Compton's Most Wanted

Formed: 1989 in Compton, CA

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Genre: R&B, Rap

Group Members: MC Chill, DJ Mike T, DJ Slip, The Unknown DJ, MC Eiht, Chill MC, Boom Bam

Biography: Though N.W.A got most of the recognition, Compton's Most Wanted also did much to popularize and proliferate early-'90s West Coast gangsta rap. Led by future solo artist MC Eiht and legendary West Coast electro producer the Unknown DJ, this Compton, CA, group (also known as CMW) reveled in themes involving ...Read full biography

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Music To Driveby

Released: 1992

Label: ORPHEUS/EPIC

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The third and commercially most successful album by Los Angeles rappers Compton's Most Wanted contained such terse narratives as "Dead Men Tell No Lies" and "Hit the Floor." If there hadn't been such an ...Read full review

It's a Compton Thang

Released: 1990

Label: Orpheus Records

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Rudimentary yet undoubtedly cornerstone, It's a Compton Thang brings together for the first time a talented group of rap artists highlighted by future and former West Coast legends -- MC Eiht and the Unknown ...Read full review

More Compton's Most Wanted albums: Main Albums (5), Compilations (2), Singles & EPs (10)

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