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Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Studio album by Eazy-E
Released	January 30, 1996 (1996-01-30)
Recorded	1993–1995
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	53:45
Label	Ruthless Relativity
Producer	Eazy-E (also exec) DJ Yella Naughty by Nature Bobcat Tony G Stone Tha Lunatic Roger Troutman
Eazy-E chronology
Eternal E (1995) Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton (1996) Impact of a Legend (2002)
Singles from Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
"Just tah Let U Know" Released: December 5, 1995

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, 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. The album was unfinished at the time of Wright's death, and was cobbled together using leftover records and scraps of songs he had yet to complete for his ... "double album titled Temporary Insanity intended for release in January 1993.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	B
The Guardian
Los Angeles Times
Muzik
The Source

Entertainment Weekly's David Browne viewed it as Eazy-E's "most musically varied and enjoyable album" where "he leaves our consciousness the same way he entered — rough, raunchy, embattled, and utterly unapologetic."

Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted "... Eazy-E sounds revitalized, but the music simply isn't imaginative. Instead of pushing forward and creating a distinctive style, it treads over familiar gangsta territory, complete with bottomless bass, whining synthesizers, and meaningless boasts."

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold on May 20, 1996, selling over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

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

Certifications

See also

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

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton at AllMusic
2. Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596.
3. Kennedy, Gerrick D. (2018). Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501134920.
4. Sandler, Adam (January 3, 1993). "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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6. Bennun, David (February 2, 1996). "This week's pop cd releases: Eazy-E – Str8 Off Tha Street of Muthaphukkin Compton". Friday. The Guardian. London. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Coker, Cheo Hodari (January 27, 1996). "Album Reviews: Eazy-E "Str8 Off Tha Streetz of ... Compton"". Los Angeles Times. p. F10. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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• Eazy-E albums
• 1996 albums
• Albums published posthumously
• Ruthless Records albums
• G-funk albums
• Albums produced by DJ Bobcat
• Albums produced by DJ Yella