''It's a Compton Thang!'' is the debut studio album by American gangsta rap group

Compton's Most Wanted Compton's Most Wanted (C.M.W.) is an American gangsta rap group and part of the early West Coast hip-hop scene. The leaders of the group are MC Eiht and Tha Chill. History Formation and early years C.M.W. included rappers MC Eiht, Tha Chill, ...

. It was released in 1990 through

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. The recording sessions took place at Thllss Studios in

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with

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Mike "Webeboomindashit" Edwards and producers

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and

the Unknown DJ Andre Manuel, a disc jockey and record producer called The Unknown DJ or DJ Unknown, was a pioneer in the Los Angeles area's 1980s music scene, moving from electro funk and electro rap to gangsta rap. Now a legend of West Coast rap, he worked wit ...

. It was

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at The Other Room in

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, by Jack Skinner. Ant Capone was supposed to be part of the group, but left prior to this album due to contractual and managing issues, and was replaced by DJ Mike T. The album peaked at number 133 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 32 on the

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chart in the United States.

Critical reception

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noted that "the true beauty of ''It's a Compton Thang'' is the initial synthesis of former electro legend the Unknown DJ with future gangsta icon MC Eiht as well as the pleasant reminder that West Coast gangsta rap was once more about old-fashioned fun than cheap thrills." ''

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'' thought that the album "lacks the sonic punch and the verbal verve of N.W.A."

Track listing

Personnel

* Aaron Tyler –

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* Vernon Johnson -

* Terry Keith Allen – producer, arranger * Michael Bryant – scratches * Andre Manuel – keyboards, producer, arranger,

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*Darryl "Lyrrad" Davis – additional keyboards, design *Mike "Webeboomindashit" Edwards –

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*Jack Skinner – mastering *Henry Marquez – art direction *Phil Bedel – photography *Weldon Cochren – production coordinator *Lynda Simmons – project coordinator

Charts

References

External links

* 1990 debut albums Compton's Most Wanted albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub