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FINALLY: Release date and track list for MC Eiht’s Album “Which Way Iz West”

MC Eiht’s New Album, Which Way Iz West, Executive Produced By DJ Premier Will Be Released On 6-9-17

GEAH! For two decades MC Eiht has been one of hip-hop’s most recognizable voices in hip-hop; and undisputedly one of Compton’s finest originators and emcees.

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 region and is universally hailed as a Gangsta Rap classic.

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

Though accredited as MC Eiht featuring Compton’s Most Wanted, Eiht took on a more singular role with We Come Strapped, which was certified Gold and peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts and his sophomore solo project Death Threatz which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Charts.

While Eiht has always remained active; including an EP release (Keep It Hood), his scene-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 6-9-17 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.

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”

8 years after they announced the album we finally have a track list and release date!!

MC Eiht – Represent Like This (Feat. WC) (Produced by Brenk Sinatra) (Scratches by DJ Premier) CDQ


Today, Eiht shares the first single from Which Way Iz West, “Represent Like This” featuring WC and DJ Premier.

“I decided to release the Dub C track first as an ode to true west coast music and because Dub is a true west coast originator” Eiht stated. “I wanted to give fans a familiar taste of what were about and due to Crazy Toones passing away, it just seemed like the appropriate way to honor my cuzzins as they were one of the first artists I had the honor of rocking with early in my career. This is for the west coast and our heritage and it was only right to Represent Like This.”

Spotify: flyt.it/RepresentLikeThisSpotify
Amazon: flyt.it/RepresentLikeThisAmazon

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Check it out! New mixtape by Afu-Ra… CLICK HERE.

1.Intro
2.Made U Look listen download
3.Dead Wrong feat.Koll & Powerful
4.Who Shot Ya
5.Kick In Da Door feat. Powerful
6.Big Boys (X-clusive)
7.Kill Shit feat.Thirstin’ Howl III
8.Rainy Days feat. Aqua Monk (P-Monks)
9.Scarfaces
10.Contact feat. Alas : H-Staxx : Cheif
11.Da Gods feat.Masta Killa (of Wu-Tang Clan)
12.Whole World feat. Respect Tha God (P-Monks)
13.Blam Blam
14.Fuck Ya’ll Niggas feat. Koll & Blackadon
15.Black Gang (X-clusive)
16.Pussy Clot Sound Boy (X-clusive)
17.99 Problems
18.Move Ya Self (X-clusive)
19.Gutta Music feat. Vain & Reck
20.Mercy
21.Never Dieing feat. Big Blackysteez & Startel
22.Bonus Track (X-clusive)
23.Bonus track – Nic Nie Spad?o Z Nieba – Sigma : Afu-Ra : Antone : DJ WLB
24.Bonus track – Wiesz Co Si? Kr?ci – Ganja Mafia featuring Afu-Ra
25.Bonus Track – Big Shug feat. Avirex Prod.Reel Drama – The Streets
26.Three Evil Masters – Gangstarr Foundation (Afu-Ra : Big Shug : Jeru the Damaja) Cuts by Dj Niko Yu
27.Pussy Clott Sound Boy featuring Sean P (BCC) & Sadat X (Brand Nubian)
28.On A Roll – UTC ft. Afu-Ra : Cryogenik : Auxaudio : Benny Browncoat
29.Group Home Joey Kickass Cuts by DJ Dap prod.by Daniel El Campen / S90F Rec – Smile

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Guru Interview On KXCI 91.3 (1997)

Guru being interviewed over the phone on a small community station out in Tuscon, Arizona.
You Know My Steez had just come out and Moment Of Truth was being finished up for release in March ’98.
He mentions that they were trying to get Busta Rhymes on the remix for Steez but ended up going with Kurupt. He also offers up an acapella rhyme but unfortunately the dude in the studio leaves a beat playing so it ends up sounding a bit off due to the time delay on the phone and what have you.

Props to DJ Step One!