This became the group's first top 40 hit song, in large part due to lack of airplay since N.W.A was banned from many radio stations in the 1980s, charting 27 years after its initial release and 24 years since the group originally disbanded. Dre 's Compton it was the highest debut on the chart that week. In 2015, 'Straight Outta Compton' debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated Septemas a result of the recent releases of the group's film of the same name and Dr. It was voted number 19 on 's Top 100 Rap Songs, and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge. It was released on Jas the lead single from their debut album of the same name. ' Straight Outta Compton' is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A.
