Music to Driveby
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992
RecordedMay 18–June 9, 1992
Studio
  • Big Beat Soundlabs (Los Angeles, California)
  • Slips X Factor Studios (Inglewood, California)
Genre
Length57:29
Label
Producer
  • The Unknown DJ(also exec.)
  • Masta Rick Rock
Compton's Most Wanted chronology
Straight Checkn 'Em
(1991)
Music to Driveby
(1992)
Killafornia Organization
(1996)
Singles from Music to Driveby
  1. 'Hood Took Me Under'
    Released: August 20, 1992
  2. 'Def Wish II'
    Released: 1992
Compton

Comptons Most Wanted - Music To Driveby(1992) 01. Hit The Floor 03. Hood Took Me Under 04. Compton 4 Life 06. Duck Sick II 08. 'Music to Driveby' is a great album. Almost all the tracks are great, with tight beats and gangsta raps. MC Eiht drops some verses about gang life in Compton, about playing women and he also drops a few song dissing his old-time rival Compton rapper/producer DJ Quik. Music To Driveby, the third LP from the group that birthed MC Eiht: Compton’s Most Wanted. Although the group started in the late ‘80s with multiple MCs (including Tha Chill and Boom Bam), by 1992 Eiht was pulling the group’s vocal weight – supported by DJ Mike T on turntables and production – and even producing and co-producing tracks.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews[2]

Music to Driveby is the third studio album by American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted. It was released on September 29, 1992 through Orpheus/Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at Big Beat Soundlabs in Los Angeles and at Slips X Factor Studios in Inglewood from May 18 to June 9, 1992. Production was handled by members DJ Slip, MC Eiht and DJ Mike T, as well as The Unknown DJ and Ric Roc. It features contributions from William 'Willie Z' Zimmerman on background vocals, keyboards, saxophone and harmonica, EMmage on backing vocals, and guest appearance by Scarface of Geto Boys.

The album peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 200 and at number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Along with the singles, a music videos were produced for the songs 'Hood Took Me Under' and 'Def Wish II'.

Background[edit]

Music to Driveby is considered one of the great gangsta rap albums from the golden age of hip hop. Similar to N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, Music to Driveby includes similar themes centered around nihilism, 'hood life and participation in gangs. It is notable for the single 'Hood Took Me Under', which was later included in 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' radio station Radio Los Santos, and has been considered a classic example of gangsta rap by reviewers. The album contains a diss song aimed at the Bronx rapper Tim Dog, 'Who's Fucking Who?', as well as numerous shots thrown at Bloods rapper DJ Quik throughout the album.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Aaron Tyler, except track 9 written with Brad Jordan.

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1.'Intro'A. Tyler0:21
2.'Hit the Floor'T. AllenDJ Slip1:49
3.'Hood Took Me Under'M. BryantDJ Mike T3:39
4.'Jack Mode'T. AllenDJ Slip3:16
5.'Compton 4 Life'A. SimonMaster Ric Roc3:18
6.'8 Iz Enough'T. AllenDJ Slip2:48
7.'Duck Sick II'
  • T. Allen
DJ Slip3:43
8.'Dead Men Tell No Lies'
  • DJ Slip
  • MC Eiht
3:41
9.'N 2 Deep' (featuring Scarface)DJ Slip3:51
10.'Who's Fucking Who?'
  • T. Allen
  • M. Bryant
1:47
11.'This Is a Gang'T. AllenDJ Slip3:37
12.'Hoodrat'A. ManuelThe Unknown DJ3:56
13.'Niggaz Strugglin'
  • A. Tyler
  • A. Simon
3:31
14.'I Gots ta Get Over'
  • A. Simon
  • A. Johnson
  • S. Hudman
3:36
15.'U's a Bitch'A. ManuelThe Unknown DJ3:43
16.'Another Victim'
  • A. Manuel
  • I. Hayes
The Unknown DJ3:51
17.'Def Wish II'A. ManuelThe Unknown DJ3:32
18.'Music to Driveby'A. ManuelThe Unknown DJ3:31
Total length:57:29

