Across
- 4. Federal agency that sent a warning letter to N.W.A's label
- 7. Subject of N.W.A's most controversial track
- 9. Southern California city where N.W.A originated
- 10. Ice ___, former N.W.A member with a hugely successful solo career
- 11. Sub-genre of rap that N.W.A helped create
- 14. Record label that released Straight Outta Compton
- 15. Abbreviation of the group that released Straight Outta Compton
- 16. Founding member who died of AIDS in 1995 (first name)
Down
- 1. Dr. ___, producer and N.W.A member who went on to major success
- 2. Music genre that N.W.A brought to the mainstream
- 3. The album went triple ___ in sales
- 5. ___ Cube or ___ T — two early gangsta rap figures
- 6. TV network that was too controversial to air N.W.A
- 8. Early gangsta rapper who predated N.W.A (two words combined)
- 12. ___ hop — the broader music genre
- 13. Medium that refused to air N.W.A due to explicit content
