Fuck Compton
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| Single by Tim Dog from the album Penicillin on Wax |
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| Released | 1991 | ||||
| Format | 12-inch single | ||||
| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:58 | ||||
| Label | Ruffhouse | ||||
| Writer(s) | Timothy Blair | ||||
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"Fuck Compton" is a diss track aimed at the West Coast hip hop scene in general by East Coast hip hop artist, Tim Dog.
[edit] Background
During the early 1990s, seminal rap group N.W.A. and several other West Coast rappers were becoming popular within the hip hop community and magazines such as Rap Masters, Word Up and The Source provided significant coverage to artists from Los Angeles. The success of N.W.A and their focus on the South Central suburb of Compton via their platinum album Straight Outta Compton had spawned a number of imitators and other groups who also claimed to represent the suburb. The success of artists such as Compton's Most Wanted and DJ Quik led to a period in hip hop where so-called gangsta rap and its trademark dress of black Los Angeles Raiders and Los Angeles Kings gear were de rigueur. Some New York hip hop artists resented the exposure and success of their West Coast counterparts, an animosity which Tim Dog would tap into via the release of his groundbreaking first single. Tim Dog, frustrated of 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 companies, released the song on his debut album Penicillin on Wax. "Fuck Compton" attacked the city's style of dress and musical output and made threatening gestures to several Compton rappers including Eazy-E, MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Michel'le. The lyrics also made reference to an infamous incident involving N.W.A.'s Dr. Dre and host of "Pump It Up" Dee Barnes. Barnes had accused Dr Dre (real name Andre Young) of assaulting her after "Pump It Up" had edited an N.W.A. interview to include disparaging comments made by Ice Cube, whom was embroiled in a feud with his former group at the time "Dre, beating on Dee from Pump It Up? Step to the Dog and get fucked up!". The single was released by Ruffhouse Records, home to other artists such as Cypress Hill and Kriss Kross, and became a worldwide underground hit in the clubs and hip hop circles. Two versions of a music video were released - the original version and a censored edit.
[edit] Responses
In response to this song, Compton's Most Wanted (MC Eiht's crew) released a scratched version of this song called "Who's Fucking Who?", with the background sample of "Fuck Compton", putting Tim Dog's voice together and make a line as "Fuck Tim Dog," from their album, Music to Driveby. Tweedy Bird Loc responded with "Fuck South Bronx". Eazy-E and MC Ren never responded but DJ Quik released "Way 2 Fonky" and "Tha Last Word" from his album, "Way 2 Fonky". Other responses included Snoop Doggy Dogg's line on Fuck wit Dre Day, "Tim Dog can eat a big fat dick". Dr. Dre who had Snoop Dogg as his protégé responded in a skit called, "The $20 Sack Pyramid", Dr. Dre also responded on the song "Puffin' Blunts and Tanqueray" "That Nigga Tim Mut you's a Punk Azz Biach, Biach!".
