MC Eiht

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MC Eiht
Doggystyle
Formerly of

Aaron Bernard Tyler (born May 22, 1971),

DJ Mike T, DJ Slip and Ant Capone. He is also known for his role as A-Wax in the 1993 film Menace II Society, as well as playing the character Ryder in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
.

Career

Tyler was born in

N.O.T.R were heavily involved with both albums and the Quik
beef, there are several explicit remarks towards Quik made on these albums by E, Bam, and Chill. E was also associated with the West 159th Street Tragniew Park Compton Crips.

He states that he did not wish to star in comedy films in order to maintain his public image. He later only appeared in the low-budget movies Reasons, Thicker than Water, and Who Made the Potatoe Salad? as well as providing the voice for Lance 'Ryder' Wilson in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.[5] His music has also been included in the Grand Theft Auto series, both alone and with Compton's Most Wanted.

He put out Last Man Standing, the first album accredited only to MC Eiht, then broke from the label for Big Beat/Atlantic. Eiht never ended up putting out an album on the label, instead eventually signing with and releasing the album Section 8 on Priority/EMI in 1999.[6] Eiht would hop between record labels and one-off releases in the next years, moving between independent labels Half-Ounce, D3 Entertainment, and Lookin' Up Entertainment from 2001 to 2003. He would put out records with

Dam Funk's "Hood Pass Intact".[7] MC Eiht also appeared with Young Maylay
in Blaq Poet's new street single, Ain't Nuttin' Changed (Remix).

In June 2011, MC Eiht released his single "Fine By Me" accompanied by a music video directed by Director Hugo V. under his new label Year Round/Blue Stamp Records. Year Round Records is owned by New York-based hip hop artist DJ Premier.

In October 2012, MC Eiht was featured on the song "m.A.A.d city" by Kendrick Lamar, from his major label debut Good Kid, m.A.A.d City. Eiht released the Keep It Hood EP, through BLUESTAMP Music Group on January 4, 2013.[8] The album features cuts from DJ Premier and production from Brenk Sinatra.[9] In 2013, he plans to release a collaboration album with DJ Premier.[10]

In the summer of 2014, MC Eiht released a single with the Outlawz, Tupac Shakur's old group, titled "Shut ’Em Down," which made references to old Outlawz members Tupac and Kadafi. The song is a part of Eiht's upcoming "Which Way Iz West LP" and is MC Eiht's first LP in eight years.[11]

Feud with DJ Quik

MC Eiht and his group CMW got involved in a long tumultuous rivalry with fellow Compton DJ/rapper

East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry since it was not covered by the media, it has been hailed by most hip hop fans and critics that it stands out as one of the longest active hip hop rivalries of all time (from 1992 to 1998).[12]

Discography

Main article: MC Eiht discography
See also: Compton's Most Wanted discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Menace II Society A-Wax
1996 Reasons Himself
1999 Thicker than Water Lil' Ant
2001 100 Kilos Pooh
2004 The Introduction Ryder DVD released as the introduction to the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas synopsis. Voice only
2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad? T-Bone
2008 Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents: The Adventures of Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Himself Voice only
2013 Streetwise x MC Eiht Himself Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Legends of Chamberlain Heights Himself 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Lance "Ryder" Wilson
 Voice only
2015 Grand Theft Auto V Himself "The Lab" radio guest host, musical contributions
2021
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
Lance "Ryder" Wilson
 Archival Recordings
Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only

References

  1. ^ "BAC IN TOWN". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "MC Eiht on His Praying Hands Face Tat, Violence Decreasing in Compton". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. MC Eiht confirms his age of 46 and not 50 at 1:23 in this recent interview with DJ Vlad in 2017
  3. ^ Thug Radio Archived 2004-12-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Blue Stamp Music. "MC Eiht Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. ^ MC Eiht biography. Accessed 2007-10-22.
  6. ^ thaformula.com Accessed 2007-10-21.
  7. ^ Martins, Chris (July 14, 2010). "At Last: Dâm-Funk Goes Gangsta With Compton's MC Eiht for 'Hood Pass Intact' Redo". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Amazon.com: Keep It Hood [Explicit]: MC Eiht: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  9. ^ "DJ Premier Blog » Exclusive: MC Eiht – The Reign (Prod. by Brenk Sinatra; Scratches by DJ Premier) CDQ". 2012-12-20. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  10. ^ "The Most Anticipated Albums Of 2013". HipHopDX. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  11. ^ Jaffe, Lloyd (July 14, 2014). "MC Eiht Feat. Outlawz "Shut Em Down" Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Harling, Danielle (2016-01-14). "MC Eiht Reveals Origins of Feud with DJ Quik". HipHopDX.

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