![]() ![]() They hit New York for the first time and were much loved. Slip bought new and better equipment and they embarked on a tour across the country. Eiht and his production crew were also given more freedom to experiment new creative sounds. They persevered with two more albums, Straight Checkn ‘Em (1991) released under new label Epic Records who armed them with more promotion and exposure. Eiht provided a verse for a collaboration track for Quik’s upcoming album, although the track never surfaced. When old grudges grew old and both artists sought to bring it to a head and squash any remaining beef. This shock wave had everybody shaking hands despite their past. This continued until the hip-hop community mourned the loss of the Prodigal son, Tupac. This started in the early 90’s after DJ Quik sent a respectful shout-out to Eiht and his CMW crew, however Eiht viewed this in a different, somewhat sarcastic throw-down and subsequently answered in a diss-rap, from here Quik wrote “Dollars n Sense”. The inevitable controversy over their beef helped to boost both careers as gangsta rappers and served to sell them a lot of records. Although no apparent violence ensued they did battle fiercely on record, a true hip-hop beef. Unfortunately they couldn’t step out of the shadows of N.W.A.’s success, therefore with less controversy and continual comparisons sales did not reflect the talented teamwork of CMW.ĭuring Eiht’s early career grew a hostile beef with fellow Compton neighbourhood rapper DJ Quik who systematically conspired against him holding strong to their old ways as Quik was a Tree-Top Compton Piru (Blood) and Eiht was a Crip. Their first hit came by the name of ‘One Time Gaffled ‘Em Up’ becoming their first released single off their debut album ‘It’s a Compton Thang’ released in 1990. Also adding to the record was Quicksand a local group starring Mike ‘DJ Mike T’ Bryant who would later replace existing DJ Ant Capone. They contributed to the album with ‘Rhymes Too Funky’. Slip had introduced CMW on DJ Unknown’s Compton Compilation album for World Class Wreckin’ Cru’s Alonzo Williams. He was brought on board to help produce Slip’s new project and they were now able to cut a more professional demo tape which was picked up by Capitol Records subsidiary Orpheus Records and by 1989 Compton’s Most Wanted (CMW) was born. Unknown was fresh from producing the legendary first three revolutionary west coast albums from Ice-T. Slip had strong connections with super-producer Andre ‘DJ Unknown’ Manuel who teamed up with Slip to produce records for Unknown’s Techno Hop Records label in 1987. Eiht continued to sell his mixtapes spreading his talent throughout the local scene with a copy falling into the hands of local producer Terry ‘DJ Slip’ Allen who liked what he heard and offered to work alongside the pair. The pair complimented each other and they began recording together using Chill’s mixer and turntables to churn out garage mixtapes. Inspired, young Aaron Tyler began describing his corner of Compton rapping with junior high school friend, Chill from Watts who used to beatbox. Now holdin’ down the block with his all-star comrades, Kam and Goldie Loc, Eiht and the Warzone group get ready to drop their début, Snoop-produced album to once again show Eiht as the underground King of west coast hip-hop.Īs a teenager, Eiht had started an interest in rapping as a teenager listening to local party legends Mixmaster Spade and Toddy Tee who were flooding the neighbourhoods with mixtapes about Compton life. Best known for his role as A-Wax in Menace II Society, Veteran Eiht has flourished in the gangsta rap industry and persistently adorns Compton as the Mecca of gangsta rap.While the west coast rap scene has gone through many costume changes, many artists have come, rocked and rode on out of the scene, Eiht stayed stylin’ khaki and Pendleton and remained one of L.A.’s dopest. ![]() He picked up the traditions of a Compton artist where Eazy-E left it and continued the legacy. Emerging onto the scene as the front man for his crew, he took the professional stage with his trio before blossoming into a successful career as a solo MC and actor.īrought up from the teachings of Compton’s finest Mixmaster Spade and Toddy Tee, Eiht has dedicated his life to representing his home-town in true gangsta rap fashion. was MC Eiht rolling with Compton’s Most Wanted. One of the leading go-getters sitting in the shadows of N.W.A. While most Bronx-centric historians were crowning their Fort Apache forefathers, the west ran wild with their own hip-hop brand distinction. MC Eiht holds court as being one of the innovators in shaping the existence of west coast rap today. Label: IV Life Records/Hoo Bangin’ Records ![]()
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