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| 1. (Intro) – Kilo “G” |
| 2. Compton & Watts Luv – Kilo “G” & Baby $crill |
| 3. Friends 4 Tha Green – Kilo “G,” Hu$tleboyfloyd, Crafty |
| 4. Smoke On – Hu$tleboyfloyd |
| 5. Penitentiary Tale – Kilo “G” |
| 6. Hu$tle Hard – Baby $crill |
| 7. Throw It Up – Kilo “G,” Hu$tleboy Floyd |
| 8. If U A Ryda – Bo$$ |
| 9. By Your Side – Young Whoop |
| 10. It’s That Crafty Cat – Crafty |
| 11. Let’s Get It Poppin’ – Kilo G, Hu$tleboyfloyd, Identity |
| 12. Get Ya Wigg Rocced – Crafty, Identity |
| 13. Stories – Bonus Track By Kilo “G” |
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"COMPTON & WATTS LUV" is laced with 13 hot songs by KILO "G" and the $oldier$ at Hu$tlehouse. Kilo “G†has been writing, performing, and recording my for over a decade and looking to take it to another level of “gangsta rap†with his rhyme technique. He has paid his dues working with Hu$tlehouse Entertainment laying down three mixtapes.
I was immediately drawn to the bada** beats and catchy rhythms. Just the raw sound of the bass drum hitting hard will energize anyone listening. The voices of rap legends Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and MC Wren harmoniously unite with the smooth and powerful sounds generated by Dr. Dre and Yella Boy.
But the real hypnotic power of these songs is infused in the lyrics. These guys rap about their tough circumstances growing up in Compton, an extremely dangerous and crime-ridden city in California. As their words depict the harsh times they constantly endured, the listener is pulled in to a world they might be unfamiliar with. I know I was clueless.
I'm not sure if it's done intentionally, but they really romanticize the ghetto life. They glamorize the gangster attitude. I found an overwhelming appeal to this.
I am no longer much of a rap fan since the N.W.A. days. But I'll always remember the spirit that encompasses this masterpiece.
-DJ Esperanto
Chicago, IL
#1 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Eazy E, Ice Cube, MC Ren -- an ode to Compton -- tight beat)
#2 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Eazy E, MC Ren, Ice Cube -- tight beat -- like the songs says F**K tha Police")
#3 - 9.5 (Ice Cube & Eazy E)
#4 - 10 (CLASSIC -- MC REn -- great beat)
#5 - 9.5 (D.O.C., Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Ice Cube, Eazy E -- tight beat)
#6 - 9.5 (Eazy E -- tight beat --a bout his 40 oz.)
#7 - 8.5 (Dr Dre & MC REn -- nice beat)
#8 - 9 (MC Ren)
#9 - 8 (Dr Dre & MC REn)
#10 - 9 (ICe Cube -- about not letting a h0 play you)
#11 - 9 (Ice Cube --a bout teh Dopeman)
#12 - 7 (MC Ren)
#13 - 3 (Eazy E, MC REn & Dr. Dre -- has dance music??)
ICE CUBE -- O'Shea Jackson -- b. 6/15/69 -- Compton, CA
MC REN -- Lorenzo J. Patterson -- b. around 1969 -- Compton, CA
EAZY E (R.I.P.) -- Eric Wright -- b. 9/7/63 d. 3/26/95 -- Compton, CA
DR. Dre -- Andre Young -- b. 2/18/65 -- Compton, CA
COMPTON!!
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Straight Outta Compton-***** ILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
Gangsta Gangsta -***** Best on the album.
If It Ain't Ruff -**** Great.
Parental Discretion Iz Advised-***** Awesome.
8 ball -***** Hilarious!
Something like that -**** Good.
Express Yourself -***** I'm running out of things to say.
Comptons In The House -***** It is in the house!
I ain't the One -***** Cool.
Dopeman -***** I am out of things to say uggh cool.
Quiet On the Set -***** ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Something 2 dance 2 -***** Great way to end it.
