''It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa'' is the second EP released by 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 ...

and the last be to released during his lifetime. It was released on October 19, 1993 by

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and Eazy-E's

Ruthless Records Ruthless Records was an American record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California in 1986, where all of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records, Inc. since 1997. Several artists on the la ...

, as a response to

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 ...

's debut solo album ''

The Chronic ''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...

'', which, massively popular that year, repeatedly attacks Eazy. To date, this is Eazy's most successful EP or LP, it sold 110,600 copies in its first week, and peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 as well as at number 1 on

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chart. In 1994, it was certified

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, over 2 million copies sold. It remains the only Hip-Hop Gangsta Rap EP to go multiplatinum. To follow up his 1992 LP '' 5150: Home 4 tha Sick'', Eazy-E had planned a double album named ''Temporary Insanity''. Yet to exploit Dre's spotlight and his May 1993 single "

Fuck wit Dre Day "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", or as a single titled "Dre Day", is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's ...

", which mainly disses him, Eazy changed plans. On this EP, shots at Dre are absent from only three tracks: "Gimmie That Nutt", " Any Last Werdz", and "Boyz-N-the-Hood (G-Mix)". The lead single, "

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 su ...

"—which, alike "Any Last Werdz", carried a music video—became Eazy's most successful single.

Track listing

Samples

*"Real Muthaphuckkin G's" **"

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 ...

" by Eazy-E **"

It's Funky Enough "It's Funky Enough" is the debut single by American rapper, The D.O.C., featured as the first track on his 1989 debut album ''No One Can Do It Better''. It spent 18 weeks on the US Top Rap Songs chart, including four at #1. A video shot in black ...

" by

the D.O.C. Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), better known as The D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. In addition to a solo career, he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with gan ...

*"Any Last Werdz" **"Gigolo" by

the Fatback Band The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The Fatback Band is most known for their R&B hits, "(Do the) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Mone ...

*"Still a Nigga" **"Take Me Just as I Am" by

Lyn Collins Gloria Lavern Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, "Think (About It)". A favorite a ...

**"Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and

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*"Gimmie That Nutt" **"Green Acres" by

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and

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**"

Boyz-N-The-Hood "Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E, then leader of a new rap group, N.W.A. Released in March 1987, the single was a local hit, reissued, by year's end, on N.W.A's EP titled ''N.W.A.'' and on the unauthorized compilation album ''N.W.A ...

" by Eazy-E **"Findum, Fuckum & Flee" by

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 ...

**"Walk & Talk" by

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*"It's On" **"

" by Eazy-E **"Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E **"

Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, on Dre's debut solo album, ''The Chronic'' (1992). The album's first single, "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," reaching number 2 on the ' ...

" by

feat.

Snoop Doggy Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

**"

Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", or as a single titled "Dre Day", is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre' ...

" by

**"Gangsta Gangsta" by

*"Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)" **"Ruthless Villain" by

*"Down 2 Tha Last Roach" **" Express Yourself" by

**"A Bitch Iz a Bitch" by

Personnel

*Tony Alvarez - additional engineer (track 1-2) *Lasse Bavngaard - producer (track 8) *Rasmus Berg - producer (track 8) *David Bett - art direction *

Antoine Carraby 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 ...

- producer (track 4-5) *Kevyn "Shaki" Carter - featured artist (track 8) *

Brian Cross Brian Cross is a producer, DJ and entrepreneur born in Barcelona, Spain. He is known for working with numerous other artists from different music styles including Armin Van Buuren, Ricky Martin, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Yandel, Robbie Rivera, Inna, ...

- photography *Jesper Dahl - producer (track 8) * Brian Knapp Gardner - mastering *

Jerry Heller Gerald Elliot Heller (October 6, 1940 – September 2, 2016) was an American music manager and businessman. He was best known for his management of West Coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A and Eazy-E. He rose to prominence in the 1960s a ...

- management * Arlandis Hinton - featured artist (tracks 2, 8) * Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - featured artist & producer (track 3) *Nicholas Kvaran - producer (track 8) * Jerry Long Jr. - featured artist (track 3, 8) *Henrik Milling - producer (track 7) *Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Sound - mixing & recording *Allan Wai - design * David Weldon - producer (track 1–2, 6) * Andre Desean Wicker - featured artist (track 2) * Eric "Eazy-E" Wright - main artist, artwork

Charts

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References

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Track listing

Samples

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

See also

Notes

References