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The album received more positive reviews since then, especially for the production. Tom
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Later DJ Yella said: “I do like the second album better than the first. The first one had more hits, but production-wise I like this one better. It would have been great if Cube would have got on that album. But it sounds better, we put more into it.” MC Ren also looks back positively to the album:
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when this album is playing. The eighteen tracks move by effortlessly, jumping from shootout skits to Ice Cube disses to revolting accounts of sexual acts. Even if you are turned off, it is impossible to deny the kinetic force that exudes from this album."
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Batey, Angus (October 2009). "My record collection – Busta Rhymes".
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Leland, J.; Buckley, L. (July 1, 1991). "Number one with a bullet".
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1438:"Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett
2807:"British album certifications – Nwa – Efil4zaggin"
2635:"1991: The Most Important Year in Pop-Music History"
2251:"Niggaz4life - N.W.A | Songs, Reviews, Credits"
2738:"N.W.A Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)"
2528:"Rap Research Archive: The Source Awards for 1991"
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718:Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time
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2314:"Robert Christgau: CG: N.W.A"
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1108:"1-900-2-Compton" (Interlude)
952:"Message to B.A." (Interlude)
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1584:"Findum, Fuckum & Flee"
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3013:10th Anniversary Tribute
2099:. Ed Cox. June 9, 1990.
1322:I Just Want to Celebrate
889:Appetite for Destruction
266:Appetite for Destruction
258:Released: April 15, 1991
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2704:Official Charts Company
1622:"Cardova" by The Meters
1570:"Funkin' 4 Jamaica" by
1470:"Stone to the Bone" by
1465:"Alwayz into Somethin'"
1449:"Don't Drink That Wine"
1296:"Different Strokes" by
1285:"Real Niggaz Don't Die"
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1228:MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E
1194:MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E
1097:MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E
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859:MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E
842:MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E
833:"Real Niggaz Don't Die"
3144:Straight Outta Compton
3059:Straight Outta Compton
2956:Straight Outta Compton
2716:"N.W.A Chart History (
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1496:Synthetic Substitution
1457:"If It Ain't Ruff" by
1429:"Think (About It)" by
1332:Synthetic Substitution
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271:Released: May 18, 1991
54:May 28, 1991
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3080:100 Miles and Runnin'
2981:100 Miles and Runnin'
2133:on September 20, 2012
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1716:"The Dayz of Wayback"
1642:"I'd Rather Fuck You"
1551:"Can't Stay Away" by
1152:100 Miles and Runnin'
1074:"I'd Rather Fuck You"
1023:MC Ren, The D.O.C.,
870:"Protest" (Interlude)
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707:Top 15 Albums of 1991
379:100 Miles and Runnin'
371:Alwayz into Somethin'
253:Alwayz into Somethin'
200:100 Miles and Runnin'
2999:N.W.A. and the Posse
2566:on December 15, 2006
2477:. pp. 277–278.
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1739:"On the Ill Tip" by
1655:"Approach to Danger"
1532:"Got to Be Real" by
1340:"Hook and Sling" by
1205:"Just Don't Bite It"
1183:100 Miles and Runnin
1091:"Approach to Danger"
930:Alwayz into Somethin
894:MC Ren, The D.O.C.,
470:Professional ratings
71:Torrance, California
69:Audio Achievements (
3151:Straight Outta L.A.
3101:The Dayz of Wayback
2681:cite AV media notes
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2318:Robertchristgau.com
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1416:"Fool Yourself" by
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1362:"Die Nigger!!!" by
1302:"Die Nigger!!!" by
1222:"Sa Prize (Part 2)"
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1129:The Dayz of Wayback
1006:MC Ren, The D.O.C.
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684:The Washington Post
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1723:Jimmy Castor Bunch
1617:"She Swallowed It"
1546:"To Kill a Hooker"
1517:"Prelude" by N.W.A
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1057:"She Swallowed It"
938:MC Ren, The D.O.C.
856:MC Ren, The D.O.C.
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