Greatest Hits (N.W.A album)

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American hip hop group N.W.A, released on July 2, 1996, via Priority Records. Composed of nineteen tracks, the compilation contains several poplular singles and songs from the group's 1989 debut album Straight Outta Compton, 1990 extended play 100 Miles and Runnin' and their second and final studio album 1991 Niggaz4Life. It includes "Gangsta Gangsta", "Fuck tha Police", previously unavailable remix of "Straight Outta Compton", "Alwayz into Somethin'", remixed "Express Yourself", and "100 Miles and Runnin'", as well as inserts from live concerts. Production was handled by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella with Eazy-E serving as executive producer.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by N.W.A
Released	July 2, 1996 (1996-07-02)
Recorded	1986–1991
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop
Length	1:02:07
Label	Ruthless Priority
Producer	Eazy-E (exec.) DJ Yella Dr. Dre
N.W.A chronology
Niggaz4Life (1991) Greatest Hits (1996) Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	[2]

The album made it to number 48 on the Billboard 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It also peaked at number 43 in New Zealand and number 56 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 14, 2002.

In 2003, Priority Records re-released the album with two bonus tracks — "Chin Check", which was recorded for Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with one-time member Snoop Dogg, and "Hello", which was recorded for Ice Cube's sixth solo studio album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) — performed by the reunited N.W.A.

After the success of the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, the album came back to music charts, re-entering UK Albums Chart at number 49, and reaching number 9 in Australia.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Live Intro" (1989)	Antoine Carraby O'Shea Jackson Lorenzo Patterson Eric Wright Andre Young	2:21
2.	"Arrested" (Insert)		0:57
3.	"Gangsta Gangsta"	O. Jackson Patterson Wright Young Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Ralph Middlebrooks Walter Morrison Andrew Noland Greg Webster	5:29
4.	"Fuck tha Police" (Insert)		0:32
5.	"Fuck tha Police"	O. Jackson Patterson Young	5:42
6.	"Compton's N the House" (Live)	Patterson Young	2:08
7.	"Break Out" (Insert)		0:21
8.	"Straight Outta Compton" (Extended Mix)	O. Jackson Patterson Wright Young	4:26
9.	"If It Ain't Ruff"	Patterson Young	3:36
10.	"Real Niggaz"	Carraby Patterson Wright Young	4:44
11.	"I Ain't tha 1"	O. Jackson Randy Muller	5:06
12.	"Alwayz into Somethin'"	Patterson Young Tracy Curry Burke Reeves	4:29
13.	"Don't Drink That Wine"		0:26
14.	"Just Don't Bite It"	Patterson Young Joseph Williams	5:33
15.	"Cash Money" (Insert)		0:20
16.	"Express Yourself" (Remix)	Charles Wright O. Jackson	4:21
17.	"100 Miles and Runnin'"	Gregory Hutchison Patterson Wright Young Lamont Dozier Herbie Hancock Brian Holland Edward Holland Paul Jackson Melvin Ragin	4:35
18.	"A Bitch Iz a Bitch"	O. Jackson Young	3:15
19.	"Real Niggaz Don't Die"	Patterson Wright Young Curry Dino Fekaris Colin Wolfe Nick Zesses	3:42
Total length:			1:02:07

2003 re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	"Chin Check"	O. Jackson Young Calvin Broadus Patterson	4:23
21.	"Hello"	O. Jackson Young Patterson	3:52

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains a sample from "Funky Worm" written by Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Walter Morrison, Andrew Noland and Greg Webster as recorded by Ohio Players
• Track 11 contains a sample from "The Message (Inspiration)" written by Randy Muller as recorded by Brass Construction
• Track 14 contains a sample of "That Girl's a Slut" written by Joseph Williams as recorded by Just-Ice
• Track 16 contains a sample from "Express Yourself" written by Charles Wright as recorded by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• Track 17 contains a sample from "Nowhere to Run" written by Holland–Dozier–Holland as recorded by Martha and the Vandellas and a sample from "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" written by Herbert Hancock, Paul Jackson and Melvin Ragin as recorded by Herbie Hancock
• Track 19 contains a sample from "I Just Want to Celebrate" written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses as recorded by Rare Earth

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] 43 US Billboard 200[4] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 20 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 9 UK Albums (OCC)[7] 49 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[8] 8 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[9] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Gold	100,000*
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.