85K views · 2.7K reactions | This week in 1988, N.W.A. released its debut album, Straight Outta Compton. Most radio stations and MTV refused to play the songs due to their explicit lyrics that focused on gang violence, drugs and police brutality. Despite the lack of airplay, the album was an enormous success and helped take a new genre of music mainstream. Do you remember the first time you heard Straight Outta Compton? Let us know in the comments. | AARP | Facebook

Update regarding the suspect in the shooting of two of our Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies. On September 12, 2020, the suspect, Deonte Lee Murray, 39, opened fire on two deputies as they sat in their patrol vehicle monitoring pedestrian traffic at the Compton Train Station Platform, in the city of Compton. Both deputies were seriously wounded. The trial concluded on September 28, 2023. The jury found Murray guilty of several charges. Yesterday, Deonte Lee Murray was convicted for his cowar