It was at this point the foundations of the group became fractured, however.
This album, titled Straight Outta Compton, became infamous. In 1989, their first studio album would be released to a substantial reception. Their debut compilation album was released in 1987, titled N.W.A and the Posse. However, that didn’t stop the group rocketing to fame and notoriety.
Almost every song was explicit, and viewed as glorification of crime, drugs and misogyny. The group were very outspoken about their hatred for the criminal justice and police system, above all else.Īcross the United States, their music was banned from countless radio stations, most of them mainstream. They included lyrics in their songs that weren’t just revolutionary, but controversial. They are extremely well known for their introduction of ‘gangsta rap’ to the industry. By 1987, these six men had formed the group and began to take the hip hop scene by storm. In the late nineties, a group of talented young men assembled in Compton, set to make history. There are few rap groups that exist – or have existed – with more notoriety than N.W.A. Read on to learn more about the history and tragic rise and fall of Eazy-E. The song was originally supposed to be performed by a New York group, but when they rejected it, Eazy-E decided to record it himself. and the difference would be stark.The Compton-born rapper shot to fame in the late eighties with controversial group, N.W.A, but what was his first song?Įazy-E’s first song was titled Boyz-n-the-Hood, and was released as a debut single in 1987. 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.