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Released
  
November 28, 1995

Length
  
1:00:56

Release date
  
28 November 1995

Label
  
Ruthless Records

Recorded
  
1986-1995

Artist
  
Eazy-E

Producer
  
DJ Yella

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Eternal E (1995)
  
Impact of a Legend (2002)

Genres
  
Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop, G-funk

Similar
  
Eazy-E albums, Gangsta rap albums

Eternal E is the first official greatest hits album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released posthumously in 1995, several months after of his death. The RIAA certified the CD Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States Of America on February 21, 2003.

Contents

Reception

  • Entertainment Weekly (12/1/95, p. 77) — "...hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw (and music history to boot)." — Rating: B+
  • Melody Maker (1/13/96, p. 29) — Recommended — "...those old pre-Compton solo tracks...are still the absolute f***ing bomb, even with, in fact, because of, the dated production....[His] was the first voice in hip hop that could be called weak...and thus it was petulantly aggressive in a way that was entirely new."
  • Rap Pages (2/96, p. 31) — 9 (out of 10) — "...a historical biography of Eazy-E's music that is a must-have for the archives...this compilation documents the life of one of West Coast rap's most important contributors."
  • NME (1/6/95, p. 33) — 7 (out of 10) — "...is as elegiac as it is capitalistic....[These are] graphic accounts and celebrations of streetlife designed to cause maximum offence to anyone who doesn't try to understand the social context..."

    • Track listing

    Gangsta Memorial Edition Bonus DVD

    1. "We Want Eazy"
    2. "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
    3. "Straight Outta Compton" (Street Version) — N.W.A
    4. "100 Miles and Runnin'" - N.W.A
    5. "Appetite for Destruction" (Extended Street Version) — N.W.A
    6. "Only If You Want It"
    7. "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" featuring Dresta & B.G. Knocc Out
    8. "Neighborhood Sniper" (Street Version)
    9. "Just tah Let U Know"

    Songs

    1Boyz-N-The Hood (Remix)6:22
    28 Ball4:53
    3Eazy-Duz-It4:22

    References

    Eternal E Wikipedia
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