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Stay tuned for the full episode, coming Monday, February 3. We was all fans of Slick Rick and fans of KRS… So those was my favorite cats at the time and so I wanted to make a rhyme that talked about what I knew about: Everything going on in the neighborhood.” (What Does It Mean?),’ so it was in that vein of telling a story. They didn’t understand what I was talking about so they rejected it and then Dre convinced Eazy to do it.”Ĭube also reveals the storytelling raps that inspired his own rhymes for “Boyz N The Hood.” “It was in the nature of ‘6 in the Mornin’,’ ‘P.S.K. ‘You talking another language, man.’ And I was. And this one goes out to all the O.G.'s out there. The group, called Homeboys Only, was flabbergasted by the lyrics because, as Cube says, “The lyrics was foreign to them. Boyz-N-Tha Hood (G-Mix) Lyrics: 'Yeah, Gangsta Dresta done stepped in this, motherfucker. One topic of discussion was Cube’s stint as the writer for much of NWA’s early material, including Eazy-E‘s signature song, “Boyz N The Hood.” Cube says he initially wrote the cinematic rhymes for a group from New York, but that they didn’t understand the song at all. And The Posse A Priority Records, LLC Release 1987 Capitol Records, LLCRelease. The interview covers a lot of ground for the West Coast hip-hop icon, from his Big 3 basketball league to his impact on the culture at large. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBoyz-N-The-Hood Eazys segment addresses the reality thread you can find in 'Boyz-n-the-Hood. Dateline NBC Interview with Eazy-E An early 1990s interview with Eazy and other rap moguls exploring the topic of gangster rap just as it was hitting a mainstream high. Boyz-n-the-Hood is the debut single by Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. Gansta rap pioneer Ice Cube stopped by the Uproxx office in Los Angeles recently to chat with Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh for the latest episode of People’s Party With Talib Kweli. 'Boyz-n-the-Hood,' Easy-E Sit back, relax, and listen.

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