It's a Compton Thang

It's a Compton Thang! is the debut studio album by American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted.[2][3] It was released in 1990 through Orpheus Records.[4]

It's a Compton Thang!
Studio album by
Compton's Most Wanted
Released1990
StudioThllss Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length46:44
LabelOrpheus Records
Producer
Compton's Most Wanted chronology
It's a Compton Thang!
(1990)		 Straight Checkn 'Em
(1991)
Singles from It's a Compton Thang!
  1. "This Is Compton"
    Released: 1989
  2. "One Time Gaffled Em Up"
    Released: 1990
  3. "I'm Wit Dat"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Recording sessions took place at Thllss Studios in Los Angeles with audio engineer Mike "Webeboomindashit" Edwards and producers DJ Slip and The Unknown DJ. It was mastered at The Other Room in Queens, New York, by Jack Skinner. Ant Capone was supposed to be part of the group, but left prior to this album due to contractual and managing issues, and was replaced by DJ Mike T.

The album peaked at number 133 on the Billboard 200 and at number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

Old School Rap and Hip-hop wrote that "the true beauty of It's a Compton Thang is the initial synthesis of former electro legend the Unknown DJ with future gangsta icon MC Eiht as well as the pleasant reminder that West Coast gangsta rap was once more about old-fashioned fun than cheap thrills."[5] The Washington Post thought that the album "lacks the sonic punch and the verbal verve of N.W.A."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Wit Dat"4:56
2."Final Chapter"4:43
3."I Give Up Nuthin"3:08
4."This Is Compton"4:34
5."We Made It"6:16
6."One Time Gaffled Em Up"3:58
7."Duck Sick"4:32
8."Late Night Hype"4:54
9."I Mean Biznez"3:50
10."It's a Compton Thang"5:13
Total length:44:64

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 133
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 32
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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-a-compton-thang-mw0000308234
  2. "Comptons Most Wanted".
  3. Reeves, Marcus (March 17, 2009). "Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power". Farrar, Straus and Giroux – via Google Books.
  4. Weinstein, Max. "Today in Hip-Hop: Compton's Most Wanted Drop 'It's a Compton Thang' - XXL". XXL Mag.
  5. Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (June 15, 2008). "Old School Rap and Hip-hop". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  6. Mills, David (September 2, 1990). "RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. "Compton's Most Wanted Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  8. "Compton's Most Wanted Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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