Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Studio album by Eazy-E
Released	November 24, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	Gangsta rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Length	53:45
Label	Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
Producer	DJ Yella, Naughty by Nature, Rhythm D, K Loc
Professional reviews
Allmusic link XXL (XL)[1] Entertainment Weekly (B)[2]
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 Streets of Motherfucking Compton) was rapper Eazy-E's second full-length album. It was released posthumously in 1995. It contains the singles "Muthaphuckkin Real" and "Just tah Let U Know".

Album information

It was going to be a two-disc album, but Eazy-E died before he was able to finish it. The album was supposed to be released in 1994, but kept on getting pushed back. Eazy-E said, in earlier 1995, that the album was set to be released in the summer of 1995. He also said that the album was set to have up to 60 tracks. His wife 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.

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. The album would have seen Eazy-E collaborating with such major acts as Guns N' Roses, Tupac Shakur, and The Notorious B.I.G.^{[citation needed]}

Numerous rumours about several unreleased tracks are widespread. DJ Yella confirmed an unreleased track, named "Still Fuckin" a "Fuck The Police style song" which featured other NWA bandmate, MC Ren and is a rumored Ice Cube diss^{[citation needed]}. This track would have been on the album but remains unreleased because of several legal issues. Many fans of the late rapper have vented frustration over the recent years, that over a decade has passed since the death of Eazy-E yet these issues have not been settled^{[citation needed]}.

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 ^[3]

• 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"
2. "Ole School Shit" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta, and Sylk-E. Fyne)
3. "Sorry Louie"
4. "Just tah Let U Know"
5. "Sippin on a 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out,Dresta)
6. "Nutz on Ya Chin"
7. "Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (featuring MC Ren)
8. "Lickin', Suckin', Fuckin'"
9. "Hit the Hooker"
10. "My Baby'z Mama"
11. "Creep n Crawl"
12. "Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red)
13. "Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out Dresta and Menajahtwa)
14. "Eternal E" (featuring Roger Troutman and DJ Yella)

References