Niggaz4Life

Niggaz4Life (also known as Efil4zaggin) is the second and final studio album by gangsta rap group N.W.A, released on May 28, 1991. It was their final album, as the group disbanded later the same year after the departure of Dr. Dre and songwriter The D.O.C. to form Death Row Records; the album features only four members of the original line-up, as Ice Cube had already left the group in 1989. Niggaz4Life debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, but in its second week peaked at number 1.

Niggaz4Life
Studio album by N.W.A
Released	May 28, 1991 (1991-05-28)
Recorded	1990–91
Studio	Audio Achievements, Torrance, California[1]
Genre	West Coast hip hop[2] gangsta rap[2] G-funk[2] hardcore hip hop[2]
Length	55:35
Label	Ruthless Priority
Producer	Dr. Dre DJ Yella Eazy-E (exec.)
N.W.A chronology
100 Miles and Runnin' (1990) Niggaz4Life (1991) Greatest Hits (1996)
Singles from Niggaz4Life
"Alwayz into Somethin'" Released: April 15, 1991 "Appetite for Destruction" Released: May 18, 1991 "The Dayz of Wayback" Released: 1991

In 1992, several months after the release of the album, N.W.A released a video named Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video, which chronicled the making of the album and its three music videos, "Alwayz into Somethin'", "Appetite for Destruction" and "Approach to Danger".

In 2002, the CD was re-released in two formats. Both had the EP 100 Miles and Runnin' appended to the end of the original track listing, but one was available with a DVD copy of Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video.

In comparison to its predecessor, the album was also heavier on misogyny, for which it became notorious. The songs on the album's second half featured more profanity, sexist themes, and references to various sexual acts, provoking the ire of the PMRC,[3] liberal and conservative politicians, and civil rights activist C. Delores Tucker.[4]

Accolades

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Blender	[6]
Robert Christgau	C−[7]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[8]
Los Angeles Times	[9]
RapReviews	9/10[10]
The Rolling Stone	[11]
Washington Post	(favorable)[12]

• Ranked #1 in The Source's Top 15 Albums of 1991 list in 1991[13]
• Ranked #7 in MTV's Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time list in 2005[14]

Commercial performance

The album debuted number 2 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart.[15]

Track listing

Songwriting credits are adapted from the CD liner notes.[16] All songs produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)s	Length
1.	"Prelude"	MC Ren	MC Ren, Above The Law	2:27
2.	"Real Niggaz Don't Die"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	3:40
3.	"Niggaz 4 Life"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	4:58
4.	"Protest" (Interlude)			0:53
5.	"Appetite for Destruction"	MC Ren, The D.O.C., Kokane	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	3:22
6.	"Don't Drink That Wine" (Interlude)			1:07
7.	"Alwayz into Somethin'"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.	MC Ren, Dr. Dre	4:24
8.	"Message to B.A." (Interlude)			0:48
9.	"Real Niggaz"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.,	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	4:27
10.	"To Kill a Hooker" (Interlude)			0:50
11.	"One Less Bitch"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.	MC Ren, Dr. Dre	4:47
12.	"Findum, Fuckum & Flee"	MC Ren, The D.O.C., CPO,	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	3:55
13.	"Automobile"	Eazy-E	Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	3:15
14.	"She Swallowed It"	MC Ren	MC Ren	4:13
15.	"I'd Rather Fuck You"	Eazy-E	Eazy-E	3:57
16.	"Approach to Danger"	MC Ren, Eazy-E	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	2:45
17.	"1-900-2-Compton" (Interlude)			1:27
18.	"The Dayz of Wayback"	MC Ren, The D.O.C.	MC Ren, Dr. Dre	4:15

2002 bonus tracks: 100 Miles and Runnin'

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
19.	"100 Miles and Runnin'"	MC Ren, The D.O.C., Cold 187um	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	4:32
20.	"Just Don't Bite It"	MC Ren	MC Ren	5:28
21.	"Sa Prize (Part 2)"	MC Ren	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	5:59
22.	"Kamurshol"	MC Ren	MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E	1:56

Sample credits

"Prelude" "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes "The Breakdown (Part II)" by Rufus Thomas "Real Niggaz Don't Die" "UFO" by ESG "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson "Die Nigger!!!" by The Last Poets "Rise Above" by Black Flag "Long Red" by Mountain "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Rare Earth "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss "Hook and Sling" by Eddie Bo "Big Beat" by Billy Squier "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's "Niggaz 4 Life" "Die Nigger!!!" by The Last Poets "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention - B3M)" by Parliament "Flashlight" by Parliament "N.T." by Kool & the Gang "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" by Curtis Mayfield "Niggers Are Scared of a Revolution" by The Last Poets "Cissy Strut" by The Meters "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat "Appetite for Destruction" "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins "Funky Stuff" by Kool and the Gang "Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett "Niggers vs. the Police" by Richard Pryor "Don't Drink That Wine" "I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)" by Parliament "If It Ain't Ruff" by N.W.A "Alwayz into Somethin'" "Stone to the Bone" by James Brown "Storm King" by Bob James "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and The L.A. Express "Remember" by Jimi Hendrix "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss "Just Wanna Make A Dream Come True" by Mass Production "Message to B.A." "Prelude" by N.W.A

"Real Niggaz" "Give it Up" by Kool & the Gang "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn "Gashman" by The Last Poets "The Lovomaniacs" by Boobie Knight & the Universal Lady "To Kill a Hooker" "Can't Stay Away" by Bootsy Collins "One Less Bitch" "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat "Funkin' 4 Jamaica" by Tom Browne "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" by Barry White "Findum, Fuckum & Flee" "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang "The Breakdown, Pt. 1" by Rufus Thomas "Automobile" "My Automobile" by Parliament "She Swallowed It" "Cardova" by The Meters "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Babe" by Barry White "That Girl is a Slut" by Just-Ice "Slack Jawed Leroy" by Leroy & Skillet with LaWanda Page "I'd Rather Fuck You" "I'd Rather Be with You" by Bootsy Collins "Approach to Danger" "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow "Get up & Get Down" by The Dramatics "Get Me Back on Time, Engine No. 9" by Wilson Pickett "God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters "Scorpio" by Lalo Schifrin "This Is It" by Jimmy Spicer "1-900-2-Compton" "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" by Parliament "The Dayz of Wayback" "Troglodyte" by Jimmy Castor Bunch "Impreach the President" by The Honey Drippers "Players Balling (Players Doin' Their Own Thing)" by Ohio Players "On the Ill Tip" by LL Cool J "Surprises" by The Last Poets

Appearances

Artist	Notes
MC Ren	performs on 11 tracks
Dr. Dre	performs on 9 tracks
Eazy-E	performs on 9 tracks
DJ Yella	performs on 1 track

Charts

Charts (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[17]	1
U.S. Top Current Albums[18]	1
U.S. Top Album Sales[19]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	25

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