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N.W.A

N.W.A is a group from the US, active from 1986.

Group US 1986–1992 hip hop gangsta rap west coast hip hop
TOTAL PLAYS
821
SONGS PLAYED
26
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2005-03-01 00:53 · 6 Music — "Express Yourself"
LAST PLAYED
1 day ago · 6 Music — "If It Ain't Ruff"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
70 53 35 18 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 481 59%
1Xtra 185 23%
Radio 2 95 12%
Radio 1 60 7%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 08:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Express Yourself 487 2026-04-23
2 Straight Outta Compton 140 2025-11-12
3 If It Ain't Ruff 78 2026-05-20
4 Express Yourself (feat. Ice Cube) 30 2025-12-14
5 F*** tha Police 19 2025-03-01
6 Gangsta Gangsta 15 2016-12-21
7 Straight Outta Compton (Clean) 15 2013-10-26
8 Express Yourself (Instrumental) 7 2018-06-03
9 100 Miles and Runnin' 4 2020-11-20
10 Dopeman 3 2016-07-16
11 Express Yourself <CLEAN> 3 2008-11-02
12 NWA Basement - Straight Outta Compton BED 3 2008-10-26
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-20 07:21 If It Ain't Ruff 6 Music
2026-04-23 22:23 Express Yourself Radio 2
2025-12-15 08:06 Express Yourself 6 Music
2025-12-14 11:23 Express Yourself (feat. Ice Cube) 1Xtra
2025-12-14 11:20 Express Yourself (feat. Ice Cube) 1Xtra
2025-11-26 14:45 If It Ain't Ruff 6 Music
2025-11-12 17:00 Straight Outta Compton 6 Music
2025-10-03 23:03 Express Yourself Radio 2
2025-10-02 16:01 Straight Outta Compton 6 Music
2025-09-18 09:00 Straight Outta Compton 6 Music
2025-09-12 16:07 Express Yourself 6 Music
2025-08-20 06:11 If It Ain't Ruff 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

26 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
100 miles and runnin (AM Complied) — 1 ▶
100 Miles and Runnin' — 4 ▶
Alwayz Into Something — 1 ▶
Appetite For Destruction <With Ice Cube Clip on Front> — 1 ▶
Dopeman — 3 ▶
Eazy Duz It — 2 ▶
Express Yourself — 487 ▶
Express Yourself (feat. Ice Cube) — 30 ▶
Express Yourself (Instrumental) — 7 ▶
Express Yourself (to clean) — 1 ▶
Express Yourself <CLEAN> — 3 ▶
ExpressYourself — 1 ▶
F* Da Police — 2 ▶
F*** tha Police — 19 ▶
Gangsta Gangsta — 15 ▶
Gangster Gangster — 1 ▶
I Ain't the One — 1 ▶
If It Ain't Ruff — 78 ▶
It's Ruff — 1 ▶
Message For B.A. — 1 ▶
NWA Basement - Straight Outta Compton BED — 3 ▶
Parental Discretion Iz Advised — 1 ▶
Parental Discretion iz Adviseed (clean) — 1 ▶
Straight Outta Compton — 140 ▶
Straight Outta Compton (Clean) — 15 ▶
Straight Outta Compton (Radio Edit) — 2 ▶