- hip hop
- 46 min
- 13 tracks
- Epic
Straight Checkn 'Em is the second studio album by American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted. It was released on July 16, 1991, through Orpheus Records and Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at Big Beat Soundlabs in Los Angeles from April 2 to April 19, 1991, except for the song "Growin' Up in the Hood" recorded and mixed at Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood on March 31, 1991. Production was handled entirely by DJ Slip and the Unknown DJ.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, grave and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Intro1:02
- 2They Still Gafflin4:30
- 3Growin’ Up in the Hood4:12
- 4Wanted4:14
- 5Straight Checkn’ Em3:45
- 6I Don’t Dance2:30
- 7Raised in Compton3:45
- 8Driveby Miss Daisy4:27
- 9Def Wish3:42
- 10Compton’s Lynchin4:43
- 11Mike T’s Funky Scratch2:35
- 12Can I Kill It?4:31
- 13Gangsta Shot Out2:32
13 tracks, 46 minutes.
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- Compton’s Most Wanted
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- July 2, 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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