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group

Compton's Most Wanted Compton's Most Wanted (C.M.W.) is an American gangsta rap group and part of the early West Coast hip hop scene. The leaders of the group are MC Eiht and Tha Chill. History Formation and early years C.M.W. included rappers MC Eiht, Tha Chill, ...

, released as a

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from their third studio album ''

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''. Its lyrics were written and performed by

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. It was recorded at Big Beat Soundlabs in

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, produced by

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, and released via

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. The song samples

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' version of " Walk On By". The single peaked at #5 on the

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and at #63 on the

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in the United States. The song was featured in 2004 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' in the fictional radio station

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. In the

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, several scenes depict gang-life in

, and a little boy is shown growing up with the gangs and ending up in prison.

Track listing

Personnel

* Aaron Tyler – lyrics, vocals * Michael Bryant – producer * Terry Keith Allen – producer (tracks: 5, 6) * Andre Manuel – executive producer *Mike "Webeboomindashit" Edwards – mixing, recording *

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– mastering

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1992 songs Gangsta rap songs Compton's Most Wanted songs Epic Records singles