Released: August 13, 1987

Songwriter: Dr. Dre Arabian Prince Krazy D

Producer: Arabian Prince Dr. Dre

[Intro: Egyptian Lover]
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl

[Verse 1: Arabian Prince]
It's called the panic zone (the panic zone)
That's right, the panic zone
Some people call it torture
But it's what we call home
(We are the renegades of this territory
And you're the prey)
I'm the Arabian Prince (and we're N.W.A.)
Don't interfere with the sound you here
'Cause it's a dangerous groove
I'm in control of your mind and soul
Don't be afraid, just bust a move
So far from home
You're on your own
In the land of the unknown
It's the darkside, the darkside
It's called the panic zone

[Interlude: Dr. Dre]
Do not attempt to adjust your radio
There is nothing wrong
The underworld is taking control
You're not only in dimension of sight and sound
But of mind
There's a sign post up ahead, and it reads
"The Panic Zone"

[Verse 2: Arabian Prince]
Now the party is at its peak
So we suggest you move your feet
N.W.A. create the groove
And Dr. Dre create the beat
So if you got the juice
And you're feelin' loose
Let the music take your mind
The freaks are here
Don't interfere, our world is one of a kind
This place is called the west
West-Coast of the USA
The Panic Zone's home base
In a place we call L.A
So ladies, all the ladies
If you're all alone
Just call Arabian Prince
In the panic zone (pa-pa-panic zone)

[Hook: Vocoder Box sound by Egyptian Lover]
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here
A way out in here, a way out in here

[Arabian Prince]
Ice Cube is from L.A
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Eazy-E is from Compton
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Arabian Prince from Inglewood
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Dr. Dre is from Compton
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Krazy Dee is from East L.A
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Ron-De-Vu is from Compton
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
C.I.A. is from L.A
They're in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Rappinstine is from Crenshaw
He is the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
The Wreckin' Cru is from L.A
They're in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Smooth Man is from Carson
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
[?] of west L.A
He is in the (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)
Donovan the engineer is from the.. (Panic Zone, Pa-Panic Zone)

[Outro: Vocoder Box sound by Egyptian Lover]
The Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in here
Panic Zone, don't get your girl in the Panic Zone

N.W.A

Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and Arabian Prince initially formed the collective known as “the world’s most dangerous group,” N.W.A.—Niggaz With Attitudes.

Following Ice Cube’s stint in C.I.A. and Dre and Yella’s departure from the World Class Wreckin Cru, they got together with Compton hustler Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, who formed Ruthless Records and released Eazy’s single “Boyz n the Hood,” written by Cube and produced by Dre. A compilation entitled N.W.A. and the Posse was released in 1987 but the group’s seminal debut, Straight Outta Compton, was released on August 8, 1988. It led to the rise of gangsta rap and West Coast hip-hop in general with their tales of “reality rap” from the streets of Compton and South Central Los Angeles. Their song “Fuck tha Police” even put the group on the hit list of the FBI.

Arabian Prince was the first to leave the group in 1988 over a financial dispute. Ice Cube left N.W.A. in 1989 after his own financial dispute, leading to the other members to diss him on their subsequent the 1990 EP 100 Miles and Runnin' and EFIL4ZAGGIN, which was released in 1991 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The D.O.C., who contributed to Straight Outta Compton and was still recovering from a car accident that severly altered his strong voice, wrote more rhymes for Dr. Dre and Eazy-E on the EFIL4ZAGGIN album in attempt to fill the void left by Cube.