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5 tracks · 23 min
5 tracks · 23 min
"100 Miles and Runnin'" is the title of an EP by hip hop group N.W.A, released in 1990 on Ruthless Records. Prior to recording, all five of the group members had signed a long-term contract with the Ruthless Records label. However, member Ice Cube refused the contract's terms and consequently separated from the group. The title track "100 Miles and Runnin'" was the group's first track to gain radio airtime and appear on TV with its music video. Dr. Dre, who had just finished working with The D.O.C. and Above the Law, added atypical funky beats and the slow synth groove on "Just Don't Bite It". A sadistic parody of the police on a skit featuring The D.O.C. from the group's 1-900 hotline introduces "Sa Prize, Pt. 2", a sequel to the controversial "Fuck tha Police," originally from the Straight Outta Compton album. MC Ren and The D.O.C. wrote the lyrics for Eazy-E and Dr. Dre. "100 Miles and Runnin'" was the first N.W.A release after member Ice Cube had left the group a year earlier, and the group makes numerous sardonic references to its former member. On the title track, Dre states: "It started with five but yo, one couldn't take it / So now there's four 'cause the fifth couldn'…