Music to Driveby is the third studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American rap group Compton's Most Wanted

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:...

. It was released September 29, 1992 on Orpheus Records

Orpheus Music

Orpheus Music is an independent record label dedicated to R&B and jazz music and home to recording artist Freddie Jackson.-Artist Roster:*Eric Gable*Freddie Jackson*Meli'sa Morgan*Rob White*Andre Ward *Vlad...

. The album was produced by DJ Mike T, Master Ric Roc, The Unknown DJ

The Unknown DJ

The Unknown DJ, born Andre Manuel, is one of the pioneers of West Coast hip hop. He first started produced electro hop tracks that came out under his own name, the most popular probably being "Basstronic", "808 Beats" and "Let's Jam". He also produced several tracks for Ice-T, among them his first...

, MC Eiht and DJ Slip

DJ Slip

DJ Slip , is a producer and member of the Compton group, Compton's Most Wanted. Terry started work with his father, Richard Allan, before becoming a professional DJ. He has produced all the three first Compton's Most Wanted albums along with The Unknown DJ...

. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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 and at number 66 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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.

Along with a single, a music video

Music video

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 was produced for the songs, "Hood Took Me Under

Hood Took Me Under

"Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos...

" and "Def Wish II".

Background

Music to Driveby is seen as one of the great Gangsta rap

Gangsta rap

Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...

 albums from the golden age of hip hop. Similar to N.W.A.

N.W.A.

N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....

's Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton

The lyrics on the album were mainly written by Ice Cube and MC Ren. Critics of the album expressed their view that the record glamorized Black-on-Black crime, but the emcees stated that the group was simply showing the reality of living in the areas of Compton, California, and South Central Los...

, Music to Driveby includes similar themes centered around nihilism, hood life and participation in gangs. It is notable for the single Hood Took Me Under

Hood Took Me Under

"Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos...

, which was later included in videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...

' radio station "Radio Los Santos", and has been considered a classic example of Gangsta Rap by reviewers. The album contains the diss song to rapper Tim Dog

Tim Dog

Tim Dog is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York who rose to prominence during the early '90s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the celebrated "diss" record "Fuck Compton". Tim had already appeared on songs with the Ultramagnetic MCs and went on to form a duo, Ultra, with member Kool...

, "Who's Fucking Who?" as well as numerous shots thrown at DJ Quik

DJ Quik

David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....

 throughout the album.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 0:21
2. "Hit the Floor" - 1:49
3. "Hood Took Me Under
   Hood Took Me Under
   "Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos...
   
   " - 3:39
4. "Jack Mode" - 3:17
5. "Compton 4 Life" - 3:17
6. "8 Iz Enough" - 2:48
7. "Duck Sick II" - 3:44
8. "Dead Nigga Tell No Lies" - 3:40
9. "N 2 Deep" (featuring Scarface
   Scarface (rapper)
   Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...
   
   ) - 3:50
10. "Who's Fucking Who?" - 1:47
11. "This Is a Gang" - 3:37
12. "Hoodrat" - 3:55
13. "Niggaz Strugglin'" - 3:33
14. "I Gots ta Get Over" - 3:36
15. "U's a Bitch" - 3:42
16. "Another Victim" - 3:51
17. "Def Wish II" - 3:31
18. "Music to Driveby" - 3:31

Samples

• "Intro"
  • "Figure Eight" by Blossom Dearie
    Blossom Dearie
    Blossom Dearie was an American jazz singer and pianist, often performing in the bebop genre and remembered for her girlish voice.-Early career:...
    
    

• "Hood Took Me Under
  Hood Took Me Under
  "Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos...
  
  "
  • "Walk on By" from Isaac Hayes
    Isaac Hayes
    Isaac 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...
    
    
  • "Growin' Up in tha Hood" by Compton's Most Wanted

• "Niggaz Strugglin"
  • "Look of Love" by Isaac Hayes

• "I Gots Ta Get Over"
  • "Look of Love" by Barry White
    Barry White
    Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
    
    
  • "Atomic Dog
    Atomic Dog
    "Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton from his 1982 album Computer Games. The track was released as a single in December 1982 and became the P-Funk collective's last to reach #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart...
    
    " by George Clinton
    George Clinton (funk musician)
    George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
    
    

• "U's A Bitch"
  • "After Hours" by Ronny Jordan
    Ronny Jordan
    Ronny Jordan is a guitarist at the forefront of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Additionally, Jordan can be included in several other jazz genres such as urban jazz, jazz funk, crossover jazz, and smooth jazz...
    
    

• "Who's Fucking Who?"
  • "Fuck Compton
    Fuck Compton
    "Fuck Compton" is a diss track aimed at the West Coast hip hop scene in general by East Coast hip hop artist, Tim Dog.-Background:Tim Dog, frustrated at being overlooked because of the popularity of the West Coast at the time and at the apparent lack of interest in East Coast artists from record...
    
    " by Tim Dog
    Tim Dog
    Tim Dog is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York who rose to prominence during the early '90s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the celebrated "diss" record "Fuck Compton". Tim had already appeared on songs with the Ultramagnetic MCs and went on to form a duo, Ultra, with member Kool...
    
