Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Studio album by Eazy-E
Released	November 24, 1995
Recorded	1993–1995
Genre	Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk
Length	53:45
Label	Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
Producer	DJ Yella, Naughty by Nature, Rhythm D, K Loc, Mike E. Clark
Eazy-E chronology
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993 Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton (1995) Eternal E (1995)

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton (Straight off the Streetz of Muthafuckin' Compton) is rapper Eazy-E's second and final full-length album. It was released posthumously on November 24, 1995, almost exactly eight months after Eazy-E's death from AIDS. It contains the singles "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" and "Just tah Let U Know".

Album information

It was going to be a 2-disc album, but Eazy-E died before he was able to finish it. The album was supposed to be released in 1994, but kept getting pushed back. Eazy-E said, in earlier 1995, that the album was set to be released in the summer of 1995. It was eventually released eight months after his death. He also said that the album was set to have up to 60 tracks. 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. Only 14 out of 60 songs ended up on the album. 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.

Numerous rumors about several unreleased tracks are widespread. DJ Yella confirmed an unreleased track, named "Still Fuck'Em'" a "Fuck Tha Police style song" which featured other N.W.A bandmate, MC Ren. This track would have been on the album but remains unreleased because of several legal issues.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B)

• Entertainment Weekly (2/2/96, pp. 54–56) - "Sadly, 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

• Melody Maker (1/13/96, p. 29) - "...fairly dope; nice thunking beats, smoky crepuscular loops, suggesting that even the West Coast can't ignore the Wu-Tang forever."

Track listing

1. "First Power" - 0:48
2. "Ole School Shit" (Featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Sylk-E. Fyne) (Diss Tha Dogg Pound, Dr.Dre, Tweedy Bird Loc and Snoop Doggy Dogg) - 4:00
3. "Sorry Louie" - 4:03
4. "Just tah Let U Know" - 4:08
5. "Sippin' on a 40" (Featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta) - 4:30
6. "Nutz on Ya Chin" - 3:07
7. "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (Featuring MC Ren) - 4:21
8. "Lickin', Suckin', Fuckin'" - 2:26
9. "Hit the Hooker" - 2:52
10. "My Baby'z Mama" - 3:43
11. "Creep 'N' Crawl" - 4:11
12. "Wut Would You Do" (Featuring Dirty Red) (Diss Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Suge Knight, & Dr.Dre) - 5:51
13. "Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (Featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Menajahtwa) - 3:40
14. "Eternal E" (Featuring Roger Troutman & DJ Yella) - 5:25

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)