| Straight Outta Compton: Music From the Motion Picture | |
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| Released | January 8, 2016 |
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| Length | 77:55 |
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Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2015 film of the same name.[1] The album was released by Universal Music Enterprises on January 8, 2016 in digital formats. The soundtrack features songs that were mainly performed by N.W.A but also includes solo performances from N.W.A members Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Dogg).[2]
The soundtrack debuted at number 39 on the US Billboard 200, for the week ending January 30, 2016. The album debuted at number-one on the Top Rap Albums chart.[3] In the second week, the album peaked at number one on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 12,000 units in the second chart week.[4]
Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes and those of the albums Eazy-Duz-It and Straight Outta Compton and the EP 100 Miles and Runnin' all of which feature tracks that appear on this album.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Straight Outta Compton" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube, MC Ren, The D.O.C | N.W.A | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Flash Light" (from Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome, 1978) | George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell | Parliament | 4:28 |
| 3. | "We Want Eazy" (from Eazy-Duz-It, 1988) | The D.O.C | Eazy-E featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Gangsta Gangsta" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube | N.W.A | 5:35 |
| 5. | "(Not Just) Knee Deep" (from Uncle Jam Wants You, 1979) | Clinton, Philippé Wynne | Funkadelic | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Boyz-n-the-Hood" (from N.W.A. and the Posse, 1987) | Ice Cube | Eazy E | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" (from Everybody Loves the Sunshine, 1976) | Roy Ayers | Roy Ayers Ubiquity | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Dopeman (Remix)" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube | N.W.A | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Fuck tha Police" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube, MC Ren, The D.O.C | N.W.A | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Express Yourself" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube | N.W.A | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Weak at the Knees" (from Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Vol.1, 1983) | Steve Arrington, Charles Carter, Wayne "Buddy" Hankerson, Roger Parker | Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Quiet on tha Set" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | MC Ren | N.W.A | 3:57 |
| 13. | "8 Ball (Remix)" (from Straight Outta Compton, 1988) | Ice Cube | N.W.A | 4:50 |
| 14. | "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate" (from AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, 1990) | Ice Cube, Eric Sadler | Ice Cube | 3:13 |
| 15. | "Real Niggaz" (from 100 Miles and Runnin', 1990) | MC Ren, The D.O.C | N.W.A | 4:27 |
| 16. | "No Vaseline" (from Death Certificate, 1991) | Ice Cube | Ice Cube | 5:12 |
| 17. | "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" (from The Chronic, 1992) | Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg | 3:58 |
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