After N.W.A's disbanding in 1991, Eazy's EP titled It's On (Dr. Meanwhile, also in 1988, a "Boyz-n-the-Hood" remix arrived on an N.W.A companion album cheekier, Eazy's debut album Eazy-Duz-It. While N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton album spurred the Los Angeles area's hip hop to drop electro and rapidly go hardcore, the rappers still called it "reality rap", whereas news media would soon call it "gangsta rap".
In 1988, having gained rapper MC Ren, N.W.A released its official debut album, Straight Outta Compton. But once a rap group signed from New York City rejected it, Wright rapped it himself, dubbed Eazy-E. Dre, aided by DJ Yella and Arabian Prince, and ghostwriter Ice Cube-to draft the song in line with Wright's vision. and the Posse.Įric Wright, who founded Ruthless Records in 1986, had tasked the Ruthless songcrafting team-record producer Dr. and on the unauthorized compilation album N.W.A. Released in March 1987, the single was a local hit, reissued, by year's end, on N.W.A's EP titled N.W.A. and the difference would be stark."Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E, then leader of a new rap group, N.W.A. When Eazy-E would return with a second solo release, 5150 Home 4 tha Sick, his N.W.A associates would be M.I.A. Straight Outta Compton is no doubt the more revolutionary album, yet Eazy-Duz-It is a great companion, showcasing N.W.A's sense of humor and, despite the often violent subject matter, casting them in a lighter, more humorous mood. Dre's productions, particularly on the four-song sequence of "Eazy Duz It," "We Want Eazy," "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn," and "Radio" - all heavily produced songs with layers upon layers of samples and beats competing with Eazy-E's rhymes for attention. He's at his best here when he's cracking wise and also when he's overshadowed by Dr. This is fortunate because as charismatic as he may be, Eazy-E isn't an especially gifted MC. The collaborative nature of the music - with Dre and Yella producing the D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren writing the songs MC Ren featured as a guest on half of them and Eazy-E performing - fortunately makes Eazy-Duz-It more of an N.W.A effort than a true solo album. In terms of songwriting, the D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren are each credited plus, Ren performs raps of his own on five of the 12 songs. Dre and Yella meld together P-Funk, Def Jam-style hip-hop, and the leftover electro sounds of mid-'80s Los Angeles, creating a dense, funky, and thoroughly unique style of their own. It's no wonder why, for the album plays like a humorous, self-centered twist on Straight Outta Compton with Eazy-E, the most charismatic member of N.W.A, front and center while his associates are busy behind the scenes, producing the beats and writing the songs. Dre changed the rap game with The Chronic (1992), before MC Ren struggled to establish himself with Shock of the Hour (1993), and before Yella simply fell into obscurity, Eazy-E rose to immediate superstar status with this solo debut. Years before Ice Cube went solo with Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990), before Dr. Released only a month after Straight Outta Compton (1988), Eazy-Duz-It was the first N.W.A spin-off album.
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