wrote, "N.W.A. raps nasty and righteous, with real ghetto heat, and doesn't give an inch," calling the album "incendiary" and "grotesque." Later DJ Yella said: “I do like the second album better than the first. The first one had more hits, but production-wise I like this one better. It would have been great if Cube would have got on that album. But it sounds better, we put more into it.” The album received more positive reviews since then, especially for the production. Tom Doggett from Rap Reviews said: “Niggaz4life is a frightening album, jammed with explosive beats, visceral skits, and inciting rhymes. There is an overwhelming sense of sensual stimulation that overcomes the room when this album is playing. The eighteen tracks move by effortlessly, jumping from shootout skits to Ice Cube disses to revolting accounts of sexual acts. Even if you are turned off, it is impossible to deny the kinetic force that exudes from this album“ Jesse Ducker from Albumism also praised the production and said: ”Efil4zaggin stands as a very dope, albeit flawed, piece of work.“ Accolades Ranked #1 in The Sources Top 15 Albums of 1991 list in 1991 Ranked #7 in MTV's Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time list in 2005 Commercial performance The album debuted number 2 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart. It went on to top the Billboard 200, becoming the first album by a rap group to top the chart. Track listing Songwriting credits are adapted from the CD liner notes. All songs produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. Sample credits "Prelude" "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes "The Breakdown (Part II)" by Rufus Thomas "Real Niggaz Don't Die" "UFO" by ESG "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson "Die Nigger!!!" by The Last Poets "Rise Above" by Black Flag "Long Red" by Mountain "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Rare Earth "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss "Hook and Sling" by Eddie Bo "Big Beat" by Billy Squier "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's "Niggaz 4 Life" "Die Nigger!!!" by The Last Poets "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention - B3M)" by Parliament "Flashlight" by Parliament "N.T." by Kool & the Gang "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" by Curtis Mayfield "Niggers Are Scared of a Revolution" by The Last Poets "Cissy Strut" by The Meters "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat "Appetite for Destruction" "Think (About It)" by Lyn