Straight Checkn 'Em

Straight Checkn 'em
Studio album by Compton's Most Wanted
Released July 16, 1991
Recorded 1990−1991
Genre West Coast rap, Gangsta rap
Label Orpheus Records
Producer DJ Slip, The Unknown DJ
MC Eiht chronology
It's a Compton Thang
(1990)		 Straight Checkn 'Em
(1991)		 Music to Driveby
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[2]

Straight Checkn 'Em is the second studio album by American rap group Compton's Most Wanted, released July 16, 1991 on Orpheus Records. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 92 on the Billboard 200.[3]

Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "Straight Checkn 'Em". The song, "Growin' Up in the Hood", was originally heard in the film, Boyz n the Hood, and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's soundtrack.

Contents

Background

The album contained one of the group's most successful songs, "Growin' Up in the Hood". The first part for the famous "Def Wish" series (I-IV) appeared in Straight Checkn 'Em. Just like their previous album It's a Compton Thang, this album was entirely produced by DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ. MC Chill was unable to appear in this album because he was sentenced to prison some month before the recording.

Track listing

  1. "Intro"
  2. "They Still Gafflin'"
  3. "Growin' Up in the Hood"
  4. "Wanted"
  5. "Straight Checkn 'Em"
  6. "I Don't Dance"
  7. "Raised In Compton"
  8. "Driveby Miss Daisy"
  9. "Def Wish"
  10. "Compton's Lynching"
  11. "Mike T's Funky Scratch"
  12. "Can I Kill It?"
  13. "Gangsta Shout Out"

Samples

Chart history

Chart (1991)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 92
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 23

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ a b ((( Straight Checkn 'Em > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-12.

External links

Compton's Most Wanted
MC Chill · MC Eiht · DJ Slip · DJ Mike T · Ant Capone
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"It's a Compton Thang" · "Growin' Up In tha Hood" · "Def Wish" · "Hood Took Me Under" · "Def Wish II" · "This Is Compton 2000" · "Music to Gang Bang"
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