G eazy the epidemic lp album meaning5/26/2023 Still dubbing himself ”the original Compton criminal,” Eazy never stopped spewing the sort of stories that earned gangsta rap its menace-to-society image. Not that Str8 Off tha Streetz is a somber, mournful record. The statements weren’t intended as farewells, but they come across as Eazy’s attempt to set the history books right before it was too late. We hear his claims that the Rodney King incident was foretold in N.W.A songs and his protests that ghetto kids learn more bad habits at home than from gangsta-rap records. The album includes not just his last recorded music but also snippets of conversation in which Eazy makes a case for gangsta’s legacy. ![]() ![]() Yella, who guided the numerous unfinished tracks to completion, we can hear Eazy’s last testament, Str8 Off tha Streetz of Muthaph-in’ Compton. At the time of his unexpected death, Eazy-E was in the midst of recording an album, and thanks to former N.W.A band mate D.J.
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