The N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” has been No.1 at the box office for two consecutive weeks now. And being that the film is a success the N.W.A. catalog has seen a rise in album sales, which also includes Eazy-E, Dr.Dre., & Ice Cube.
The NWA group and those related own 10 spots on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.
Dr.Dre’s Comptonalbum charts in at No.3, while Eazy-E’s Eazy-Duz-It re-enter at No. 32, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic rises 75-38, Dre’sDr. Dre — 2001 moves 62-55, N.W.A’s Greatest Hits returns at No. 93, the group’s Ice Cube re-enter at No. 99 with Death Certificate and at No. 118 with Greatest Hits, N.W.A’s The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge also climbs back on at No. 119. Ice Cube’s 1990 album Amerikkka’s Most Wanted rounds out the N.W.A parade at No. 150.
