Boyz-n-the-Hood

"Boyz-n-the-Hood"
Original 12" sleeve
Single by Eazy-E
from the album N.W.A. and the Posse
B-side	"Dopeman" (N.W.A)
Released	1987
Format	Vinyl single
Recorded	1986
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	5:36
Label	Ruthless Records
Writer(s)	O'Shea Jackson
Producer(s)	Andre Young, Antoine Carraby, Eazy-E (Executive)
Eazy-E singles chronology
"Boyz-n-the-Hood" (1987) "Eazy-Duz-It" (1989)
Alternative cover Cover of the 1989 maxi-12" reissue.

"Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the solo debut single by Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. The song was originally on N.W.A. and the Posse, which started with the phrase: "Cruisin' down the street in my '64". Ruthless Records executive Jerry Heller considers the song to be a mix of Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, the Rolling Stones, and the Black Panthers. This samples "I'm a Ho" by Whodini and vocal samples from, "Hold It, Now Hit It" by Beastie Boys as well as "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight. It was remixed and featured on Eazy's debut album Eazy-Duz-It, which was released in 1988. It was remixed again and was featured on Eazy-E's third album, It's On (Dr. Dre) 187^um Killa (1993) under the name "Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)".

In 2015, "Boyz" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated September 5, 2015, as a result of the recent releases of the Straight Outta Compton film and Dr. Dre's Compton; it was the third-highest debut on the chart that week, behind "Straight Outta Compton", another song from the album and the N.W.A era, and "Hit the Quan". Like the LP, Straight Outta Compton, the song never charted in the 1980s, largely due to Billboard charting regulations and lack of airplay, as N.W.A was banned from many radio stations.