Within that article we discussed the possibility that N.W.A member Ice Cube was set to work on some “great visuals”, initially thought to be something not too dissimilar from when the hologram of Tupac Shakur joined Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella a few years back; however this time it was thought to be deceased N.W.A member Eazy E to be ‘brought back’ for a performance. However unfortunately we saw nothing of the sort during the N.W.A set.

Even so, as mentioned, this is the first time in 27 years that Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella have all performed together on stage and that within itself is a remarkable feat.

Interestingly enough N.W.A did not perform any of their old hits that brought them success, such as ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and of course ‘Fuck tha Police’. Instead N.W.A performed some of Dr. Dre’s hits as well Tupac’s.

Ice Cube also brought out the incredibly current Kendrick Lamar for collaboration; see some of the performances below:

It has been a surprisingly significant past year for N.W.A; first with the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ film in 2015, which was a biopic on the formation and collapse of N.W.A as a group, then earlier on this year N.W.A were nominated and inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see our article on it here) and they have finally topped off with a reunited performance at Coachella. It’s difficult to say what the future holds for NWA but either way this past year might have bought them a bit more mainstream traction than before.

Ice Cube was originally announced to perform solo at the Californian festival, but it can now be revealed that there are plans for the whole group of NWA to perform. Find more information on the rest of Coachella here.

When speaking to the US show ‘The Talk’ Ice Cube said that:

“I’ve got some tricks up my sleeves … I’m gonna try to bring the members of N.W.A. together. Give everybody a little history lesson on Ice Cube and N.W.A., West Side Connection, everything I’ve been doing over the years.”

Here’s the link to that video if it isn’t working for anyone!

He did also hint at potential use of holograms saying that the show is set to have some “great visuals”, most likely with the late Eazy E being on display in a similar manner to four years ago when a hologram of Tupac joined Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella.

Whilst this is all very early days and is yet to be confirmed by the other members of NWA; it does offer up the chance for a whole new generation of music lovers to enjoy one of the most important hip-hop groups to have emerged. NWA’s second album ‘Straight Outta Compton’ has been regarded as one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums; being deemed the pioneering record for the development of gangsta rap.