"Boyz n the Hood" was written by Ice Cube, with some contribution by Eazy-E. The piece is laden with the aural mainstays of gangsta rap, including gunshots, and references to several drugs. The song declares that Eazy is a "hardcore villain" who collects money from his prostitutes, and feels great when his "pockets are fat." The chorus, repeated three times, states that he "is a gangsta having fun". Soon, Eazy begins to rap about himself and things that he does. Eazy then interrupts saying "Bitch shut the fuck up, get the fuck outta here." This is followed by a bass line provided by Dr. The album's title track, "Eazy-Duz-It", opens with a woman acclaiming Eazy-E's style. Glen Boyd of Blogcritics said that the album has "Deep-ass bass lines, old-school funk samples, and plenty of street smart ghetto attitude are what powers this record." Jerry Heller wrote that Eazy raps more up front on the album then he does on Straight Outta Compton, and insists that the album's lyrics contain more sexual humor than gangsta vibe. 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." Birchmeier would also write that some songs-"Eazy Duz It", "We Want Eazy", "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn", and "Radio"-are all heavily produced and have "layers upon layers of samples and beats competing with Eazy-E's rhymes for attention." Rapper Kanye West also touted Dr. Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic gave a considerable amount of attention to the album's production, saying that "Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, was praised by several critics. The album's production, almost solely done by Dr. MC Ren's writing style was described by Marcus Reeves, author of Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power (2009), as "elaborate storytelling and acrobatic verbiage", while the D.O.C.'s included "syllabically punchy boasts" and Ice Cube wrote, "masterfully insightful first-person narratives." Ice Cube's writing was often inspired by comedians like Richard Pryor and Rudy Ray Moore. The album's writing was a four-pronged effort involving Eazy-E, MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C. The Remastered version contains the out of print 1992 EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick songs at the end.Įazy-Duz-It was recorded at Audio Achievements in Torrance, California from 1987 to 1988. Three singles were released from the album, each charting in the US. The album charted on two different charts and went 2x Platinum in the United States despite minimal promotion by radio and television. "Boyz n the Hood" and "No More ?'s" are about life in Compton, California and the gangster lifestyle. The album's title track features Eazy rapping about himself and things that he does. The pieces were written primarily by MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C. Dre and DJ Yella was deemed dense and funky by critic Jason Birchmeier. By 1994, he'd also become the host of a Los Angeles radio music show on KKBT-FM.Eazy-Duz-It is the debut album of rapper Eazy-E, released on September 13, 1988, through both Ruthless and Priority Records. Bush (the rapper was invited after his name was reportedly pulled from a list associated with charitable donations) and after speaking up for one of the officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. AIDS-Related DeathĮazy incited controversies of a different sort by attending a 1991 Republican fundraiser that featured President George H.W. In 1992, he released his own solo EP, 5150 Home 4 tha Sick another EP was released the following year. Eazy, a consummate businessman who commented on how rap controversy could be used to spur album sales, continued running Ruthless Records, discovering acts like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Dre embroiled in litigious disputes that also saw the two attacking and lampooning each other in their respective work. broke up in the early 1990s, with Eazy and Dr. Seen as a major influence on the gangsta rap themes that would later dominate commercial hip-hop, the group became known for extremely violent and misogynistic lyrical content, with much of its sales fueled by adolescent male suburbanites.
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