Released July 16, 1991 Artist Compton's Most Wanted Label Orpheus/Epic | Recorded March-April 1991 Release date 16 July 1991 Producers DJ Slip, The Unknown DJ | |
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Straight Checkn 'Em
(1991) Music to Driveby
(1992) Genres Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop Similar Compton's Most Wanted albums, Gangsta rap albums | ||
Straight Checkn 'Em is the second studio album by American rap group Compton's Most Wanted, released July 16, 1991 on Orpheus Records. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 92 on the Billboard 200.
Contents
Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "Straight Checkn 'Em". The song, "Growin' Up in the Hood", was originally heard in the film, Boyz n the Hood, and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's soundtrack.
Background
The album contained one of the group's most successful songs, "Growin' Up in the Hood," which also appeared on the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. The first part for the famous "Def Wish" series (I-IV) appears in Straight Checkn 'Em. Just like their previous album It's a Compton Thang, this album was entirely produced by DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ. Tha Chill was unable to appear in this album because he was sentenced to prison some months before the recording, the only song he was able to appear was "Growin' Up in the Hood".
Track listing
All tracks produced by DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ and written by MC Eiht.
Songs
1Intro1:02
2They Still Gafflin4:30
3Growin' Up In the Hood4:12