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Straight Checkn 'Em

Comptons Most Wanted

1991 · Hip Hop

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Straight Checkn 'Em by Comptons Most Wanted

Straight Checkn 'Em is a Hip-Hop album by Comptons Most Wanted, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.

About

Though Compton’s Most Wanted failed to achieve the notoriety of Dre, Cube, and Eazy, those with an ear for great hip-hop flocked to the group in droves. In reality, C.M.W. were not opportunistic newcomers but hardened veterans of the Los Angeles hip-hop scene. Old school electro pioneer the Unknown DJ crafted the moody, breakbeat-laced G-Funk of <i>Straight Checkn ‘Em</i> over which MC Eiht, who had earned his stripes as a member of WC’s Maad Circle, delivered a series of brooding hood narratives worthy of Ice Cube himself. Though critics derided them as glorifying mindlessly violent imagery, stark tales such as “Driveby Miss Daisy” and “Straight Checkn ‘Em” do not merely depict violent acts but explore both their consequences and their underlying causes. MC Eiht and Compton’s Most Wanted would go on to release several excellent albums, yet few of them were possessed of the brute power and ruthless economy of their remarkable debut.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Intro1:02
  2. A2They Still Gafflin4:30
  3. A3Growin' Up In The Hood4:12
  4. A4Wanted4:13
  5. A5Straight Checkn 'Em3:45
  6. A6I Don't Dance2:30
  7. A7Raised In Compton3:45

Side B

  1. B1Driveby Miss Daisy4:27
  2. B2Def Wish3:42
  3. B3Compton's Lynchin4:44
  4. B4Mike T's Funky Scratch2:35
  5. B5Can I Kill It?4:31
  6. B6Gangsta Shot Out2:32

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • West Coast
  • bassheavy
  • aggressive
  • urban

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • DJ SlipDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUM PROGRAMMING, SAMPLER, INSTRUMENTS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SAMPLER, PERFORMER
  • The Unknown DJDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUM PROGRAMMING, SAMPLER, INSTRUMENTS DRUM PROGRAMMING, SAMPLER, PERFORMER
  • William ZimmermanPIANO

4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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