1996 studio album by Eazy-E
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is the second and final studio album by American hip hop recording artist 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 ".
Album information
Released posthumously after Wright's 1995 death from AIDS ,[3] 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 [4] intended for release in January 1993.[5]
Reception
Entertainment Weekly (1996) – "[...] 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[6]
Track listing
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: 50:10
Personnel
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 – mastering
Keir 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)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References
^ a b AllMusic review
^ "Eazy-E's Final Album Straight off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin' Compton | Review" . Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] . ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596 .
^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (2018). Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501134920 .
^ Sandler, Adam (January 3, 1993). "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics" . www.variety.com . Variety . Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
^ a b Browne, David (February 2, 1996). "Str8 Off tha Streetz of Muthaph---in' Compton" . ew.com . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
^ Ashon, Will (March 1996). "Eazy-E: Str8 Off The Streetz Of Muthaphukkin Compton " (PDF) . Muzik . No. 10. p. 94–95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
^ "Charts.nz – Eazy-E – Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "Eazy-E Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "Eazy-E Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Str8 off tha Streetz" . Recording Industry Association of America .