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      • In December 1989, just over a year after the release of Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube left the group over a royalty dispute. After writing many of the album’s lyrics and performing on several of its songs, Ice Cube felt that he was not paid appropriately for his contributions.
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      N.W.A | Pioneers of Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip-Hop

  2. hiphopdx.com › news › idThe D.O.C. Looks Back On The Night N.W.A Fell Apart: 'Ice ...

    Jun 14, 2022 · 1. Exclusive - Anyone familiar with the history of West Coast Hip Hop likely knows about the demise of N.W.A. Comprised of Ice Cube, Dre. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, MC Ren and Arabian Prince,...

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    On June 27, 2015, MC Ren and DJ Yella joined Ice Cube during his solo set as part of the BET Experience show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This marked the first reunion performance of the group (minus Dr. Dre) in 15 years.

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  6. www.forbes.com › sites › derekscancarelliDJ Yella On The Breakup Of NWA, Death Of Eazy-E And ... - Forbes

    Jan 27, 2022 · Before NWA changed the music world with its 1988 record Straight Outta Compton, a young DJ Yella made quick cash performing in the most unexpected places, from high school dances to Chuck E. Cheese...

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  7. www.nme.com › features › forget-straight-outtaForget ‘Straight Outta Compton’ – This Is The Real Story Of NWA

    Aug 25, 2015 · Jackson and Young became Ice Cube and Dr Dre, and, alongside a former drug dealer called Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright, Lorenzo ‘MC Ren’ Patterson, another Wreckin’ Cru member, Antoine ‘DJ Yella’...

  8. www.grunge.com › 803702Why Ice Cube Left N.W.A. - Grunge

    Mar 18, 2022 · It's true that Cube left N.W.A. toward the end of 1989 because he suspected Heller was cheating him out of royalties, but that's not the whole story. He told The Guardian that after Pat Charbonnet convinced him that the situation with Eazy-E, Heller, and Ruthless Records was untenable, he named the publicist as his new manager.

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  9. www.britannica.com › topic › NWAN.W.A | Pioneers of Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip-Hop

    Aug 23, 2024 · In December 1989, just over a year after the release of Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube left the group over a royalty dispute. After writing many of the album’s lyrics and performing on several of its songs, Ice Cube felt that he was not paid appropriately for his contributions.

  10. www.latimes.com › entertainment › musicDr. Dre, Ice Cube and surviving members of N.W.A finally ...

    Apr 24, 2016 · After a partial reunion at Ice Cube’s main-stage slot during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, it appeared the rapper would again keep the reunion limited to...