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
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996 (1996-01-30) [1]
Recorded19931995
StudioAudio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre
Length53:45
Label
Producer
Eazy-E chronology
Eternal E
(1995)
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
(1996)
Impact of a Legend
(2002)
Singles from Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
  1. "Just tah Let U Know"
    Released: December 5, 1995

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is the third and final 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".

Contents

Album information

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] intended for release in January 1993. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Muzik Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]

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]

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold on May 20, 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."First Power" DJ Yella 0:46
2."Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Sylk-E. Fyne)
DJ Yella4:01
3."Sorry Louie"E. Wright4:04
4."Just tah Let U Know"E. WrightEazy-E4:09
5."Sippin' on a 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta)
DJ Yella4:30
6."Nutz on Ya Chin"
  • E. Wright
  • A. Criss
  • K. Gist
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 Yella2:24
9."Hit the Hooker"
  • E. Wright
  • L. Patterson
Naughty by Nature2:52
10."My Baby'z Mama"C. LloydBobcat3:44
11."Creep n Crawl"
  • A. Carraby
  • E. Wright
DJ Yella4:11
12."Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red)
  • J. Gonzales
  • K. Carter
  • T. Gonzales
Tony G5:52
13."Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Menajahtwa)
DJ Yella3:40
14."Eternal E" (featuring Roger Troutman)
5:26
Total length:53:45

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000 [18]

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