1996 studio album by Eazy-E
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton Released January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30 ) [1] Recorded 1992–1994 Genre Length 53 :45 Label Producer
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is the second 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 ".
Album information [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Entertainment Weekly (1996) – "[...] it's his most musically varied and enjoyable album [...] On Str8 Off tha Streetz, he leaves our consciousness the same way he entered — rough, raunchy, embattled, and utterly unapologetic." – Rating: B[5]
Commercial performance [ edit ] The album was certified gold on May 20, 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "First Power" DJ Yella 0:46 2. "Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta , B.G. Knocc Out & Sylk-E. Fyne ) DJ Yella 4:01 3. "Sorry Louie" E. Wright 4:04 4. "Just tah Let U Know " E. Wright Eazy-E 4:09 5. "Sippin' on a 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta) DJ Yella 4:30 6. "Nutz on Ya Chin" 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 Yella 2:24 9. "Hit the Hooker" Naughty by Nature 2:52 10. "My Baby'z Mama" C. Lloyd Bobcat 3:44 11. "Creep n Crawl" DJ Yella 4:11 12. "Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red) J. Gonzales K. Carter T. Gonzales Tony G 5:52 13. "Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Menajahtwa ) DJ Yella 3:40 14. "Eternal E" (featuring Roger Troutman ) 5:26 Total length: 50:10
Personnel [ edit ] Thomas Sylvester Allen – songwriter & percussion (track 5) Harold Ray Brown – songwriter & drums (track 5) Antoine Carraby – songwriter & producer (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–8, 11, 13) , co-producer (track 14) Kevyn "Shaki" Carter – production coordinator, featured artist & songwriter (track 12) Giulio Costanzo – illustrator, design Anthony Shawn Criss – songwriter & producer (tracks 6, 9) Donald Cunningham – art director, design Morris Dewayne Dickerson – songwriter & bass (track 5) Peter Dokus – cover photography Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin – producer & songwriter (tracks 3, 10) Makeba Fields – featured artist & songwriter (track 13) Brian Knapp Gardner – mastering Keir Lamont Gist – songwriter & producer (tracks 6, 9) Julio Gonzales – songwriter (tracks 12, 14) Tony Gonzalez – songwriter & producer (tracks 12, 14) Arlandis Hinton – featured artist & songwriter (tracks 2, 5, 13) Tanesha L. Hudson – featured artist & songwriter (track 13) La'Mar Lorraine Johnson – featured artist & songwriter (track 2) Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan – songwriter & keyboards (track 5) Lee Oskar Levitin – songwriter & harmonica (track 5) C. Lloyd – songwriter (tracks 3, 10) Charles W. Miller – songwriter & saxophone (track 5) Reginald "Big Reg" Pace – songwriter (track 4) Lorenzo Jerald Patterson – featured artist, songwriter & co-producer (track 7) Mark "Big Man" Rucker – songwriter (track 1) Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims – bass & guitar (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–8, 11, 13) Donovan "Tha Dirt Biker" Sound – recording & mixing John Tovio – songwriter (track 8) Angelo Trotter IV – songwriter & producer (track 4) Roger Troutman – featured artist, songwriter & producer (track 14) David "Rhythm D" Weldon – songwriter (track 2) Andre Wicker – featured artist & songwriter (tracks 2, 5, 13) Eric "Eazy E" Wright – main artist, executive producer, songwriter (tracks 1–2, 4–8, 11, 13–14) Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b AllMusic review ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] . ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596 . ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (2018). Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501134920 . ^ Sandler, Adam (January 3, 1993). "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics" . www.variety.com . Variety . Retrieved August 5, 2019 . ^ a b Browne, David (February 2, 1996). "Str8 Off tha Streetz of Muthaph---in' Compton" . ew.com . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . ^ Ashon, Will (March 1996). "Eazy-E: Str8 Off The Streetz Of Muthaphukkin Compton " (PDF) . Muzik . No. 10. p. 94–95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022 . ^ Williams, P. Frank (February 1996). "Record Report: Eazy E – Str8 Off Tha Streetz of Muthaphu**in' Compton". The Source . No. 77. New York. p. 87. ^ "Charts.nz – Eazy-E – Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2021. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 23, 2021. ^ "Eazy-E Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021. ^ "Eazy-E Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021 . ^ "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Str8 off tha Streetz" . Recording Industry Association of America .