It's a Compton Thang
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It's a Compton Thang is the debut album by American rap group Compton's Most Wanted
, released May 24, 1990 on Orpheus Records. Ant Capone was supposed to be part of the group however he was fired and replaced by DJ Mike T for this album.
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:...
, released May 24, 1990 on Orpheus Records. Ant Capone was supposed to be part of the group however he was fired and replaced by DJ Mike T for this album.
Track listing
- "One Time Gaffled 'Em Up" – 3:55
- "I'm Wit Dat" – 4:57
- "Final Chapter" – 4:37
- "I Give Up Nuthin'" – 3:03
- "This Is Compton" – 4:32
- "Rhymes Too Funky Pt. 1" – 2:29
- "Duck Sick" – 4:30
- "Give It Up" – 4:09
- "Late Night Hype" – 4:49
- "I Mean Biznez" – 3:47
- "It's a Compton Thang" – 5:11
Samples
- "One Time Gaffled 'Em Up"
- "You Can Have Watergate, Just Gimme Some Bucks & I'll Be Straight" by The J.B.'sThe J.B.'sThe J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family and The Last Word...
- "You Can Have Watergate, Just Gimme Some Bucks & I'll Be Straight" by The J.B.'s
- "I'm Wit Dat"
- "Joy" by Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
- "Joy" by Isaac Hayes
- "Final Chapter"
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby ByrdBobby ByrdBobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...
- "The Payback" by James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
- "I Give Up Nuthin'"
- "Kool is Back" by Funk Inc.
- "Brother Green(The Disco King)" by Roy AyersRoy AyersRoy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
- "This Is Compton"
- "Get Out of my Life, Woman" by Lee DorseyLee DorseyLee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
- "Get Out of my Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
- "Rhymes Too Funky Pt. I"
- "Blow Your Head" by The J.B.'sThe J.B.'sThe J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family and The Last Word...
- "Blow Your Head" by The J.B.'s
- "Duck Sick"
- "Red Baron" by Billy CobhamBilly CobhamWilliam C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s....
- "Red Baron" by Billy Cobham
- "Give It Up"
- "Give It Up" by Lee DorseyLee DorseyLee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
- "Give It Up" by Lee Dorsey
- "Late Night Hype"
- "Mary Jane" by Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
- "Mary Jane" by Rick James
- "I Mean Biznez"
- "A Lover Was Born" by Lee DorseyLee DorseyLee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
- "A Lover Was Born" by Lee Dorsey