Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton

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 and Relativity Records on January 30, 1996, ten months after Eazy-E's death from AIDS in March 1995. The album spawned the single, "Just tah Let U Know".

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Studio album by Eazy-E
Released	January 30, 1996[1]
Recorded	1994–95[2]
Genre	G-funk gangsta rap hardcore hip hop
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

Album information

Released posthumously after Wright's 1995 death from AIDS,[3] 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[4] intended for release in January 1993.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[6]

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[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"First Power"	A. Carraby E. Wright M. Rucker	DJ Yella	0:46
2.	"Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Sylk-E. Fyne)	A. Wicker A. Carraby A. Hinton D. Weldon E. Wright L. Johnson	DJ Yella	4:01
3.	"Sorry Louie"	E. Wright	Bobcat Eazy-E	4:04
4.	"Just tah Let U Know"	E. Wright	Eazy-E	4:09
5.	"Sippin' On A 40" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta)	A. Wicker A. Carraby A. Hinton M. Dickerson C. Miller E. Wright H. Brown L. Oskar L. Jordan S. Allen	DJ Yella	4:30
6.	"Nutz On Ya Chin"	E. Wright A. Criss K. Gist	Eazy-E	3:08
7.	"Tha Muthaphukkin' Real" (featuring MC Ren)	A. Carraby E. Wright L. Patterson	DJ Yella MC Ren (co.)	4:21
8.	"Lickin, Suckin, Phukkin"	A. Carraby E. Wright J. Tovio	DJ Yella	2:24
9.	"Hit The Hooker"	E. Wright L. Patterson	Naughty By Nature	2:52
10.	"My Baby'z Mama"	C. Lloyd	Bobcat	3:44
11.	"Creep N Crawl"	A. Carraby E. Wright	DJ Yella	4:11
12.	"Wut Would You Do" (featuring Dirty Red)	J. Gonzales K. Carter T. Gonzales	Tony G	5:52
13.	"Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street" (featuring Dresta, B.G. Knocc Out & Menajahtwa)	A. Carraby A. Wicker A. Hinton E. Wright M. Fields T. Hudson	DJ Yella	3:40
14.	"Eternal E" (featuring Roger Troutman)	E. Wright J. Gonzales R. Troutman T. Gonzales	Eazy-E Roger Troutman DJ Yella	5:26
Total length:				50:10

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

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart	20
UK Albums Chart	66
US Billboard 200[7]	3
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200	163
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Eazy-E's Final Album Straight off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin' Compton | Review". Retrieved 2019-09-27.
3. Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596.
4. 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.
5. Sandler, Adam (3 January 1993). "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
6. Browne, David (2 February 1996). "Str8 Off tha Streetz of Muthaph---in' Compton". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
7. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/eazy-e/chart-history/billboard-200. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/eazy-e/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Str8 off tha Streetz". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.