Eternal E

Eternal E is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Eazy-E. It was released posthumously in 1995, several months after his death. The RIAA certified the CD Gold for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States of America on February 21, 2003.[1]

Eternal E
Greatest hits album by Eazy-E
Released	November 28, 1995
Recorded	1986-1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	1:00:56
Label	Ruthless Priority
Producer	Eazy-E (also exec.) Dr. Dre DJ Yella Naughty By Nature Cold 187um Bobcat
Eazy-E chronology
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187^um Killa (1993) Eternal E (1995) Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton (1996)
Alternative cover
Gangsta Memorial Edition cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

• Entertainment Weekly (12/1/95, p. 77) – "...hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw (and music history to boot)." – Rating: B+
• Melody Maker (1/13/96, p. 29) – Recommended – "...those old pre-Compton solo tracks...are still the absolute f***ing bomb, even with, in fact, because of, the dated production....[His] was the first voice in hip hop that could be called weak...and thus it was petulantly aggressive in a way that was entirely new."
• Rap Pages (2/96, p. 31) – 9 (out of 10) – "...a historical biography of Eazy-E's music that is a must-have for the archives...this compilation documents the life of one of West Coast rap's most important contributors."
• NME (1/6/96, p. 33) – 7 (out of 10) – "...is as elegiac as it is capitalistic....[These are] graphic accounts and celebrations of streetlife designed to cause maximum offence to anyone who doesn't try to understand the social context..."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boyz-n-the-Hood (Remix)"	O. Jackson E. Wright	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	6:21
2.	"8 Ball" (featuring M.C. Ren)	O. Jackson	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	4:51
3.	"Eazy-Duz-It"	L. Patterson	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	4:19
4.	"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"	T. Curry B. Rice E. Floyd R. Thomas	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	3:40
5.	"No More ?'s"	O. Jackson E. Wright	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	3:54
6.	"We Want Eazy" (featuring M.C. Ren & Dr. Dre)	T. Curry L. Patterson B. Collins E. Wright	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	5:00
7.	"Nobody Move"	L. Patterson A. Young	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	4:47
8.	"Radio"	L. Patterson A. Young	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	4:57
9.	"Only If You Want It"	V. Brown A. Criss K. Gist E. Wright	Eazy-E	3:02
10.	"Neighborhood Sniper"	G. Hutchinson M. Smooth J. Long E. Wright	Cold 187um	5:11
11.	"I'd Rather Fuck You"	E. Wright B. Collins G. Cooper G. Clinton V. Edwards	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	3:57
12.	"Automobile"	E. Wright C. Haskins G. Clinton	Dr. Dre DJ Yella	3:16
13.	"Niggaz My Height Don't Fight"	C. Singleton C. Lloyd B. Ervin E. Wright	Eazy-E	3:14
14.	"Eazy Street"	E. Wright A. Young	Dr. Dre Eazy-E	4:27
Total length:				1:00:56

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta)	A. Hinton A. Wicker E. Wright D. Weldon	Eazy-E	5:32
16.	"Ole School Shit" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta & Sylk-E. Fyne)	A. Hinton A. Wicker E. Wright D. Weldon L. Johnson A. Carraby	DJ Yella	4:00
17.	"A Lil' Eazier Said (Gangsta Memorial Edition bonus track)" (performed by Lil Eazy-E)	E. Wright E. Wright		3:40

Gangsta Memorial Edition Bonus DVD

1. "We Want Eazy"
2. "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
3. "Straight Outta Compton" (Street Version) — N.W.A
4. "100 Miles and Runnin'" - N.W.A
5. "Appetite for Destruction" (Extended Street Version) — N.W.A
6. "Only If You Want It"
7. "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" featuring Dresta & B.G. Knocc Out
8. "Neighborhood Sniper" (Street Version)
9. "Just tah Let U Know"

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Eternal E – Eazy-E". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. "American album certifications – Eazy-E – Eternal E". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.