Eazy-Duz-It
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| Studio album by Eazy-E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | September 13, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop, West coast hip hop, gangsta rap | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 50:00 68:00 (Remastered edition) |
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| Label | Ruthless, Priority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Dr. Dre, DJ Yella | ||||||||||||||||||
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| RapReviews | 8/10 |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
Eazy-Duz-It is the solo debut album of rapper and N.W.A member Eazy-E, released on September 13, 1988, through both his own label Ruthless Records as well as Priority Records. The production by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was deemed dense and funky by critic Jason Birchmeier. The pieces were written primarily by The D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren. The album's title track features Eazy rapping about himself and things that he does. "Boyz n the Hood" and "No More ?'s" are about life in Compton, California and the gangsta lifestyle.
The album charted on two different charts and went 2x Platinum in the United States despite very minimal promotion by radio and television. Three singles were released from the album, each charting in the US. The Remastered version contains the 1992 EP 5150. The 25th anniversary (2013) contains 2 bonus tracks, a 12" remix of "We Want Eazy" and a 12" remix of "Still Talkin".
Eazy-Duz-It is the only full-length solo album Eazy-E released in his lifetime; for the remaining seven years of his life, he would continue recording with N.W.A until their break up in 1991, and release only two solo EPs.
Eazy-Duz-It was recorded at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California from 1987 to 1988. The album's writing was a three-pronged effort involving MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C.. MC Ren's writing style was described by Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power (2009) , as "elaborate storytelling and acrobatic verbiage", while the D.O.C.'s included "syllabically punchy boasts" and Ice Cube wrote, "masterfully insightful first-person narratives." Ice Cube's writing was often inspired by comedians like Richard Pryor and Rudy Ray Moore.
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