August 8, 1988 –
N.W.A released their debut album Straight Outta Compton on this date, which has been certified triple platinum and became the first rap album inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Not merely depicting Compton’s street violence, the track F#*% tha Police drew an FBI agent’s warning letter, which aided N.W.A’s notoriety, with N.W.A calling itself “the world’s most dangerous group.”
