''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
Ruthless Records was an American record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California in 1986, where all of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records, Inc. since 1997. Several artists on the ...
and
Relativity Records
Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered in ...
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. It 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.
Reception
''
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular cult ...
'' (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
Track listing
Personnel
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Thomas Sylvester Allen – songwriter & percussion
(track 5)
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Harold Ray Brown
Harold Ray Brown (born March 17, 1946) is a founding member of War, an American funk band in the 1970s and 2000s. Harold had a number of roles over the years, acting as drummer, percussion, vocalist, and bandleader.
Brown is the oldest of six ...
– 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
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Anthony Shawn Criss – songwriter & producer
(tracks 6, 9)
*Donald Cunningham – art director, design
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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
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known as Roger, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influen ...
– featured artist, songwriter & producer
(track 14)
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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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Eazy-E albums
1995 albums
Albums published posthumously
Ruthless Records albums
G-funk albums