* BannedInChina: ''[=Niggaz4Life=]'' was the subject of a criminal obscenity prosecution against the group's UK record company, which ended in an acquittal by magistrates.
* OneHitWonder: The group only had one top 40 hit… in 2015, long after they broke up, when "Straight Outta Compton" made it to #38. How? A combination of several new rules added to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (streaming and Website/YouTube plays being integrated into the Hot 100 and older songs are now allowed to chart as long as they make it above #50) and a resurgence of interest in the band due to to the popularity of the biopic ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton''. Because of the "stars aligning" nature of this entry, and because the band is no longer active, it's unlikely they'll ever have another top 40 hit.
* ThePeteBest:
** Arabian Prince was one of the founding members of the group, but he left after contributing to one track on ''Music/StraightOuttaCompton''.
** The title also fits Latino rapper Krazy Dee (better known as the guy who gets mad at the titular character in "Dope Man"), who was [[{{Irony}} also a founding member of N.W.A.]]
* ShortLivedBigImpact: Together for barely 5 years, and released only 2 full albums, but are regarded as a seminal act in the rap genre.
* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Their song "Appetite for Destruction" shares its title with the [[Music/AppetiteForDestruction debut album]] by Music/GunsNRoses, as well as an [[Recap/TheLoudHouseS5E25AppetiteForDestructionFrameOnYou episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse''.
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