EFIL4ZAGGIN—backwards for Niggaz4Life—is the second and final album from N.W.A., released through Ruthless Records on May 28, 1991. It was the group’s first full-length project following the departure of Ice Cube in 1989 and following the release of the group’s 1990 EP 100 Miles and Runnin'. The album, primarily written by MC Ren and The D.O.C., took the profane lyrics of Straight Outta Compton and went even harder over soundscapes provided by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. The group also took multiple shots at Ice Cube, comparing him to notorious traitor “Benedict Arnold” for leaving the group, causing Cube to fire back with “No Vaseline.” Shortly after this song’s release, Dr. Dre left N.W.A. and Ruthless Records with the same financial dispute that caused Cube to leave two years earlier. Dre and The D.O.C. went on to establish Death Row Records with Suge Knight in 1992, where Dre would innovate the G-Funk sound and further establish the success of the West Coast sound in hip-hop. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, an impressive feat as the group was known for not receiving much video or radio airplay. The album achieved platinum status with support from the singles “Alwayz Into Somethin'” and “Appetite for Destruction.” MTV ranked this album #7 on their list of the Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of All Time.