"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" is a song by American rapper
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred t ...
. The song was released as the second single from his debut studio album, ''
Eazy-Duz-It
''Eazy-Duz-It'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released on November 23, 1988, by Ruthless Records and Priority Records. The album charted on two different charts and went 2× Platinum in the United States despite ver ...
''. The track was produced by
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
and
DJ Yella
Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1961), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer and film director from Los Angeles, California.
DJ Yella began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru a ...
.
Music video
The video shows N.W.A at a
club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
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* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
playing the
single
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* Single (music), a song release
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* "Single", by ...
to the
crowd
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and wandering through
Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and, on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporat ...
.
Cover art
The front and back cover images of ''Eazy-er Said Than Dunn'' were made by photographer
Ithaka Darin Pappas on November 11, 1988, at Ithaka's own apartment in the
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neighborhood of Los Angeles. This was the same photography session that the official press photographs for the
N.W.A
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group whose members were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and the group is widely considered ...
album
Straight Outta Compton
''Straight Outta Compton'' is the debut studio album by rap group N.W.A, which, led by Eazy-E, formed in Los Angeles County's City of Compton in early 1987. Released by his label, Ruthless Records, on August 8, 1988, the album was produced b ...
were made.
Charts
References
External links
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Eazy-E songs
1988 singles
Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
1988 songs
Songs written by Eddie Floyd
Songs written by Dr. Dre
Ruthless Records singles
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