Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

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Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Kuruptstreetzizamutha.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
RecordedAugust 1998 – August 1999
Genre
Length74:20
Label
Producer
Kurupt chronology
Kuruption!
(1998)
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
(1999)
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
(2001)
Singles from Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
  1. "Girls All Pause"
    Released: November 1999
  2. "Who Ride Wit Us"
    Released: January 2000
  3. "Welcome Home"
    Released: April 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews8.5/10 [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
XXL XL (4/5) [7]

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by the American rapper Kurupt. [8] It was released in 1999 through Antra Records with distribution from Artemis Records. [9]

Contents

The album contains the single "Who Ride Wit Us". The track "Callin' Out Names" is a diss track directed toward rappers Foxy Brown and DMX. [6]

By January 2001, the album had sold 440,000 copies. [10]

Critical reception

Vibe thought that Kurupt "destroys ... lesser lyricists ... while dipping and sliding around G-funk beats." [11]

AllMusic wrote: "Unspectacular but solid, this was part of a late-1999 West Coast revival." [1]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from liner notes.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I Call Shots" (featuring Roscoe) Organized Noize 4:23
2."Loose Cannons" (featuring Daz Dillinger and Xzibit)
2:23
3."Who Ride wit Us" (featuring Daz Dillinger) Fredwreck 4:21
4."Represent Dat G.C." (featuring Butch Cassidy, Daz Dillinger, Jayo Felony, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg and Big Tray Deee)Fredwreck5:10
5."Welcome Home" (featuring Latoya Williams) Soopafly 4:13
6."Tequila" (featuring Daz Dillinger, T-Moe and Nivea)Organized Noize3:45
7."Trylogy" Bink! 2:15
8."Neva Gonna Give It Up" (featuring 213, Big Tray Deee and Soopafly)Meech Wells4:45
9."Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" (featuring Daz Dillinger)
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Blaqthoven [a]
4:08
10."Ya Can't Trust Nobody" (featuring Daz Dillinger)
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Blaqthoven [a]
  • Soopafly [a]
2:52
11."It Ain't About You" (featuring Soopafly and Tray Dee)Soopafly4:47
12."Girls All Pause" (featuring Nate Dogg and Roscoe)Bink!3:28
13."Your Gyrl Friend" (featuring Daz Dillinger)
  • Daz Dillinger
  • Blaqthoven [a]
4:07
14."Ho's a Housewife" (featuring Dr. Dre and Hittman) Dr. Dre 4:44
15."I Ain't Shit Without My Homeboyz" (featuring Baby S, Crooked I, Soopafly and Daz Dillinger)
  • Soopafly
  • Daz Dillinger [a]
4:37
16."Step Up" (featuring Crooked I and Xzibit)Daz Dillinger4:53
17."Live On the Mic" (featuring KRS-One)Soopafly5:27
18."Calling Out Names" (featuring Xzibit)Fredwreck3:56
Total length:74:20
Notes
Sample credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 5

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