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Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton is the second and final studio album by American hip hop recording artist Eazy-E . It was released posthumously by Ruthless Records , Relativity Records , and Epic Records . on January 30, 1996, ten months after Eazy-E's death from AIDS in March 1995. The album spawned the single, "Just tah Let U Know ". The album is certified platinum.
Album information
The album, then-titled Temporary Insanity , was intended for release in January 1993 as a double album,[2] but was shelved in favor of his second EP, It's On (Dr. Dre ) 187um Killa .
Reception
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[4] [verification needed ]
Track listing
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 Bobcat 4:04 4. "Just tah Let U Know " E. Wright Stone Tha Lunatic 4:09 5. "Sippin' On A 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta) DJ Yella 4:30 6. "Nutz On Ya Chin" E. Wright Naughty By Nature 3:08 7. "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (featuring MC Ren ) 4:21 8. "Lickin, Suckin, Phukkin" A. Carraby E. Wright J. Tovio DJ Yella 2:24 9. "Hit The Hooker" E. Wright Naughty By Nature 2:52 10. "My Baby'z Mama" E. Wright Bobcat 3:44 11. "Creep N Crawl" DJ Yella 4:11 12. "Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red) E. Wright 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
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)
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References