Mixtape · 1999

THA STREETZ IZ A MUTHA

kurupt tha streetz iz a mutha los angeles rapper rap gangster rap west coast gangster rap hardcore rap

Tracklist

101. I Call Shots4:23
202. Loose Cannons2:23
303. Who Ride Wit Us4:21
404. Represent Dat G.C.5:06
505. Welcome Home4:14
606. Tequila3:45
707. Trylogy1:59
808. Neva Gonna Give It Up4:45
909. Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha4:09
1010. Ya Can't Trust Nobody2:53
1111. It Ain't About You4:47
1212. Girls All Pause3:28
1313. Your Gyrl Friend4:07
1414. Ho's A Housewife4:44
1515. I Ain't Shit Without My Homeboyz4:38
1616. Step Up4:53
1717. Live On The Mic5:28
1818. Calling Out Names3:56

About

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by the American rapper Kurupt. It was released in 1999 through Antra Records with distribution from Artemis Records. The album contains the single "Who Ride Wit Us". The track "Callin' Out Names" is a diss track directed toward rappers Foxy Brown and DMX. The Philly native and Southern California transplant's second solo venture minus Daz Dillinger (though Daz supplies production and makes a few lyrical appearances) is hardcore West Coast rap dripping with funk and violence. Kurupt, a truly talented and versatile lyricist who appeared on Pete Rock's Soul Survivor, prefers to downplay his wordplay in favor of confrontational flows on Streetz Iz a Mutha. This is an angry and somewhat controversial record, mainly on the strength of the damning "Calling Out Names." Streetz represents true new-wave SoCal gangsta rap. Daz drops a few LBC funk tracks, namely "Your Gyrlfriend" and the title cut. Dr. Dre provides a signature track and guest emcees on the laid-back "Ho's a Housewife." A philharmonic track provided by Bink Dawg lights up "Trylogy," and Kurupt teams up with the legendary Blastmaster KRS to show his more abstract side on "Live on the Mic." Production is slack in places, and those looking for anything but hardcore may be a little disappointed. This is a very listenable joint, swelling with an updated G-funk sound, but the lyrical content is not for the faint of heart. A veritable who's who of West Coast rappers make guest appearances, including Jayo Felony, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Xzibit, Warren G, Dr. Dre, T-Mo from Goodie Mob, and KRS-One. Fans of Tha Dogg Pound and L.A. hardcore will definitely dig this. Unspectacular but solid, this was part of a late-1999 West Coast revival.

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