![]() ![]() Often called the Godfather of Gangsta Rap’ Eazy-E became synonymous with gangsta music. However, while the crew labelled it “reality rap”, the mainstream media dubbed it gangsta rap, and the crew and Eazy-E started to garner attention and receive negative press. Rolling Stone ranked the song as among the 20 greatest West Coast rap songs. The original version of the track was recorded by Eazy with the help of Ice Cube at Audio Achievements Studio in Torrance, a neighbourhood to the South West of Compton. Ice Cube, six years younger than Eazy-E, was far less wary about the music business and upon his split from N.W.A claimed that he was cheated out of royalties by Eazy. However, the 1988 Eazy-E version is listed as written by Cube and Eazy. The N.W.A version has Eazy, Dre and Cube credited. The first Eazy-E version lists just Ice Cube as the writer. The writing credits for the song vary across different releases. He took it to Eazy-E years later, after Eazy started Ruthless Records. The song was not written in the same period it was recorded as Ice Cube was only 17 years old when he wrote the track. Taking two days to complete due to Wright’s dyslexia and timing issues, the song is about ghetto life in Compton and describes a day in the life of a gangsta. The track was actually written by Ice Cube, but he encouraged Eazy-E to rap it as he felt his unique tone of voice would fit the track better. Jean Knight’s ‘Mr Big Stuff’ and ‘I’ll Take You There’ by the group The Staple Singers. It also contains samples from Beastie Boys’ song ‘Hold It, Now Hit It’ as well as two ’70s soul samples. The song samples 1986 single ‘I’m a Ho’ by rap group Whodini. ![]() ‘Boyz-n-the-Hood’ was produced by West Coast legend Dr Dre alongside DJ Yella. In this article, we’ll be looking Behind the Mic to discover the story behind Eazy-E’s 1987 hit ‘Boyz-n-the-Hood’ and bring you facts no one else knows about on how this classic was made. ![]() For fans, it is fascinating to know how artists we admire and producers we love create these masterpieces. It’s important to dig deeper to find those hidden gems. However, we didn’t see the gruelling hours that went into creating that perfection. Exploring how the late rapper produced these songs is fascinating, and looking behind the scenes of the hit factory that was N.W.A is exciting, to say the least.Īs fans of Eazy-E and N.W.A, we got to hear the three minutes of perfection. Although Wright was famously short in stature, he was mentally strong and, with the help of Dr Dre and Ice Cube, took himself off the streets and into the studio. The rapper (real name Eric Wright) quite literally went from selling dope on LA street corners to ruling the charts and making platinum hit records. Eazy-E, despite the fact he was earning a decent living selling narcotics in South Central LA, thrust himself into music when his cousin was shot and killed, knowing that it could have easily been him. ![]()
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