first but neglected album; N.W.A's authorized debut studio album, rather, is Straight Outta Compton, released in August 1988. Whereas the Straight album was certified platinum, one million copies sold, in July 1989, the Posse album was certified gold, half as many copies sold, in April 1994.

Originally not N.W.A's intended album release, the Posse album was released by Macola Records—which was then the Los Angeles hip hop scene's main distributor—by collecting songs, mainly N.W.A's EP titled N.W.A, that Macola had distributed for N.W.A's record label, Ruthless Records. Macola omitted the N.W.A EP's track "A Bitch iz a Bitch" to favor party, electro sounds, like the "Panic Zone" track, that led the Los Angeles rap scene until N.W.A's Straight album hit. Months after Straight Outta Compton was released the new Ruthless distributor, Priority Records, re-issued the Posse album with the "Bitch" track included.
 
The only songs that I know from N.W.A. are from Straight Out of Compton. I didn't even know that they made an album called N.W.A and the Posse.
 
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