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Street knowledge: come December 4, get ready to bear witness to its strength all over again, as N.W.A.'s landmark Straight Outta Compton-- in all its grisly glory-- is reissued on CD, vinyl, and digital download formats from Capitol/Priority.

On the new Compton, the second-to-none progenitor of West Coast gangsta rap is amended with five bonus tracks, including covers of choice Compton cuts from Snoop and C-Murder, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mack 10, and WC, as well as a live rendition of "Compton's N the House" by Dre and MC Ren.

On the same day, Capitol/Priority will issue Featuring... Eazy-E, a collection of rare and notable solo tracks and guest appearances from the late great Eric Wright. Several tracks on Featuring have been out of print for years, making them exclusive to this disc. Parental discretion for both iz, as always, advised.

Straight Outta Compton reissue:

01 Straight Outta Compton
02 Fuck tha Police
03 Gangsta Gangsta
04 If It Ain't Ruff
05 Parental Discretion Iz Advised
06 8 Ball (Remix)
07 Something Like That
08 Express Yourself
09 Compton's N the House (Remix)
10 I Ain't Tha 1
11 Dopeman (Remix)
12 Quiet on tha Set
13 Something 2 Dance 2
14 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: "Fuck Tha Police"
15 Snoop Dogg & C-Murder: "Gangsta Gangsta"
16 Mack 10: "Dopeman"
17 WC: "If It Ain't Ruff"
18 Dr. Dre & MC Ren: "Compton's N The House (live)"

Featuring... Eazy-E:

01 Eazy-E: "Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z" *
02 Eazy-E: "2 Hard Muthas" [ft. MC Ren]
03 Penthouse Players Clique: "Trust No Bitch" [ft. Eazy-E, DJ Quik & AMG] *
04 Eazy-E and Ron-De-Vu: "L.A. Is the Place"
05 N.W.A.: "Findum, F**kum & Flee"
06 Mack 10: "Get Yo Ride On" [ft. Eazy-E and MC Eiht]
07 Eazy-E: "Black Nigga Killa"
08 Eazy-E: "We Want Eazy (12" Remix)" *
09 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: "For That Love of $" [ft. Eazy-E]
10 N.W.A.: "I'd Rather F*** You"
11 Eazy-E: "24 Hours to Live"
12 Eazy-E: "Boyz-n-tha-Hood (G Mix)"
13 Eazy-E and Ron-De-Vu: "Fat Girl"
14 N.W.A.: "Automobile"
15 Penthouse Players Clique: "P.S. Phuk U 2" [ft. Eazy-E & DJ Quik] *
16 Eazy-E: "Ruthless Villain" [ft. MC Ren]

* previously out-of-print