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Eazy-Duz-It
Studio album by Eazy-E
Released	September 16, 1988
Recorded	1987-1988
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap,comedy rap
Length	50:00 68:00 (Remastered edition)
Label	Ruthless, Priority
Producer	Dr. Dre, DJ Yella
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rap Reviews link
Eazy-E chronology
- Eazy-Duz-It (1988) 5150: Home 4 tha Sick (1992) Singles from Eazy-Duz-It "Boyz-n-the-Hood" Released: 1989 "Eazy-Duz-It" Released: 1989 "Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn" Released: 1989 "We Want Eazy" Released: 1989

Eazy-Duz-It is the debut album from late rapper Eazy-E (of N.W.A.), released in 1988. The album was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, and largely written by MC Ren, Ice Cube, and the D.O.C.^[1]

Eazy-Duz-It helped popularize gangsta rap along with N.W.A's debut album Straight Outta Compton. It has sold over two million copies. The album reached No. 41 on The Billboard 200. In 1998, the album was listed in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

In 2003, the album was remastered, with Eazy-E's EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick included.

Samples

• "(Prelude) Still Talkin"
  • "Prelude" by Parliament
  • "Do The Funky Chicken" by Rufus Thomas
• "Nobody Move"
  • "Sixty Minute Man" by Rufus Thomas
  • "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt" by Yellowman
• "Radio"
  • "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
  • "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
  • "King of Rock" by Run-D.M.C.
• "We Want Eazy"
  • "Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" by Bootsy's Rubber Band

Personnel

• Big Bass Brian - Mastering
• Dr. Dre - Producer
• Eazy-E - Executive Producer and Performer
• Eric Poppleton - Photography
• Donovan Sound - Engineer
• Yella - Producer
• Ice Cube - Writer
• MC Ren - Writer

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

References