    
  • "No Vaseline
    No Vaseline
    "No Vaseline" was a highly controversial song by Ice Cube from his second album, Death Certificate. The song was produced by Ice Cube and Sir Jinx...
    
    " by Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
    
    
  • "Man's Best Friend" by Ice Cube
  • "Gangsta Gangsta" by N.W.A
  • " South Bronx
    South Bronx (song)
    "South Bronx" was a single by Hip hop group, Boogie Down Productions from their 1987 debut album, Criminal Minded. The song was produced by Ced Gee, DJ Scott La Rock and KRS-One. The song was a diss track aimed at MC Shan in response to his song, The Bridge and is part of what became known as The...
    
    " by Boogie Down Productions
    Boogie Down Productions
    Boogie Down Productions was a hip hop group that was originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded. The name of the group, Boogie Down, derives from a nickname for the...
    
    
  • "Dope Fiend Beat" by Too Short
  • "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
  • "Better off Dead" by Ice Cube
  • "Fuck Tha Police
    Fuck tha Police
    "Fuck tha Police" is a protest song by the gangsta rap group N.W.A that appears on the album Straight Outta Compton. Despite not being a single, it ranked #425 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
    
    " by N.W.A
  • "Easy Money" by Low Profile
    Low Profile
    Low Profile was originally a duo of two aspiring rappers and a DJ coming out of L.A. The groups membership consisted of WC and DJ Aladdin, who went on to pursue a career in visual art...
    
    

• "Hit the Floor"
  • "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger Troutman
    Roger Troutman
    Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years...
    
    
  • " Straight Outta Compton
    Straight Outta Compton (song)
    "Straight Outta Compton" is the lead single from N.W.A's second album with the same name. It was released in 1988. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A. It was voted number 19 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100...
    
    " by N.W.A
  • "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin" by MC Breed
    MC Breed
    Eric Breed better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin", which peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Gotta Get Mine", featuring 2Pac, that made it to #6 on the Hot Rap Singles.-Biography:Born in Flint, Michigan, Breed is also...
    
    

• "Compton 4 Life"
  • "Christmas Child" by Rotary Connection
    Rotary Connection
    Rotary Connection was an American psychedelic soul band, formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside...
    
    
  • "Compton's N the House" by N.W.A

• "8 Iz Enough"
  • "Year, You're Right" by Meters
  • "Dry Spell" by Meters

• "Duck Sick II"
  • "Red Baron" by Billy Cobham
    Billy Cobham
    William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s....
    
    
  • "Rebel Without a Pause
    Rebel Without a Pause
    Rebel Without a Pause is a single by hip hop group Public Enemy from their groundbreaking 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. The title is a spoof of Rebel Without a Cause, a 1955 drama movie.-History:...
    
    " by Public Enemy
  • "Top Billin'
    Top Billin'
    "Top Billin" was the breakout hit for American hip-hop duo Audio Two, although it was released as the B-side to "Make It Funky" in 1987, from the album What More Can I Say?. The song made a deep cultural impact on hip hop. The song was voted #8 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs...
    
     by Audio Two
    Audio Two
    Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for its first hit, the classic "Top Billin'." The members of the duo are also the older brothers of female hip-hop star MC Lyte.-History:The duo’s debut single, "Make it...
    
    

• "Dead Men Tell No Lies"
  • "Bochawa" by Chase
    Bill Chase
    Bill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
    
    

• "N 2 Deep"
  • "Do Your Thing" by Lyn Collins
    Lyn Collins
    Lyn Collins was an African American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. Contrary to some reports, she is not related to Bootsy Collins, nor Catfish Collins....
    
    

• "Hoodrat"
  • "Let Me Love You" by Michael Henderson
    Michael Henderson
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• "Another Victim"
  • "Blue's Crib" by Isaac Hayes

• "Def Wish II"
  • "Snow Creatures" by Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones
    Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
    
    

• "This is a Gang"
  • "You're a Customer" by EPMD
    EPMD
    EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...
    
    
  • "Gangsta Gangsta
    Gangsta Gangsta
    Gangsta Gangsta can refer to:*"Gangsta Gangsta" , a 1988 single by American rap group N.W.A.*"Gangsta Gangsta" , a 2006 single by Lil' Scrappy...
    
    " by N.W.A
  • "Mind Power" by James Brown
    James Brown
    James 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...
    
    

• "Jack Mode"
  • "JD's Gafflin" by Ice Cube
  • "Home Computer" by Kraftwerk
    Kraftwerk
    Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
    
    

• "Music to Driveby"
  • "Losalamitos Funk Song" by The Three Sounds
    The Three Sounds
    The Three Sounds were an American jazz trio that formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1973. The trio played and recorded with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day, Bucky Pizzarelli, Stanley Turrentine and Sonny Stitt among others.The band formed in Benton Harbor,...
    
    

Chart history

Album

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	66
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	20

Singles

Single information
"Hood Took Me Under Hood Took Me Under "Hood Took Me Under" is one of the most popular singles by the group Compton's Most Wanted and was released in their album, Music to Driveby. The song was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos... " Released: August 20, 1992 B-side: Chart positions: #5 (Hot Rap Singles)
"N 2 Deep" Released: 1992 B-side: "Another Victim"
"Def Wish II" Released: 1992 B-side:

External links

• Music to Driveby at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...