#2 - 9 (f/ bg knocc out, dresta, sylk)
#3 - 8.5
#4 - 8.5 (gets on Snoop and Death Row)
#5 - 8 (f/ dresta & bg knocc out -- about drinking 40's)
#6 - 9 (upbeat dirty song)
#7 - 7.5 (f/ MC Ren -- slow gangsta beat)
#9 - 8.5 (another dirty one)
#10 - 8.5 (about sheisty baby's mama's)
#11 - 8.5 (another gangsta song)
#12 - 8 (f/ dirty red -- gets on Death Row again)
#13 - 6 (f/ dresta, bg knocc out, menajahtwa)
Eric Wright -- b. 9/7/63 d. 3/26/95 -- Compton, CA
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I think he definetely was'nt afraid to speak his mind, and the words that came across to his fans were sincere even at times halarious. The man was a real brother from Compton who basically introduced gangsta rap to America. This is one of his best albums if you ask me, and that song that goes Wut would u do, Wut would u do if we rolled on you! Man ! I think Eazy definetely won the battle he had wit Dre, because he came with real Compton City G'z after Dre Day. And yes Eazy E was sleezy so everyone cited with Death Row, but (wake up) Gangstaz are supposed to be "fool". Also Dre went to see Eazy-E right before he died I heard, now do you still hate him ?
Review`ed by: S.A.G rapper from Norway, Bergen.
First and foremost, Eiht is an emcee, not just a rapper. This performance is the pinacle of his rhyme ability before he became known to the public as "the guy who says geeyah". He battles ("Dead Men Tell No Lies", "Duck Sick II", "Def Wish II", and "Who's ****ing Who?"), he paints big lyrical hood murals ("Hood Took Me Under" & "Jack Mode"), he constantly reps his hood ("Compton 4 Life"), experiments ("N*ggaz Strugglin" & "U's a B*tch"), and destroys with rapid fire delivery ("Hit the Floor"). He may be the only artist to ever hold his own on a track with the great Brad Jordan a.k.a. Scarface ("N 2 Deep").
Production is cutting edge as well and again. After the slightly uninspired Staight Checkn'em album, this album returns to the original formula that made It's a Compton Thang so great - creative use of samples. "Hood Done Took Me Under" is the classic example. Eiht rips the Isaac Hayes sample used by Easy Mo B for Notorious BIG a few years later for "Warning", and a good decade before Ludacris used it again on his "Chicken & Beer" album. To top it all off, the loop was vastly superior to either of these uses or numerous others. Or better yet, check the clever use of scratches and snippets on "Who's ****ing Who?" where Tim Dog's voice is used to scorch himself. The complete bastardization of BDP's classic "South Bronx" was even a bold manuver with, to my surprise, absolutely no response from Krs-ONE. And to wrap it all up, you get the smooth instrumental "Music To Driveby" to round it all out.
Yeah sure, Eiht didn't get the national recognition until We Come Strapped a few years later. But that album, in my opinon, pales in comparison to the overuse of the same production used on Driveby's "Hood Rat" and waaaaaaay to many "Geeyah's". Driveby's way more diverse in both production and lyrics and does not suffer from any overused topics that Eiht would later be forced to employ from the overabundance of other Gangsta rappers and their albums.
If you're even a mild fan of gangsta rap or even hip hop in general, do yourself a favor and pick up this classic.
After a pointless intro, the album starts off nicely with "They Still Gafflin". Good hardcore ruff stuff I'd come to expect from CMW. The undisputed classic "Growin' Up in the Hood" from the Boyz In The Hood soundtrack pops up next. If you have somehow managed to miss this track in your travels, just know that this was the song that made CMW's career. It is the beginning of their recognition outside of California and easily one of the most influential songs in all Gangsta rapdom. Unfortunately, after this track the album starts to slip.
Part of the strength of Compton Thang was the creative samples and loops that Unknown had hooked up. For most of the remainder of Checkn 'Em, beats appeared that had been used only a year or two before by greats like Big Daddy Kane (see "Straight Checkn 'Em") and others. I got the feeling that this album may have been done as some sort of rush job to keep up with the tidal wave that "Growin' Up in the Hood" had created. Let it suffice to say that the beats sound very formulaic and few risks were taken with production.
