SPIN https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png SPINNWA – SPIN https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 Hanging Tough: Our April 1990 Interview with N.W.A. https://www.spin.com/2018/08/nwa-straight-outta-compton-1990-interview/ https://www.spin.com/2018/08/nwa-straight-outta-compton-1990-interview/#respond Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:38:40 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=299450 This piece originally appeared in the April 1990 issue of SPIN. In honor of the 30th anniversary of NWA's landmark 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, we're republishing it here. The numbers alone are impressive. Both NWA's Straight Outta Compton and NWA member Eazy E's solo album Eazy-Duz-It have sold over one and a half million units each without radio play, MTV support or… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/08/nwa-straight-outta-compton-1990-interview/feed/ 0 New Zealand Police Scanner Spammed With N.W.A.’s “Fuck tha Police” https://www.spin.com/2018/01/new-zealand-nwa-fuck-tha-police/ https://www.spin.com/2018/01/new-zealand-nwa-fuck-tha-police/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:53:27 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=273385 Otaga Daily Times that the musical interference… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/01/new-zealand-nwa-fuck-tha-police/feed/ 0 Jerry Heller Is Dead, But His Lawsuit Against N.W.A. Isn’t https://www.spin.com/2016/09/jerry-heller-is-dead-but-his-lawsuit-against-nwa-isnt/ https://www.spin.com/2016/09/jerry-heller-is-dead-but-his-lawsuit-against-nwa-isnt/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:54:57 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=208131 Jerry Heller died of a heart attack last week at age 75. But, according to his lawyer, Heller's lawsuit against former N.W.A. members, movies studios, and other people associated with last year's successful film Straight Outta Compton is still alive. Speaking to a TMZ cameraman, attorney Mickey Shapiro admitted Heller's defamation case will be "somewhat altered," because a dead man… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/09/jerry-heller-is-dead-but-his-lawsuit-against-nwa-isnt/feed/ 1 Ice Cube Says He’s “Losing No Sleep” Over Jerry Heller’s Passing https://www.spin.com/2016/09/ice-cube-no-sleep-jerry-heller-passing-nwa/ https://www.spin.com/2016/09/ice-cube-no-sleep-jerry-heller-passing-nwa/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:15:01 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=207644 "No Vaseline" torched the World's Most Dangerous Group, and helped turn Heller into the archetypical example of the thieving… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/09/ice-cube-no-sleep-jerry-heller-passing-nwa/feed/ 1 Kendrick Lamar Inducts N.W.A. Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame https://www.spin.com/2016/04/kendrick-lamar-nwa-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speech-watch/ https://www.spin.com/2016/04/kendrick-lamar-nwa-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speech-watch/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:54:33 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=190250 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed more hip-hop last night as legendary Compton, California group N.W.A. were officially inducted. Fellow Compton native Kendrick Lamar honored Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and the late Eazy-E with a speech praising the group's creativity, magnetism, and cultural influence. N.W.A. is the fifth hip-hop act to join the Rock Hall,… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/04/kendrick-lamar-nwa-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-speech-watch/feed/ 0