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Sample credits[edit]

  • 'Intro'
    • 'Figure Eight' by Blossom Dearie
  • 'Hit the Floor'
    • 'So Ruff, So Tuff' by Roger Troutman
    • 'Straight Outta Compton' by N.W.A
    • 'Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin' by MC Breed
  • 'Hood Took Me Under'
    • 'Walk On By' from Isaac Hayes
    • 'Growin' Up in the Hood' by Compton's Most Wanted
  • 'Jack Mode'
    • 'JD's Gafflin' by Ice Cube
    • 'Home Computer' by Kraftwerk
  • 'Compton 4 Life'
    • 'Christmas Child' by Rotary Connection
    • 'Compton's N the House' by N.W.A
    • 'Rollin' Wit' Da Lench Mob' by Ice Cube
  • '8 Iz Enough'
    • 'Year, You're Right' and 'Dry Spell' by The Meters
  • 'Duck Sick II'
    • 'Red Baron' by Billy Cobham
    • 'Rebel Without a Pause' by Public Enemy
    • 'Top Billin' by Audio Two
  • 'Dead Men Tell No Lies'
    • 'Bochawa' by Bill Chase
  • 'N 2 Deep'
    • 'Do Your Thing' by Lyn Collins
  • 'Who's Fucking Who?'
    • 'Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud' by James Brown
    • 'Fuck Compton' by Tim Dog
    • 'No Vaseline', 'Man's Best Friend' and 'Better Off Dead' by Ice Cube
    • 'Gangsta Gangsta' and 'Fuck tha Police' by N.W.A
    • 'South Bronx' and 'My Philosophy' by Boogie Down Productions
    • 'Dope Fiend Beat' by Too $hort
    • 'Easy Money' by Low Profile
  • 'This Is a Gang'
    • 'You're a Customer' by EPMD
    • 'Gangsta Gangsta' by N.W.A
    • 'Mind Power' by James Brown
  • 'Hoodrat'
    • 'Let Me Love You' by Michael Henderson
  • 'Niggaz Strugglin'
    • 'Look of Love' by Isaac Hayes
  • 'I Gots ta Get Over'
    • 'Playing Your Game Baby' by Barry White
    • 'Atomic Dog' by George Clinton
  • 'U's a Bitch'
    • 'After Hours' by Ronny Jordan
  • 'Another Victim'
    • 'Blue's Crib' by Isaac Hayes
  • 'Def Wish II'
    • 'Snow Creatures' by Quincy Jones
  • 'Music to Driveby'
    • 'Losalamitos Funk Song' by The Three Sounds[3]

Personnel[edit]

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  • Aaron Tyler – lyrics, vocals, producer(tracks: 1, 8, 13, 14)
  • Terry Keith Allen – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-11), recording(tracks: 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Michael Bryant – turntables, producer (tracks: 3, 10), arranger (track 5)
  • Brad Terrence Jordan – lyrics & vocals (track 9)
  • William Fredric Zimmerman – backing vocals, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica
  • Emmage – backing vocals (track 15)
  • Andre Manuel – producer (tracks: 12, 15-18), executive producer
  • Alaric 'Rick' Simon – producer (tracks: 5, 13, 14)
  • Mike 'Webeboomindashit' Edwards – recording, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Peter Dokus – art direction, photography
  • David Duarte – design

Chart history[edit]

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4]66
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]20

References[edit]

Compton's Most Wanted Music To Driveby Download

  1. ^Wynn, Ron. 'Music to Driveby - Compton's Most Wanted | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^Juon, Steve 'Flash' (August 31, 2010). 'Compton's Most Wanted :: Music to Driveby :: Epic Records/Sony Music'. www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^'Search'. the-breaks.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. ^'Comptons Most Wanted Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  5. ^'Comptons Most Wanted Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Music To Driveby at Discogs (list of releases)

Compton's Most Wanted Music To Driveby Album Download

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