Eazy-E steps up with his usual gangster persona in the classic gangsta rap track “Boyz N The Hood”, dropping references to street life in Compton at the time – cars, violence and drinking.

This song was originally written by fellow N.W.A member Ice Cube for the group H.B.O (Home Boys Only), but they turned it down. So Dr Dre brought Eazy E in the studio and after a few hours convinced him to do it instead. It was released as the album’s first single in early 1987.

This song samples “I’m a Ho” by Whodini, “Hold It, Now Hit It” by Beastie Boys, “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight and “I’ll Take You There” by The Staple Singers.

In 2015, the film Straight Outta Compton, a bio-drama about NWA, was released. That summer, “Boyz N The Hood” reached #50 in the US.