N.W.A. AND TH(EX/LP)N. W. A. was one of the first major hip hop collectives to emerge from the West Coast. N. W. A.'s alumni include some of hip hop's most influential artists, including Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, and the D. O. C. The group's debut shows a band with all the raw energy and musical sophistication of a hardcore punk band. N. W. A. AND THE POSSE is a gritty, unpolished excursion into gansta rap, a genre that was still in its infancy at the time of this