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greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released posthumously in 1995, several months after his death. The RIAA certified the CD Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States on February 21, 2003.

Reception

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'' (12/1/95, p. 77) – "...hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw (and music history to boot)." – Rating: B+ *'' Melody Maker'' (1/13/96, p. 29) – Recommended – "...those old pre-Compton solo tracks...are still the absolute f***ing bomb, even with, in fact, because of, the dated production.... iswas the first voice in hip hop that could be called weak...and thus it was petulantly aggressive in a way that was entirely new." *''Rap Pages'' (2/96, p. 31) – 9 (out of 10) – "...a historical biography of Eazy-E's music that is a must-have for the archives...this compilation documents the life of one of West Coast rap's most important contributors." *''

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'' (1/6/96, p. 33) – 7 (out of 10) – "...is as elegiac as it is capitalistic.... hese aregraphic accounts and celebrations of streetlife designed to cause maximum offence to anyone who doesn't try to understand the social context..."

Track listing

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We Want Eazy "We Want Eazy" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released as the third and final single from his debut album, '' Eazy-Duz-It''. The song features fellow N.W.A members Dr. Dre and MC Ren and was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. "We Wa ...

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Eazy-er Said Than Dunn "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. The song was released as the second single from his debut studio album, ''Eazy-Duz-It''. The track was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. Music video The video shows N.W.A at a club ...

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100 Miles and Runnin' ''100 Miles and Runnin'' is an EP from the American gangsta rap group N.W.A. Released on August 14, 1990, this EP of five tracks reflects an evolution of N.W.A's sound and centers on the single "100 Miles and Runnin'."Jason Birchmeier"N.W.A: ' ...

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Appetite for Destruction ''Appetite for Destruction'' is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records. The album was released to little mainstream attention in 1987. It was not until the following ...

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Only If You Want It "Only If You Want It" is a song by Eazy-E. It is the only single released from '' 5150: Home 4 tha Sick''. For "Only If You Want It" Eazy collaborated with rap group Naughty by Nature . The B-side of the single was "Neighborhood Sniper", which ...

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Real Muthaphuckkin G's "Real Muthaphuckkin G's," or "Real Compton City G's" in its radio edit, is a song released in August 1993 by American rapper Eazy-E with guest rappers Gangsta Dresta and BG Knocc Out. Peaking at #42 on ''Billboards Hot 100, and the most s ...

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Just tah Let U Know "Just tah Let U Know" is a song by Eazy-E. It was one of Eazy-E's last recorded tracks before his death. It was released posthumously as the only single on the album ''Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton'' and as a single on December 5, 1 ...

Certifications

References

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