Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton explained
| Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eazy-E |
| Cover: | Straightstreets.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1991 - 1996 |
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| Prev Title: | Eternal E |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Impact of a Legend |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
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
Released posthumously after Wright's 1995 death from AIDS,[1] 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[2] intended for release in January 1993.[3]
Critical reception
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
Commercial performance
The album was certified gold on May 20, 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.
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)
Charts
Year-end charts
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
Notes and References
- Book: Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]]. Melissa Ursula Dawn. Goldsmith. Anthony J.. Fonseca. 2018. ABC-CLIO. 9780313357596.
- Book: Kennedy
, Gerrick D.
. Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap. 2018. Simon and Schuster. 9781501134920.
- Web site: Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics . www.variety.com . Adam . Sandler . . January 3, 1993 . August 5, 2019.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. April 23, 2021.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. April 23, 2021.