That doesn't mean that there are not some gems here. To this day I find "I Don't Dance" a hysterical dedication to those of us that were and are too cool to do the running man. A glimmer of the old CMW production brilliance is here when Eiht becomes exasperated when a club DJ "threw on the 'Ice Ice Baby'". The notorious sample of "Under Pressure" by Queen pops up momentarily and Eiht deadpans that "that !*%? don't faze me". The DJ work on the hook is also brilliant: Zapp "I can make you dance" followed by LL Cool J "I don't think so". Also, despite it's poor sound quality, it is difficult not to be impressed by the ambition of "Driveby Miss Daisy" where Eiht successfully paints a vivid lyrical motion picture of a gangster tale gone wrong.
A final disappointment was a decided lack of Chill aka Tha Chill aka Tha Chill M.C. I know that Chill had run into some legal trouble between "Growin' Up in the Hood" and Checkn' Em and that he eventually did a bid for whatever it was, (hence his complete disappearance from the music scene until '97 or '98). If I had to guess, I'd say he had a lot of legal battles and other troubles on his mind while the rest of CMW must have been struggling to focus on this album.
While it is far from garbage, this album remains to me as a blemish on the recording career of CMW. Despite my disappointment, it remains an album worth checking out as it is better than a lot of other garbage out there today and back then as well. I consider it a slight misstep before the greatness to come on the follow-up classic Music To Driveby.
I'm a fan of David Grier but I didn't much like the Grier & Compton duo live. I'm not sure why but that stuff didn't do it for me. Stomp really does it for me, though! I initially wasn't too hot on the vocal tracks. I still kinda feel like both Mike and David have rather generic voices. They can sing but there isn't a ton of character. Somehow though, even these tracks have won me over. They've really grown on me.
The other day I told someone that I thought this was the best Acoustic Disc album since Traversata. Later when I was back at the old homestead I realized I'd made a mistake. I forgot about the Grisman & Bush Hold On We're Strummin' album being in there, and for some reason I was thinking Dawgnation came out before Traversata, but it didn't. I'd have to say Stomp and Dawgnation are alternating co-best Acoustic Disc albums since Traversata, with Hold On being 3rd. If you're wondering what is Traversata, it's a fantastic Italian album featuring Carlo Aonzo (mando), Beppe Gambetta (harp guitar) and Grisman on a handful of tracks. I don't know why this website no longer carries it. It's still available via the Acoustic Disc site. As of right now, my review of it is on page 20 of my reviews here. I love that album and have been patiently waiting for Carlo Aonzo's own solo album on this label.
To recap, Stomp is a great, fun, beautifully recorded bluegrass mandolin duo but there's just enough modern personality that it'd still bunch Bill Monroe's knickers on a few occasions.
David Grisman refers to David Long and Mike Compton as "talented kindred spirits" who have chosen to use Bill Monroe's mandolin style as their springboard into both old and new, fertile territory. The musical tangents include some journeys into blues, ragtime, minstrelsy, gospel and old-time fiddle tunes. Four of the 17 pieces are performed solo by Mike or David, while the rest are duets that use mandolin, mandola, guitar or octave mandola. Some of my favorite renderings are with Mike's octave mandola and David's mandolin. These include Ashland Breakdown and Big Indian Blues.
While drawing heavily from a traditional and Monroe repertoire, the album also includes compositions from each of the featured artists, such as Compton's "Big Indian Blues" and "Black's Run" and Longs' "January Nightmare." Both collaborated to pen "Centipede Hop," and its humorous intro has the musicians telling how both of them wrote separate tunes with similar melodies, chords and tempos. We speculate that this tune was the ultimate result when both played their respective tunes together. Within the hour-long set, about 14 minutes have vocals. Mike sings solo on "How You Want it Done?" Three pieces have some nice duet vocals -- "Mississippi Bound," "Every Humble Knee Must Bow," and "The Old Ark's A Movin'." I would've enjoyed a few more vocals on the project, but one interesting contrast occurs on "Black's Run" with the octave banjo mandolin being Mike's instrument of choice.
