Straight Check N'Em

by Comptons Most Wanted

Straight Check N'Em cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 July 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:28
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Masta Rick Rock, EMmage, CMW, Andre Manuel, The Unknown DJ, William Zimmerman, MC Eiht, Mike T

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The sophomore release from the West Coast collective solidified MC Eiht's reputation for crafting vivid, cinematic narratives detailing urban crime and gang violence. 'Straight Check N'Em' utilizes mellow, nocturnal jazz and soul samples to contrast its gritty lyrical content, becoming a foundational text in the development of early 90s gangsta rap.

Genres

Descriptors: crime, sampling, violence, gangsta, rap, street, funky, hard

Tracklist

  1. Intro (1:01)
  2. They Still Gafflin (4:30)
  3. Growin' Up In the Hood (4:11)
  4. Wanted (4:14)
  5. Straight Checkn' em (3:45)
  6. I Don't Dance (2:29)
  7. Raised In Compton (3:45)
  8. Driveby Miss Daisy (4:26)
  9. Def Wish (3:41)
  10. Compton's Lynchin (4:43)
  11. Mike T's Funky Scratch (2:35)
  12. Can I Kill It? (4:31)
  13. Gangsta Shot Out (2:32)

Credits

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