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May 24, 2026 Jesse Ducker

N.W.A Second & Final Studio Album Efil4zaggin Turns 35

The fast and immediate commercial success of N.W.A’s second studio affair helped remind labels that there was a lot of money to be made in hip-hop.

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Upon its release, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was both revered and feared due to its heightened sense of danger, something that is sorely missing in the rap music of today.

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