Recorded live to two tracks, their vision was to capture flavors of the southern music that Monroe might have listened to. I never tire of hearing Bill Monroe's originals, and the rest of the material on "Stomp" is just as exhilarating. Compton's title cut is an octave mandola solo with plenty of bluesy notes and downstrokes. Presented in raw-boned fashion, these tunes will help us better understand the roots of bluegrass. The album would also be a worthwhile investment for players of the eight strings who are looking for material to increase their repertoires. Without much guitar, and no banjo or fiddle, in the mix, "Stomp" is an interesting concept that establishes a likable groove with a maximum of 16 strings being picked at any one time. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
"COMPTON & WATTS LUV" is laced with 13 hot songs by KILO "G" and the $oldier$ at Hu$tlehouse. Kilo “G†has been writing, performing, and recording my for over a decade and looking to take it to another level of “gangsta rap†with his rhyme technique. He has paid his dues working with Hu$tlehouse Entertainment laying down three mixtapes.
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Compton & Watts Luv [Explicit Lyrics]
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Straight Outta Compton
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ASIN: B00006JJ51 Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
Tracks:
- Straight Outta Compton
- F--- Tha Police
- Gangsta Gangsta
- If It Ain't Ruff
- Parental Discretion 12 Advised
- 8 Ball (Remix)
- Something Like That
- Express Yourself
- Compton's N The House (Remix)
- I Ain't Tha 1
- Dopeman (Remix)
- I Ain't Tha 1
- Something 2 Dance 2
- Express Yourself (Extended Mix)
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- A B---- Is A B----
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A lone voice sneers "You are about to witness the strength of street knowledge," and with that warning the greatest-ever gangsta album begins. Then these Niggas with Attitude--wicked rhymes by Ice Cube, Easy E, and MC Ren; soulful production courtesy Dr. Dre; beats provided by DJ Yella--come barreling into your face, just daring you to ignore the streets of Compton (or any American city) even one day longer. From the anti-police brutality anthem "F**k Tha Police" to the angry, unflinching realism of "Gangsta Gangsta," to the pro-free speech "Express Yourself," this is slammin' and ruthless. --David CantwellAlbum Description
2002 reissue of 1988 gangsta rap classic includes four bonus tracks, 'Express Yourself' (Extended Mix), 'Bonus Beats', 'Straight Outta Compton' (Extended Mix) & 'AB----12 AB----'. EMI.Customer Reviews:
Classic gangsta hip hop........2007-07-05
Hot as fire... this one kicks butt! OG Gangsta' rap hard and out cold........2007-06-14
Comin Straight Outta Compton!.......2007-06-09
Great cd.......2007-05-20
Bullet holes in the head of the music industry.......2007-04-28
I was immediately drawn to the bada** beats and catchy rhythms. Just the raw sound of the bass drum hitting hard will energize anyone listening. The voices of rap legends Ice Cube, Eazy-E, and MC Wren harmoniously unite with the smooth and powerful sounds generated by Dr. Dre and Yella Boy.
But the real hypnotic power of these songs is infused in the lyrics. These guys rap about their tough circumstances growing up in Compton, an extremely dangerous and crime-ridden city in California. As their words depict the harsh times they constantly endured, the listener is pulled in to a world they might be unfamiliar with. I know I was clueless.
I'm not sure if it's done intentionally, but they really romanticize the ghetto life. They glamorize the gangster attitude. I found an overwhelming appeal to this.
I am no longer much of a rap fan since the N.W.A. days. But I'll always remember the spirit that encompasses this masterpiece.
