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Eternal E
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 28, 1995
Recorded1986-1995
Genre
Length1:00:56
Label
Producer
Eazy-E chronology
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
(1993)
Eternal E
(1995)
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
(1996)
Alternative cover
Gangsta Memorial Edition cover

Eternal E is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released posthumously in 1995, several months after his death. The RIAA certified the CD Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States of America on February 21, 2003.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
  • Entertainment Weekly (12/1/95, p. 77) – "...hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw (and music history to boot)." – Rating: B+
  • Melody Maker (1/13/96, p. 29) – Recommended – "...those old pre-Compton solo tracks...are still the absolute f***ing bomb, even with, in fact, because of, the dated production....[His] was the first voice in hip hop that could be called weak...and thus it was petulantly aggressive in a way that was entirely new."
  • Rap Pages (2/96, p. 31) – 9 (out of 10) – "...a historical biography of Eazy-E's music that is a must-have for the archives...this compilation documents the life of one of West Coast rap's most important contributors."
  • NME (1/6/96, p. 33) – 7 (out of 10) – "...is as elegiac as it is capitalistic....[These are] graphic accounts and celebrations of streetlife designed to cause maximum offence to anyone who doesn't try to understand the social context..."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Boyz-n-the-Hood (Remix)"6:21
2."8 Ball" (featuring M.C. Ren)
  • O. Jackson
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:51
3."Eazy-Duz-It"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:19
4."Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:40
5."No More ?'s"
  • O. Jackson
  • E. Wright
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:54
6."We Want Eazy" (featuring M.C. Ren & Dr. Dre)
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
5:00
7."Nobody Move"
  • L. Patterson
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:47
8."Radio"
  • L. Patterson
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:57
9."Only If You Want It"Eazy-E3:02
10."Neighborhood Sniper"
Cold 187um5:11
11."I'd Rather Fuck You"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:57
12."Automobile"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:16
13."Niggaz My Height Don't Fight"
Eazy-E3:14
14."Eazy Street"
  • E. Wright
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eazy-E
4:27
Total length:1:00:56
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta)
Eazy-E5:32
16."Ole School Shit" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Sylk-E. Fyne)
DJ Yella4:00
17."A Lil' Eazier Said (Gangsta Memorial Edition bonus track)" (performed by Lil Eazy-E)
 3:40

Gangsta Memorial Edition Bonus DVD

  1. "We Want Eazy"
  2. "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
  3. "Straight Outta Compton" (Street Version) — N.W.A
  4. "100 Miles and Runnin'" - N.W.A
  5. "Appetite for Destruction" (Extended Street Version) — N.W.A
  6. "Only If You Want It"
  7. "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" featuring Dresta & B.G. Knocc Out
  8. "Neighborhood Sniper" (Street Version)
  9. "Just tah Let U Know"

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Eternal E – Eazy-E". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Eternal E". Recording Industry Association of America.