in

MC Eiht -Got That feat DJ Premier

 

 

A straight menace, MC Eiht burst onto the scene with Compton’s Most Wanted Music To Driveby. Released just months after the LA Riots, Music To Driveby was a manifesto for the nihilism, frustration, and anger that permeated the neighborhood and is universally hailed as a Gangsta Rap classic.

 

Similarly, Eiht also contributed vital components and compositions to genre-defining movies providing the chilling “Growin’ Up In The Hood” to Boyz N The Hood and following up Music TDrive-by with a star turn as A-Wax in Menace 2 Society, which included his stand-out contribution Straight Up Menace”) to the movie soundtrack.

While Eiht has always remained active; including an EP release (Keep It Hood), his picture-stealing appearance on Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City (“m.A.A.d City”) and his recent contribution (“Central Ave”) to DJ Quik & Problem’s Rosecrans album (which officially ended his vicious feud with Quik) Eiht gallantly returns with his first solo album in a decade, Which Way Iz West, which will be released on 6-30-17 and aligns him with DJ Premier, who executive produced the project and also produces four tracks as well (Eiht’s long-time collaborator Brenk Sinatra produced the rest of the project). Featured guests on Which Way Iz West include WC, B-Real, Xzibit, Kurupt, Lady Of Rage, MayLAy, Big Mike, The Outlawz, Bumpy Knuckles (AKA Freddie Foxxx) and Compton’s Most Wanted.

The union of these two legends will be released conjunctly by Eiht’s Blue Stamp label and Preemo’s Year Round Records imprint.

“I’ve loved this track ever since the rough draft” DJ Premier chimed in.  “When I was mixing the song down, Eiht kept saying : Got That” after the verses and I was going to put some scratches on it.  I’m sitting at the board, saying the three lines to myself because I felt like it would fit in the blanks.  I decided to go in the booth to record it and see if it would blend with the song.  I’m not a fan of my own voice so I sent it back to Eiht for approval and his replay was literally GEAH.”

Tracklisting & Credits For MC Eiht’s Which Way Iz West:

  1.)  “Shut ‘Em Down” f/ The Outlawz

  2.)  “Represent Like This” f/ WC & DJ Premier

  3.)  “Compton Zoo”

  4.)  “Heart Cold” f/ Lady Of Rage

  5.)  “Pass Me By” f/ B-Real

  6.)  “Runn The Blocc” f/ MayLAy (produced by DJ Premier)

  7.)  “Gangsta Gangsta” f/ Kurupt

  8.)  “Got That”

  9.)  “Medicate” f/ Xzibit

10.)  “Born To Hustle” f/ Big Mike

11.)  “Sittin’ Around Smokin’”

12.)  “As I Proceed”

13.)  “Last Ones Left” (f/ Compton’s Most Wanted & DJ Premier (produced by DJ Premier)

14.”  “4 Tha OG’z” f/ Bumpy Knuckles (Produced by DJ Premier)

15.)  “You Nia’z”

What do you think?

Written by Landon Buford

Lil Dicky and Giant Propeller Speaks On Staying A Head Of The Pack!

Step By Step Member Johnnie Gee Talks About Adapting In The Music Business Year After Year And More!