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As the notorious first "official" full length album from the NWA camp, Eazy-E helped establish a stranglehold on the "Gangsta Rap" genre before there ever was such a term. While Eazy had already made a name for himself with his independently released single "Boyz In Tha Hood", (which he had reportedly sold out of his trunk), it was Eazy-Duz-It that made the then unsuspecting Hip-Hop nation take notice of the diminuitive ex-drug dealer turned rapper. While tales of his street exploits, using drug money to start his label, and "Ruthless" business acumen are the stuff of legends, it was this album that most would choose to use as their best memories of the now deceased Eric Wright.
Prior to the release of his single and video "We Want Eazy", the streets of Cali were already abuzz with the mere mention that a whole album was being released by Eazy. He and his crew had already established a loyal following with the flood of singles they had already released. When Eazy-Duz-It was released, Eazy was already in regular rotation from Greg Mack's Rap Attack radio show in LA all the way up to Nasty Nes' show in Seattle. Despite the familiarity with the young sounding rapper, no one was ready for the brashness that the L.P. would offer.
From the start, every offensive, violent, and yes, humourous rhyme was clearly designed to either shock or excite Eazy's audience. Like Too $hort and 2 Live Crew before him, Eazy went for a dirty side and a clean side to his album. The fact that he started off with the dirty side seemed to make the statement that the priorty with Eric & Co. was streets first, then radio. Like Ice-T's Rhyme Pays, Eazy-Duz-It was an uncompromising look at the rough inner-city with tales of drugs, prostitution and violence. What was different from any of these predecessors was the amazing lack of any sort of remorse for the crime or positivity to counter the negative messages and images. This rapper was cut from a different cloth than his other Hip-Hop bretheren.
Lyrically, Eric's ghost writters Ice Cube, MC Ren, and The D.O.C. injected him with a sense of reality and depth that sounded shockingly unlike any other prior release. These harsh realites came to you from this kid who had previously stated, albeit misleadingly, that he was only 16 or 17 years old at the time the album was released. To hear the tales of bank robberies gone awry ("Nobody Move"), violent street confrontations with rival gangs ("Boyz-N-Tha Hood remix" & "Eazy-Duz-It"), and explicit tales of sexual exploits ("Still Talkin'") coming from the mouth of what sounded to be a young teen was astounding unto itself. But perhaps more amazing still was the fact that the second "radio friendly" half of the album was as equally uncompromising in content and depth as the first despite its lack of curses. The fact that the Street side doesn't outweigh the Radio side in terms of it's quality is a statement unto itself.
Beatwise, the blueprint laid out by Eric B and Rakim's heavy use of funk loops and samples on both Paid In Full and Follow the Leader were taken in a new direction by producer/DJ Dr. Dre. Prior to Eazy-Duz-It, most LA hip hop releases had a very strong prevalence of cheap sounding keyboards and drum machines. New York was still mostly stuck in James Brown land. Eazy-Duz-It came alive through use creative usage of Sly & The Family Stone, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Brick, Brass Construction and others. This funk style of production became Dr. Dre's signature and set the trend for future West Coast releases up to today.
While all the highs and lows that were to follow this album's release are sure to spark a heated discussion in any group of Hip-Hop listeners, this album remains a testament to the strength of both Eazy and NWA. Sure, he didn't write his own lyrics. Sure Dre had to "punch" Eric into his own vocal tracks endlessly to create the illusion that Eazy could actually flow naturally. Yes there was the eventual falling out and self-implosion within NWA. And there were the many desperate attempts Eazy made to reclaim his credibility in the music community afterwards, (several of which are on this re-release version with the inclusion of his 5150 EP). None of these truths or eventual results should detract from the greatness of this release.
Eazy E what can I say about him nothing that he was just straight up blunt and that he told it like it was on the streets of compton and the lifestyle he is just telling it like it is and guess what I loved the way he told it in his music this is a classic I would recommend anyone who likes old school rap music to buy this album because it a clasic a must have because this album contains all of the classics from back in the day. My favorites are just about every song on this album I love We want Eazy, Eazy Duz It, Dope Man, Radio, Still Talking**** , Nobody Move Nobody Gets Hurt, Fat Girl on My Jock, and many other classic oldies !!!!
This CD is Tight. Easy-E is one of the greatest rappers of all-time. My Favorite tracks are Nobody Move, Boyz-N-The-Hood (remix), Eazy-Duz-It , Merry Muthaf***in' Xmas . The whole cd is good too. You should pick it up if you dont have it.
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Comin' Straight Outta Compton, October 11, 2005 A Kid's Review Eazy-Duz-It A.K.A. Best rap cd ever best songs are boyz in tha hood and eazy-duz-it the other songs are great too r.i.p eric wright
NWA's MC Eazy E's solo rap album features some extreme, powerful verses of suggestive violence, sexual situations, and police in a similar vain to NWA, however it primarily sees a young Eazy E delivering the lyrics. Although not responsible for writing the material, Eazy has a smooth, convincing delivery proving this release to be one of the best in it's genre. "Eazy-Duz-It" has some of the most humourous, outrageous and powerful words on any Gangsta rap album around.
To begin, we hear a solid Introduction breaking into the first track entitled "Still Talkin" a low grooving beat with reasonable lyrics. The album is rather consistent in style, however there is a fair bit of contrast in subjects between songs. "2 Hard Muthas" is a great track, with a very funky beat and superb rhymes. Each of the hits are all classic including the surreal rhymes of "Boyz-n-the-Hood", "We Want Eazy", "Eazy-er Said Then Done" and the self-titled track. The first side of the album is considerably stronger with more furious lyrics, and stronger beats. However Side 2 certainly has some great highlights too which include "Neighbourhood Sniper", "Niggaz My Height Don't Fight", and "Only If You Want It".
Overall, this is a classic Old School Gangsta Rap album that no fan of rap should be without. Although it has been a number of years since this album was released, the beats are still fresh sounding and strong. The lyrics may not feature a deep insights on society or culture, but they provide some shocks, surprises and laughs. Recommended.
4 1/2 Stars for the Hip-Hop Thugster, July 15, 2005
Gangsta Rap at its finest!!!!, October 24, 2003
