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- Eazy-Duz-It (Parental Advisory)
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Eazy-E
Released 2002

Intro: New Year's E-Vil
00:49
9,992 plays

Boyz-N-The Hood (Remix)
06:22
72,793 plays

Eazy-Duz-It
04:21
41,110 plays

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songs

- 1
- Still Talkin'
- 03:50
- 23,872 plays

- 2
- Nobody Move
- 04:49
- 24,344 plays

- 3
- Ruthless Villain
- 02:59
- 16,904 plays

- 4
- 2 Hard Mutha's
- 04:26
- 20,444 plays

- 5
- Boyz-N-The Hood (Remix)
- 06:22
- 72,793 plays

- 6
- Eazy-Duz-It
- 04:21
- 41,110 plays

- 7
- We Want Eazy
- 05:01
- 21,929 plays

- 8
- Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn
- 03:41
- 23,872 plays

- 9
- Radio
- 04:58
- 15,595 plays

- 10
- No More ?'s
- 03:55
- 16,813 plays

- 11
- I'mma Break It Down
- 03:29
- 12,681 plays

- 12
- Eazy-Chapter 8 Verse 10
- 02:13
- 11,220 plays

- 13
- Intro: New Year's E-Vil
- 00:49
- 9,992 plays

- 14
- Only If You Want It
- 03:03
- 15,438 plays

- 15
- Neighborhood Sniper
- 05:11
- 13,550 plays

- 16
- Niggaz My Height Don't Fight
- 03:14
- 12,172 plays

- 17
- Merry Muthaf---In' Xmas
- 05:56
- 16,526 plays

album review

Released only a month after Straight Outta Compton (1988), Eazy-Duz-It was the first N.W.A spinoff album. Years before Ice Cube went solo with Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990), before Dr. Dre changed the rap game with The Chronic (1992), before MC Ren struggled to establish himself with Shock of the Hour (1993), and before Yella simply fell into obscurity, Eazy-E rose to immediate superstar status with this solo debut. It's no wonder why, for the album plays like a humorous, self-centered twist on Straight Outta Compton with Eazy-E, the most charismatic member of N.W.A, front and center while his associates are busy behind the scenes, producing the beats and writing the songs. In terms of production, Dr. Dre and Yella meld together P-Funk, Def Jam-style hip-hop, and the leftover electro sounds of mid-'80s Los Angeles, creating a dense, funky, and thoroughly unique style of their own. In terms of songwriting, the D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren are each credited; plus, Ren performs raps of his own on five of the 12 songs. The collaborative nature of the music -- with Dre and Yella producing; the D.O.C., Ice Cube, and MC Ren writing the songs; MC Ren featured as a guest on half of them; and Eazy-E performing -- fortunately makes Eazy-Duz-It more of an N.W.A effort than a true solo album. This is fortunate because as charismatic as he may be, Eazy-E isn't an especially gifted MC. He's at his best here when he's cracking wise and also when he's overshadowed by Dr. Dre's productions, particularly on the four-song sequence of "Eazy Duz It," "We Want Eazy," "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn," and "Radio" -- all heavily produced songs with layers upon layers of samples and beats competing with Eazy-E's rhymes for attention. Straight Outta Compton is no doubt the more revolutionary album, yet Eazy-Duz-It is a great companion, showcasing N.W.A's sense of humor and, despite the often violent subject matter, casting them in a lighter, more humorous mood. When Eazy-E would return with a second solo release, 5150 Home 4 tha Sick, his N.W.A associates would be M.I.A. and the difference would be stark. [The 2002 reissue appends the 5150 Home 4 tha Sick EP as bonus tracks.] ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide