N.W.A. and the Posse

(L-R) Top: DJ Train, Sir Jinx; Middle: MC Chip, MC Ren, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, K-Dee, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince, DJ Scratch; Bottom: Krazy Dee, The D.O.C..

Compilation album by N.W.A

Released

November 6, 1987 (original)
November 13, 1989 (reissue)

Recorded

1986–1987

Genre

West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap

Length

46:26

Label

Macola

Producer

Dr. Dre

N.W.A chronology

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

Straight Outta Compton
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

N.W.A. and the Posse is a 1987 Macola Records release that compiled various Dr. Dre-produced tracks and was marketed as an album by N.W.A. It includes previously released tracks by N.W.A, Eazy-E, the Fila Fresh Crew, and Rappinstine. The cover photo is the same as N.W.A's "Panic Zone" single and features people who do not appear on the record. The album peaked at #39 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2]

On the album cover, their group name has a period at the end, while in later albums, it does not.

N.W.A. and the Posse was re-released the same year by Ruthless Records, substituting another N.W.A song for the one by Rappinstine. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Performers	Length
1.	"Boyz-n-the-Hood"	Eazy-E	5:37
2.	"8 Ball"	Eazy-E, MC Ren	4:26
3.	"Dunk the Funk"	Fila Fresh Crew	5:01
4.	"Scream"	M. "Microphone Mike" Troy, Rappinstine	3:18
5.	"Drink It Up"	Fila Fresh Crew	4:45
6.	"Panic Zone"	Krazy Dee, Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince	3:33
7.	"L.A. Is the Place"	Eazy-E, Ron-De-Vu	4:31
8.	"Dope Man"	Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Krazy Dee, Rick Dickson	6:16
9.	"Tuffest Man Alive"	Fila Fresh Crew	2:16
10.	"Fat Girl"	Eazy-E, Ron-De-Vu	2:45
11.	"3 the Hard Way"	Fila Fresh Crew	4:10
Total length:			46:26

The 1989 re-release replaced "Scream" with N.W.A's "A Bitch Iz a Bitch", which was already released as a b-side on their 1989 single "Express Yourself", and on some reissues of their 1988 album Straight Outta Compton.

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ N.W.A album chart history at Billboard online
↑ RIAA database (search "N.W.A. AND THE POSSE")

N.W.A

Arabian Prince DJ Yella Dr. Dre Eazy-E Ice Cube MC Ren

Studio albums	Straight Outta Compton Niggaz4Life

Extended plays	100 Miles and Runnin'

Compilations	N.W.A. and the Posse Greatest Hits 10th Anniversary Tribute The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 1 The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 2 The Strength of Street Knowledge Family Tree

Singles	"Panic Zone" "Straight Outta Compton" "Gangsta Gangsta" "Express Yourself" "100 Miles and Runnin'" "Alwayz into Somethin'" "Appetite for Destruction" "The Dayz Of Wayback" "Chin Check"

Other songs	"Fuck tha Police"

Films	Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video Straight Outta Compton

Related articles	Discography Songs Ruthless Records Jerry Heller The D.O.C. Compton, California

Book:N.W.A

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