Straight Outta Compton, is the debut studio album by the American rap group N.W.A, formed in the Los Angeles area's City of Compton. Released on August 8, 1988,[1] by Ruthless Records, cofounded by N.W.A member Eazy-E, the album was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. (Incidentally, this is N.W.A's only studio album with producer Arabian Prince, gone since late 1988, and with rapper Ice Cube, gone since late 1989, although both figure into the group's 1987 compilation album, N.W.A and the Posse—which, if to little notice, had debuted the group—whereas MC Ren, alike Eazy, Dre, and Yella, is on both of N.W.A's studio albums, this and May 1991's Niggaz4Life.) New, sealed.