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- Date Released: June 1, 1992
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Rap
- Label: Bump Johnson Inc.
Dark, dank gangsta rap with a soul spine
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We Say...
Compton's Most Wanted didn't invent West Coast gangsta music, but they may have perfected it. Over an impressive three-album run in the early '90s, only founding member MC Eiht was a constant in the group, crucial because his methodical, menacing storytelling was the crux of their appeal. Driveby, a viscous, virulent collection of serrated Isaac Hayes samples and slow-rolling beats, is the group's high watermark, led by "Hood Took Me Under," a suffocating master class in rap macabre. Pull the covers over your eyes and dive in.
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They Say...
The third and commercially most successful album by Los Angeles rappers Compton's Most Wanted contained such terse narratives as "Dead Men Tell No Lies" and "Hit the Floor." If there hadn't been such an abundance of similar material in the early '90s, these tales might have triggered intense scrutiny and analysis. Instead, the most common response is that MC Eiht's raps aren't quite as loose or expressive as those of Spice 1, Ice Cube, Nas, or many others telling identical stories.
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| 01. |
Intro |
0:20 |
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| 02. |  |
Hit The Floor |
1:49 |
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| 03. | |
Hood Took Me Under |
3:39 |
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| 04. | |
Jack Mode |
3:17 |
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| 05. | |
Compton 4 Life |
3:17 |
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| 06. | |
8 Iz Enough |
2:48 |
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| 07. | |
Duck Sick II |
3:44 |
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| 08. | |
Dead Men Tell No Lies |
3:40 |
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| 09. | |
N 2 Deep |
3:51 |
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| 10. | |
Who's Xxxxing Who? |
1:47 |
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| 11. | |
This Is A Gang |
3:37 |
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| 12. | |
Hoodrat |
3:55 |
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| 13. | |
Niggaz Strugglin |
3:32 |
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| 14. | |
I Gots Ta Get Over |
3:37 |
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| 15. | |
U's A Bitch |
3:42 |
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| 16. | |
Another Victim |
3:51 |
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| 17. | |
Def Wish II |
3:31 |
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| 18. | |
Music To Driveby |
3:31 |
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18 Total Tracks, 57:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Compton's Most Wanted - Main Performer // Compton's Most Wanted - Main Performer // DJ Mike T - Producer // DJ Mike T - Mixing // DJ Slip - Producer // DJ Slip - ? // DJ Slip - Mixing // Michael Edwards - Engineer // Emmage - Vocals (Background) // Bernie Grundman - Mastering // Andre Manuel - Producer // Andre Manuel - Executive Producer // Mike T. - Turntables // Rik Roc - ? // The Unknown - Producer // William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Harmonica // William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Keyboards // William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Saxophone // William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Vocals (Background) // MC Eiht - Vocals // MC Eiht - Vocals // MC Eiht - Producer // MC Eiht - Producer // Peter Dokus - Art Direction // Peter Dokus - Photography
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