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Straight Outta Compton
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ASIN: B000003B6J Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Straight Outta Compton
- _ _ _ _ Tha Police
- Gangsta Gangsta
- If It Ain't Ruff
- Parental Discretion Iz Advised
- 8 Ball (Remix)
- Something Like That
- Express Yourself
- Compton's In The House (Remix)
- I Ain't Tha 1
- Dopeman (Remix)
- Quiet On Tha Set
- Something 2 Dance 2
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A lone voice sneers "You are about to witness the strength of street knowledge," and with that warning the greatest-ever gangsta album begins. Then these Niggas with Attitude--wicked rhymes by Ice Cube, Easy E, and MC Ren; soulful production courtesy Dr. Dre; beats provided by DJ Yella--come barreling into your face, just daring you to ignore the streets of Compton (or any American city) even one day longer. From the anti-police brutality anthem "F__k Tha Police" to the angry, unflinching realism of "Gangsta Gangsta," to the pro-free speech "Express Yourself," this is slammin' and ruthless. --David CantwellCustomer Reviews:
Explicit lyrics AND Clean Version- contradiction in terms??.......2006-01-23
-DJ Esperanto
Chicago, IL
CLASSIC beginning to Gangsta Rap from Compton.......2005-11-26
#1 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Eazy E, Ice Cube, MC Ren -- an ode to Compton -- tight beat)
#2 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Eazy E, MC Ren, Ice Cube -- tight beat -- like the songs says F**K tha Police")
#3 - 9.5 (Ice Cube & Eazy E)
#4 - 10 (CLASSIC -- MC REn -- great beat)
#5 - 9.5 (D.O.C., Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Ice Cube, Eazy E -- tight beat)
#6 - 9.5 (Eazy E -- tight beat --a bout his 40 oz.)
#7 - 8.5 (Dr Dre & MC REn -- nice beat)
#8 - 9 (MC Ren)
#9 - 8 (Dr Dre & MC REn)
#10 - 9 (ICe Cube -- about not letting a h0 play you)
#11 - 9 (Ice Cube --a bout teh Dopeman)
#12 - 7 (MC Ren)
#13 - 3 (Eazy E, MC REn & Dr. Dre -- has dance music??)
ICE CUBE -- O'Shea Jackson -- b. 6/15/69 -- Compton, CA
MC REN -- Lorenzo J. Patterson -- b. around 1969 -- Compton, CA
EAZY E (R.I.P.) -- Eric Wright -- b. 9/7/63 d. 3/26/95 -- Compton, CA
DR. Dre -- Andre Young -- b. 2/18/65 -- Compton, CA
COMPTON!!
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One of the best.......2005-11-25
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON AND INTO OUR LIVING ROOMS.......2005-07-13
TOTALLY ILL!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-04-15
Straight Outta Compton-***** ILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
Gangsta Gangsta -***** Best on the album.
If It Ain't Ruff -**** Great.
Parental Discretion Iz Advised-***** Awesome.
8 ball -***** Hilarious!
Something like that -**** Good.
Express Yourself -***** I'm running out of things to say.
Comptons In The House -***** It is in the house!
I ain't the One -***** Cool.
Dopeman -***** I am out of things to say uggh cool.
Quiet On the Set -***** ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Something 2 dance 2 -***** Great way to end it.
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Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphu**in Compton
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ASIN: B00000DHTB Release Date: 1998-11-24 |
Tracks:
- First Power
- Ole School ___t
- Sorry Louie
- Just Tah Let U Know
- Sippin On A 40
- Nutz On Ya Chin
- Tha Mutha ______in Real
- L__kin, S_kin, ____kin
- Hit The Hooker
- My Baby'z Mama
- Creep N Crawl
- Wut Would You Do
- Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street
- Eternal E
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Eazy E's final hurrah.......2007-06-13
Eazy Does it again.......2005-11-30
Awsome Album.......2005-05-01
Another solid album from the Godfather of Gansta Rap -- RIP.......2005-03-25
#2 - 9 (f/ bg knocc out, dresta, sylk)
#3 - 8.5
#4 - 8.5 (gets on Snoop and Death Row)
#5 - 8 (f/ dresta & bg knocc out -- about drinking 40's)
#6 - 9 (upbeat dirty song)
#7 - 7.5 (f/ MC Ren -- slow gangsta beat)
#9 - 8.5 (another dirty one)
#10 - 8.5 (about sheisty baby's mama's)
#11 - 8.5 (another gangsta song)
#12 - 8 (f/ dirty red -- gets on Death Row again)
#13 - 6 (f/ dresta, bg knocc out, menajahtwa)
Eric Wright -- b. 9/7/63 d. 3/26/95 -- Compton, CA
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Godfather of Gangsta Rap.......2005-02-26
I think he definetely was'nt afraid to speak his mind, and the words that came across to his fans were sincere even at times halarious. The man was a real brother from Compton who basically introduced gangsta rap to America. This is one of his best albums if you ask me, and that song that goes Wut would u do, Wut would u do if we rolled on you! Man ! I think Eazy definetely won the battle he had wit Dre, because he came with real Compton City G'z after Dre Day. And yes Eazy E was sleezy so everyone cited with Death Row, but (wake up) Gangstaz are supposed to be "fool". Also Dre went to see Eazy-E right before he died I heard, now do you still hate him ?
