Q 01/05

What does the abbreviation N.W.A stand for?

A) Niggaz Wit Attitudes

B) No Wack Artists

C) New World Assassins

D) Nation With Attitude

Answer · why

A) Niggaz Wit Attitudes

Niggaz Wit Attitudes. Radio would barely touch the Compton group, yet it is credited with turning gangsta rap into a national force and putting West C...

Q 02/05

Which rapper did Dr. Dre sign to his Aftermath label in 1998, launching one of hip-hop's biggest careers?

A) Busta Rhymes

B) Eminem

C) Xzibit

D) The Game

Answer · why

B) Eminem

Eminem. The partnership revived Dre's own standing as well: his work on The Marshall Mathers LP won him the Grammy for producer of the year.

Q 03/05

Which N.W.A member wrote most of Eazy-E's solo debut, Eazy-Duz-It, alongside Ice Cube?

A) DJ Yella

B) Arabian Prince

C) MC Ren

D) Dr. Dre

Answer · why

C) MC Ren

MC Ren. With Dr. Dre and DJ Yella building the beats and Ren and Ice Cube supplying the words, Eazy-E's 'solo' album was an N.W.A record in all but na...

Q 04/05

Which 1987 compilation of early singles was N.W.A's first album?

A) Eazy-Duz-It

B) 100 Miles and Runnin'

C) Ruthless Villain

D) N.W.A. and the Posse

Answer · why

D) N.W.A. and the Posse

N.W.A. and the Posse. It bundled the group's first singles with tracks by their friends, and two of its songs, '8 Ball' and 'Dope Man', were remade fo...

Q 05/05

Roughly how much did it cost to record Straight Outta Compton at Audio Achievements in Torrance?

A) $12,000

B) $120,000

C) $1.2 million

D) $12 million

Answer · why

A) $12,000

$12,000. Dr. Dre later said he threw the album together in six weeks so the group would have something to sell out of the trunk, and that he still cou...