"Born & Raised In Compton" is the debut single by

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rapper and producer

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, released as the first official single from his debut major-label studio album, ''

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''. The track was written and produced by

himself. The song features samples from "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by

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, "Hardcore Jollies" by

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" by 8th Day, and "Compton's N the House" by

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. The song was released as a single on January 15, 1991. The song debuted and peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, becoming DJ Quik's second-highest charting song behind " Tonite".

Track listing

*CD Single #"Born and Raised in Compton" – 3:25

Charts

It debuted at number 16 on June 1, 1991 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and spent 14 weeks on the chart.

References

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