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Music to Driveby
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ASIN: B0000028SB Release Date: 1992-09-29 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Hit The Floor
- Hood Took Me Under
- Jack Mode
- Compton 4 Life
- 8 Iz Enough
- Duck Sick II
- Dead Men Tell No Lies
- N 2 Deep
- Who's Xxxxing Who
- This Is A Gang
- Hoodrat
- Niggaz Strugglin
- I Gots Ta Get Over
- U's A Bitch
- Another Victim
- Def Wish II
- Music To Driveby
Customer Reviews:
Serious Game Poppin' Off From The CPT.......2007-04-13
OFFICAL HIP-HOP REVIEWER.......2006-12-12
Compton 4 life.......2006-06-20
Review`ed by: S.A.G rapper from Norway, Bergen.
cpt's most wanted.......2004-07-25
Maybe the best Gangsta rap album ever..........2004-03-29
First and foremost, Eiht is an emcee, not just a rapper. This performance is the pinacle of his rhyme ability before he became known to the public as "the guy who says geeyah". He battles ("Dead Men Tell No Lies", "Duck Sick II", "Def Wish II", and "Who's ****ing Who?"), he paints big lyrical hood murals ("Hood Took Me Under" & "Jack Mode"), he constantly reps his hood ("Compton 4 Life"), experiments ("N*ggaz Strugglin" & "U's a B*tch"), and destroys with rapid fire delivery ("Hit the Floor"). He may be the only artist to ever hold his own on a track with the great Brad Jordan a.k.a. Scarface ("N 2 Deep").
Production is cutting edge as well and again. After the slightly uninspired Staight Checkn'em album, this album returns to the original formula that made It's a Compton Thang so great - creative use of samples. "Hood Done Took Me Under" is the classic example. Eiht rips the Isaac Hayes sample used by Easy Mo B for Notorious BIG a few years later for "Warning", and a good decade before Ludacris used it again on his "Chicken & Beer" album. To top it all off, the loop was vastly superior to either of these uses or numerous others. Or better yet, check the clever use of scratches and snippets on "Who's ****ing Who?" where Tim Dog's voice is used to scorch himself. The complete bastardization of BDP's classic "South Bronx" was even a bold manuver with, to my surprise, absolutely no response from Krs-ONE. And to wrap it all up, you get the smooth instrumental "Music To Driveby" to round it all out.
Yeah sure, Eiht didn't get the national recognition until We Come Strapped a few years later. But that album, in my opinon, pales in comparison to the overuse of the same production used on Driveby's "Hood Rat" and waaaaaaay to many "Geeyah's". Driveby's way more diverse in both production and lyrics and does not suffer from any overused topics that Eiht would later be forced to employ from the overabundance of other Gangsta rappers and their albums.
If you're even a mild fan of gangsta rap or even hip hop in general, do yourself a favor and pick up this classic.
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Straight Out of Compton
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Straight Checkn 'Em
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ASIN: B0000027S9 Release Date: 1991-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- They Still Gafflin'
- Growin' Up In The Hood
- Wanted
- Straight Checki 'Em
- I Don't Dance
- Raised In Compton
- Driveby Miss Daisy
- Def Wish
- Compton's Lynchin
- Mike T's Funky Scratch
- Can I Kill It?
- Gangsta Shot Out
Customer Reviews:
THIS MAN IS RAW!!!!!!!.........TO ME THA MOST FEARED MC,ON THA WEST!!!!.......2005-12-15
YOU'VE SLEPT FAR TOO LONG.......2005-10-26
I tried hard to love this album..........2005-04-07
After a pointless intro, the album starts off nicely with "They Still Gafflin". Good hardcore ruff stuff I'd come to expect from CMW. The undisputed classic "Growin' Up in the Hood" from the Boyz In The Hood soundtrack pops up next. If you have somehow managed to miss this track in your travels, just know that this was the song that made CMW's career. It is the beginning of their recognition outside of California and easily one of the most influential songs in all Gangsta rapdom. Unfortunately, after this track the album starts to slip.
