Eternal E

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Eternal E
Eazy-E - Eternal E.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 28, 1995
Recorded1986-1995
Genre
Length1:00:56
Label
Producer
Eazy-E chronology
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
(1993)
Eternal E
(1995)
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
(1996)
Alternative cover
Gangsta Memorial Edition cover
Gangsta Memorial Edition cover

Eternal E is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released posthumously in 1995, several months after his death. The RIAA certified the CD Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States on February 21, 2003.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
  • 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 (1/6/96, 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[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Boyz-n-the-Hood (Remix)"6:21
2."8 Ball" (featuring M.C. Ren)
  • O. Jackson
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:51
3."Eazy-Duz-It"
  • L. Patterson
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:19
4."Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:40
5."No More ?'s"
  • O. Jackson
  • E. Wright
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:54
6."We Want Eazy" (featuring M.C. Ren & Dr. Dre)
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
5:00
7."Nobody Move"
  • L. Patterson
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:47
8."Radio"
  • L. Patterson
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
4:57
9."Only If You Want It"Eazy-E3:02
10."Neighborhood Sniper"
Cold 187um5:11
11."I'd Rather Fuck You"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:57
12."Automobile"
  • Dr. Dre
  • DJ Yella
3:16
13."Niggaz My Height Don't Fight"
Eazy-E3:14
14."Eazy Street"
  • E. Wright
  • A. Young
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eazy-E
4:27
Total length:1:00:56
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta)
Eazy-E5:32
16."Ole School Shit" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Sylk-E. Fyne)
DJ Yella4:00
17."A Lil' Eazier Said (Gangsta Memorial Edition bonus track)" (performed by Lil Eazy-E)
 3:40

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"

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Eternal E – Eazy-E". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Eternal E". Recording Industry Association of America.
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