Eazy E: Fat Girl (Ruthless, 1986)
Eazy E : Eazy Street (Capitol, 1990)
Probably the last of the beatbox series, and once again it's a nasty song. Boyz In The Hood was Eazy E's very first 12" and turned out to be a huge, huge, HUGE success. It has been said that the record sold half a million copies, keep in mind that it was the first record put out by Ruthless, an indie with no major distribution. The simple fact that the title was used to name a movie and a group, none of them having anything to do with Eazy E or Ruthless, is a good enough indication of the impact this song had on our generation. And do I need to insist on the career of the producer of this 12" ?
About two years later Eazy E put out his album, with the help of MC Ren, Ice Cube and DOC, and by that time the old b side that was Fat Girl would have sound dated on Eazy Duz It. Hip-Hop had changed a lot in two years. Even Boyz In The Hood had to be updated, no matter how classic the OG is. I gotta say that in the meantime both songs had been featured on an odd compilation put out by Macola titled NWA & The Posse (the same record where Mykah 9 got his first writing credit), which explains why they didn't feel the need to include them on the solo album.
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5 comments:
Hey keep up the good work!
You should really rip these classics at 192kps or above rather than 80kps though!
Hey keep up the good work!
You should really rip these classics at 192kps or above rather than 80kps though!
-M-
Damn, I used to have that NWA and the posse tape back in the day. My homegirl stole that and Living like Hustlers for me, because she wanted to hook me up. When she asked me what I wanted I thought she was kidding, but I wasn't mad at her. Unfortunately I lost the NWA tape years ago.
Well, I know the sound is not as good as it could be, but that's an incentive to make people go out and buy old records !
Ever heard of a CD?
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