Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
| Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | ||||
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| Studio album by Eazy-E | ||||
| Released | January 30, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1995 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, G-funk, hardcore Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 53:45 | |||
| Label | Ruthless, Relativity, Epic | |||
| Producer | DJ Yella, Naughty by Nature, Bobby 'Bobcat' Ervin, Julio G, Roger Troutman, Tony G | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is American hip hop recording artist Eazy-E's second and final full-length studio album on Ruthless. It was released posthumously on January 30, 1996, ten months after Eazy-E's death in March 1995. It contains the singles "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" and "Just tah Let U Know". The album is certified Gold.
The album was supposed to be released in 1994 as a double album under the title Temporary Insanity. Eazy-E said in early 1995 that the album was set to be released in the summer of that year. It was eventually released Ten months after his death. He also said that the album was set to have up to 60 tracks; only 14 tracks made it to the final release. His wife, Tomica Wright, has said that the tracks still exist, but are yet to be released because there are many legal issues that are yet to be settled. Some of the unreleased tracks appear on the 2002 EP Impact of a Legend.
The song "Wut Would You Do" was a diss track aimed at Death Row Records. The song makes comments about Dr. Dre, and other various artists on or involved with Death Row, like Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound. On an interview in Lil Eazy-E's documentary The Life and Timez of Eric Wright, Eazy-E mentions on collaborating with such major acts as Bootsy Collins, Guns N' Roses, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Ice-T, Kool G. Rap, Too $hort, KRS-One, and many more.
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