5/2/2024 0 Comments Eazy E Eazy Duz It RemasteredThe album is filled with casual references to sexual assault and domestic abuse, not to mention the countless acts of violence, generalizing womanizing, and overall lack of respect for human life. In terms of lyrical content, Eazy-Duz-It is just as “controversial” as Straight Outta Compton, if not more so. Like the best songs on Straight Outta Compton, the tracks feature a dense, layered collage of samples, with live instrumentation mixed in at times. Dre and DJ Yella had developed a more unified sound, and they did a lot of innovative things on Eazy-Duz-It. Songs from Straight Outta Compton were culled together from a period of a few years, whereas the majority of Eazy-Duz-It was recorded in the same series of sessions. Musically, Eazy-Duz-It is the more interesting album. It presents a more complete overall picture of Eazy-E as a rapper/personality than Straight Outta Compton did for N.W.A as a group. However, Eazy-Duz-It is a more cohesive piece of work. ![]() It’s fair to say that N.W.A’s debut is the better overall album, and it features higher highs. A “remix” version of the song appears on Eazy-Duz-It, but the only difference is the addition of a scene-setting opening verse.Įazy-Duz-It invites inevitable comparisons to Straight Outta Compton. The single was a massive success, as it sold thousands of records independently, laid the foundation for Eazy’s Ruthless Records independent label, and made him and his colleagues celebrities among the Los Angeles rap community. With its tinkling and deliberate keyboard-line and handclap heavy drum track, “Boyz-N-The-Hood” was unlike much of the Los Angeles-based music that had been released before. After deciding the song didn’t fit the group’s Run-DMC-influenced sensibilities, Dre convinced Eazy to rap over it himself. Dre, was originally intended for the New York-based Ruthless-signees H.B.O. ![]() “Boyz-N-The-Hood,” his first single, written by Ice Cube and produced by Dr. However, it’s Eazy-E’s early success as an artist that paved the way for Straight Outta Compton. When Straight Outta Compton debuted it hit with the power of semi-truck. He only turned to music as a viable moneymaking option after realizing that engaging in street activities was too dangerous.Įazy-E is of course best known for his role in one of the first gangsta rap groups N***as With Attitude aka N.W.A, comprised of such future superstars as Dr. Before he touched a mic, he made his money selling drugs and through other illicit means. One of Gangsta Rap’s founding fathers, he was one of those rare rappers who lived what he talked about on his records. It’s a memorable start to an album that helped shape the course of hip-hop history and now celebrates its 35th anniversary.Įric “Eazy-E” Wright was a real-deal gangsta. This declaration was the perfect way to start the album: It’s a loud, brash, confrontational statement that features a few curse words and is oddly hilarious. “Now that you bought the album, what the fuck are you going to do with it, bitch?” a distorted, booming voice asks not even a minute into Eazy-Duz-It, Eazy-E’s debut album. Happy 35th Anniversary to Eazy-E’s debut studio album Eazy-Duz-It, originally released September 13, 1988.
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