Part of the strength of Compton Thang was the creative samples and loops that Unknown had hooked up. For most of the remainder of Checkn 'Em, beats appeared that had been used only a year or two before by greats like Big Daddy Kane (see "Straight Checkn 'Em") and others. I got the feeling that this album may have been done as some sort of rush job to keep up with the tidal wave that "Growin' Up in the Hood" had created. Let it suffice to say that the beats sound very formulaic and few risks were taken with production.
That doesn't mean that there are not some gems here. To this day I find "I Don't Dance" a hysterical dedication to those of us that were and are too cool to do the running man. A glimmer of the old CMW production brilliance is here when Eiht becomes exasperated when a club DJ "threw on the 'Ice Ice Baby'". The notorious sample of "Under Pressure" by Queen pops up momentarily and Eiht deadpans that "that !*%? don't faze me". The DJ work on the hook is also brilliant: Zapp "I can make you dance" followed by LL Cool J "I don't think so". Also, despite it's poor sound quality, it is difficult not to be impressed by the ambition of "Driveby Miss Daisy" where Eiht successfully paints a vivid lyrical motion picture of a gangster tale gone wrong.
A final disappointment was a decided lack of Chill aka Tha Chill aka Tha Chill M.C. I know that Chill had run into some legal trouble between "Growin' Up in the Hood" and Checkn' Em and that he eventually did a bid for whatever it was, (hence his complete disappearance from the music scene until '97 or '98). If I had to guess, I'd say he had a lot of legal battles and other troubles on his mind while the rest of CMW must have been struggling to focus on this album.
While it is far from garbage, this album remains to me as a blemish on the recording career of CMW. Despite my disappointment, it remains an album worth checking out as it is better than a lot of other garbage out there today and back then as well. I consider it a slight misstep before the greatness to come on the follow-up classic Music To Driveby.
CLASSIC HARDCORE GANGSTA RAP AT IT'S BEST !!!.......2004-01-07
geeah growin up n da hood.......2002-11-02
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Compton Forever
Toddy Tee Manufacturer: Thump Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000003835 Release Date: 1995-03-21 |
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Stomp
Mike Compton & David Long Manufacturer: Acoustic Disc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000E8N8OI Release Date: 2006-03-07 |
Tracks:
- Evening Prayer Blues
- Mississpippi Bound
- Ashland Breakdown
- Every Humble Knee Must Bow
- Old Mountaineer
- Big Indian Blues
- The Old Ark's A Movin'
- January Nightmare
- Stomp
- How You Want It Done?
- Vickburg Stomp
- Centipede Hop
- Standing On Jesus
- Black's Run
- Sweet Lizzie
- Prison Blues
- Tanyards
Customer Reviews:
A little gem of an album.......2006-06-19
I'm a fan of David Grier but I didn't much like the Grier & Compton duo live. I'm not sure why but that stuff didn't do it for me. Stomp really does it for me, though! I initially wasn't too hot on the vocal tracks. I still kinda feel like both Mike and David have rather generic voices. They can sing but there isn't a ton of character. Somehow though, even these tracks have won me over. They've really grown on me.
The other day I told someone that I thought this was the best Acoustic Disc album since Traversata. Later when I was back at the old homestead I realized I'd made a mistake. I forgot about the Grisman & Bush Hold On We're Strummin' album being in there, and for some reason I was thinking Dawgnation came out before Traversata, but it didn't. I'd have to say Stomp and Dawgnation are alternating co-best Acoustic Disc albums since Traversata, with Hold On being 3rd. If you're wondering what is Traversata, it's a fantastic Italian album featuring Carlo Aonzo (mando), Beppe Gambetta (harp guitar) and Grisman on a handful of tracks. I don't know why this website no longer carries it. It's still available via the Acoustic Disc site. As of right now, my review of it is on page 20 of my reviews here. I love that album and have been patiently waiting for Carlo Aonzo's own solo album on this label.
To recap, Stomp is a great, fun, beautifully recorded bluegrass mandolin duo but there's just enough modern personality that it'd still bunch Bill Monroe's knickers on a few occasions.
