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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. The album was unfinished at the time of Wright's death, and 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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