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1996 studio album by Eazy-E
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton studio album by American rapper Eazy-E . It was released posthumously by Ruthless Records and Relativity Records on January 30, 1996, ten months after Eazy-E's death in March 1995. The album spawned the single, "Just tah Let U Know ".
Released posthumously after Wright's 1995 death from AIDS ,[ 2] Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton was, according to Gerrick D. Kennedy in his book Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap , "... completed with Yella's assistance. It was cobbled together using leftover records and scraps of songs he had yet to complete for his ... "double album titled Temporary Insanity [ 3] [ 4]
Entertainment Weekly 's David Browne viewed it as Eazy-E's "most musically varied and enjoyable album" where "he leaves our consciousness the same way he entered — rough, raunchy, embattled, and utterly unapologetic."[ 5]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted "... Eazy-E sounds revitalized, but the music simply isn't imaginative. Instead of pushing forward and creating a distinctive style, it treads over familiar gangsta territory, complete with bottomless bass, whining synthesizers, and meaningless boasts."[ 10]
The album was certified gold on May 20, 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "First Power" DJ Yella 0:46 2. "Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta , B.G. Knocc Out & Sylk-E. Fyne ) DJ Yella 4:01 3. "Sorry Louie" E. Wright 4:04 4. "Just tah Let U Know " E. Wright Eazy-E 4:09 5. "Sippin' on a 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta) DJ Yella 4:30 6. "Nutz on Ya Chin" Eazy-E 3:08 7. "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (featuring MC Ren ) A. Carraby E. Wright L. Patterson 4:21 8. "Lickin, Suckin, Phukkin" A. Carraby E. Wright J. Tovio DJ Yella 2:24 9. "Hit the Hooker" Naughty by Nature 2:52 10. "My Baby'z Mama" C. Lloyd Bobcat 3:44 11. "Creep n Crawl" DJ Yella 4:11 12. "Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red) J. Gonzales K. Carter T. Gonzales Tony G 5:52 13. "Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Menajahtwa ) DJ Yella 3:40 14. "Eternal E" (featuring Roger Troutman ) 5:26 Total length: 53:45
Thomas Sylvester Allen – songwriter & percussion (track 5) Harold Ray Brown – songwriter & drums (track 5) Antoine Carraby – songwriter & producer (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–8, 11, 13) , co-producer (track 14) Kevyn "Shaki" Carter – production coordinator, featured artist & songwriter (track 12)
Giulio Costanzo – illustrator, design
Anthony Shawn Criss – songwriter & producer (tracks 6, 9) Donald Cunningham – art director, design
Morris Dewayne Dickerson – songwriter & bass (track 5) Peter Dokus – cover photography
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin – producer & songwriter (tracks 3, 10) Makeba Fields – featured artist & songwriter (track 13) Brian Knapp Gardner – masteringKeir Lamont Gist – songwriter & producer (tracks 6, 9) Julio Gonzales – songwriter (tracks 12, 14) Tony Gonzalez – songwriter & producer (tracks 12, 14)
Arlandis Hinton – featured artist & songwriter (tracks 2, 5, 13) Tanesha L. Hudson – featured artist & songwriter (track 13) La'Mar Lorraine Johnson – featured artist & songwriter (track 2) Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan – songwriter & keyboards (track 5) Lee Oskar Levitin – songwriter & harmonica (track 5) C. Lloyd – songwriter (tracks 3, 10)
Charles W. Miller – songwriter & saxophone (track 5) Reginald "Big Reg" Pace – songwriter (track 4)
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson – featured artist, songwriter & co-producer (track 7) Mark "Big Man" Rucker – songwriter (track 1)
Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – bass & guitar (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–8, 11, 13)
Donovan "Tha Dirt Biker" Sound – recording & mixing
John Tovio – songwriter (track 8)
Angelo Trotter IV – songwriter & producer (track 4)
Roger Troutman – featured artist, songwriter & producer (track 14) David "Rhythm D" Weldon – songwriter (track 2) Andre Wicker – featured artist & songwriter (tracks 2, 5, 13) Eric "Eazy E" Wright – main artist, executive producer, songwriter (tracks 1–2, 4–8, 11, 13–14)
^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton at AllMusic
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