An interesting concept that establishes a likable groove .......2006-03-14
David Grisman refers to David Long and Mike Compton as "talented kindred spirits" who have chosen to use Bill Monroe's mandolin style as their springboard into both old and new, fertile territory. The musical tangents include some journeys into blues, ragtime, minstrelsy, gospel and old-time fiddle tunes. Four of the 17 pieces are performed solo by Mike or David, while the rest are duets that use mandolin, mandola, guitar or octave mandola. Some of my favorite renderings are with Mike's octave mandola and David's mandolin. These include Ashland Breakdown and Big Indian Blues.
While drawing heavily from a traditional and Monroe repertoire, the album also includes compositions from each of the featured artists, such as Compton's "Big Indian Blues" and "Black's Run" and Longs' "January Nightmare." Both collaborated to pen "Centipede Hop," and its humorous intro has the musicians telling how both of them wrote separate tunes with similar melodies, chords and tempos. We speculate that this tune was the ultimate result when both played their respective tunes together. Within the hour-long set, about 14 minutes have vocals. Mike sings solo on "How You Want it Done?" Three pieces have some nice duet vocals -- "Mississippi Bound," "Every Humble Knee Must Bow," and "The Old Ark's A Movin'." I would've enjoyed a few more vocals on the project, but one interesting contrast occurs on "Black's Run" with the octave banjo mandolin being Mike's instrument of choice.
Recorded live to two tracks, their vision was to capture flavors of the southern music that Monroe might have listened to. I never tire of hearing Bill Monroe's originals, and the rest of the material on "Stomp" is just as exhilarating. Compton's title cut is an octave mandola solo with plenty of bluesy notes and downstrokes. Presented in raw-boned fashion, these tunes will help us better understand the roots of bluegrass. The album would also be a worthwhile investment for players of the eight strings who are looking for material to increase their repertoires. Without much guitar, and no banjo or fiddle, in the mix, "Stomp" is an interesting concept that establishes a likable groove with a maximum of 16 strings being picked at any one time. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
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It's a Compton Thang
Compton's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00000DR3Y Release Date: 1990-05-25 |
Tracks:
- One Time Gaffled Em Up
- I'm Wit Dat
- Final Chapter
- I Give Up Nuthin
- This Is compton
- Rhymes Too Funky Pt. 1 (Live At Lonzo's 1988)
- Duck Sick
- Give It Up
- Late Night Hype
- I Mean Biznez
- It's A Compton Thang
Customer Reviews:
One of the best debuts ever.......2005-06-16
I love this cd.......2003-11-02
the best westcoast album ever.......2002-06-18
1990 RELEASE FROM COMPTONS-MC EIHT.......1999-11-22
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Represent
Compton's Most Wanted Manufacturer: Half Ounce ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gangsta & Hardcore
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ASIN: B000050I57 Release Date: 2000-11-21 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- This Is Compton 2000
- Some May Know
- Get Money
- What U Like It Like
- 100%
- Then U Gone
- All Around The Hood
- Endolude - 'Welcome To Los Angeles'
- Them Niggaz
- So Don't Go There
- Represent
- Like Me
- Pull The Trigger
- Slang My Keys
- Front Page
Customer Reviews:
cmw 4 life.......2002-03-25
GOOD but not enough.......2001-03-20
the bomb.......2000-11-22
Rap Music:
- Da Dirty 30
- Da Exorcist Returns [Explicit Lyrics]
- Def Jam's Greatest Hits
- Def Jam's How to Be a Player [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]
- Diamondz & Woodgrain [Explicit Lyrics]
- DJ Bass Mix 2000
- Everything Is Everything [Explicit Lyrics]
- Fantastic Voyage [CD-single]
- Flooded Wit Chips [Explicit Lyrics]
- For Whom the Bass Tolls
Recommended Music:
Bach:Concertos, BWV 1043,1044,1060,1064
Music: Great Mozart Singers, Vol. 3: Opera Arias 1961-82
All of Us [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Afro-Cuban Grooves, Vol. 1 [Import]
10 Am Automatic Pt.2 [CD-single] [Import]