THE BIG BREAK:
Dr. Dre and DJ Yella would go on to form another group. This time, the world would know the group’s name. Forever.
N.W.A. was the brainchild of Eazy-E, who linked up with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to form the hard-core rap group. They dropped their self-titled first album in 1987. A year later, N.W.A. unleashed the fiery Straight Outta Compton, a vicious street classic that resonated with the frustrations of blacks in L.A. It became an underground success with relatively no airplay. N.W.A. became notorious for their hard-core lyrics.
