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Ruthless record "Dope Man" is a song by Hip Hop group N.W.A. The song was released on November 7th, 1987 alongside their debut compliation album N.W.A and the Posse, and was later remixed on their 1988 album Straight Outta Compton. The song was also on their 2006 album, The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge.

Content
"Dope Man" is a hip hop song by rap group N.W.A. The intro is a conversation between Eazy-E and another unknown voice. The first and second verses is performed by Ice Cube, with an interlude done by Dr. Dre, and the third verse by both Ice Cube and Eazy-E and an outro by Krazy D.

The song covers the life of a "dope man", a slang term for a drug dealer. It shows the ups and downs of the drug dealer's life. Ice Cube describes the dope man's life from an outside prospective and Eazy-E takes on the role of the dope man for the final verse.

In popular culture

 * In the 1993 film Menace II Society, the song is used during a scene involing Caine (Tyrin Turner) cooking crack.
 * In the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, the song is performed by Ice Cube (O'shea Jackson Jr.) and Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell) during an N.W.A show.

Background
The song contains samples from "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players, "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life, and the line, "Yo Dre, kick in the base." from "My Posse" by C.I.A.

"Dope Man" was later sampled in "Talk Up" by Drake.