Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton

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Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
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Studio album by Eazy-E
Released November 28, 1995
Recorded 1993–1995
Genre West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, G-funk, Hardcore Hip Hop
Length 53:45
Label Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
Producer DJ Yella, Naughty by Nature, Bobby 'Bobcat' Ervin, Julio G, Roger Troutman, Tony G
Eazy-E chronology
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Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is American hip hop recording artist Eazy-E's second and final full-length studio album on Ruthless Records. It was released posthumously on November 28 1995, eight months after Eazy-E's death in March. It contains the singles "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" and "Just tah Let U Know". The album is certified Gold.

Album information

The album was supposed to be released in 1994 as a double album under the title Temporary Insanity.[1] Eazy-E said in early 1995 that the album was set to be released in the summer of that year. It was eventually released eight months after his death. He also said that the album was set to have up to 60 tracks; only 14 tracks made it to the final release. His wife, Tomica Wright, has said that the tracks still exist, but are yet to be released because there are many legal issues that are yet to be settled. Some of the unreleased tracks appear on the 2002 EP Impact of a Legend.

The song "Wut Would You Do" was a diss track aimed at Death Row Records. The song makes comments about Dr. Dre, and other various artists on or involved with Death Row, like Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound. On an interview in Lil Eazy-E's documentary The Life and Timez of Eric Wright, Eazy-E mentions on collaborating with such major acts as Bootsy Collins, Guns N' Roses, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Ice-T, Kool G. Rap, Too $hort, KRS-One, and many more.

Numerous rumors about several unreleased tracks are widespread. DJ Yella confirmed an unreleased track, named "Still Fuck'Em'" a "Fuck Tha Police style song" which featured other N.W.A bandmate, MC Ren. This track would have been on the album but remains unreleased because of several legal issues (*a version of "Still Fuck'em" appeared on a follow-up release by Ruthless - "Impact of a Legend".)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[3]
  • Entertainment Weekly (2/2/96, pp. 54–56) - "Sadly, it's his most musically varied and enjoyable album....On Str8 off tha Streetz, he leaves our consciousness the same way he entered--rough, raunchy, embattled, and utterly unapologetic." - Rating:B [4]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "First Power"   DJ Yella 0:46
2. "Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta & BG Knocc Out) DJ Yella 4:01
3. "Sorry Louie"   Bobcat 4:04
4. "Just tah Let U Know"   Stone 4:09
5. "Sippin' On A 40"   DJ Yella 4:30
6. "Nutz On Ya Chin"   Naughty By Nature 3:08
7. "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (featuring MC Ren) DJ Yella, MC Ren 4:21
8. "Lickin, Suckin, Phukkin"   DJ Yella 2:24
9. "Hit The Hooker"   Naughty By Nature 2:52
10. "My Baby'z Mama"   Bobcat 3:44
11. "Creep N Crawl"   DJ Yella 4:11
12. "Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red) Tony G 5:52
13. "Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street" (featuring Dresta & BG Knocc Out, Menajahtwa) DJ Yella 3:40
14. "Eternal E" (featuring Roger) DJ Yella 5:26
Total length:
 50:10

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 20
UK Albums Chart 66
US Billboard 200 3
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Billboard 200 163
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 57

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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