We Want Eazy
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"We Want Eazy" | ||||
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Single by Eazy-E featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren | ||||
from the album Eazy-Duz-It | ||||
B-side | "Still Talkin'" | |||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:02 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | The D.O.C.[1] | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Eazy-E singles chronology | ||||
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Dr. Dre singles chronology | ||||
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MC Ren singles chronology | ||||
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"We Want Eazy" is a song by American rapper
The song borrows heavily from the
Music video
The music video for "We Want Eazy", directed by J. Kevin Swain,[2] was released in 1988. It begins with Eazy being chased by an LAPD officer and dropping his signature Los Angeles Raiders baseball cap along the way. Eventually he is arrested and jailed, just hours before he is to perform at a concert. With the help of his cellmates (including Ice Cube who manages to appear in the crowd as well and MC Krazy Dee), Eazy is able to perform via a giant screen closed-circuit television connection "live from the Compton jail", while Dr. Dre and MC Ren share the role of hype man on stage. Near the end of the video, Eazy breaks out of his cell and through the screen, and joins his bandmates on stage for the concert's finale. The cast of Compton's Most Wanted, including MC Eiht, made a cameo in the crowd.
Two songs, “Boyz-n-the-Hood” and “Eazy-Duz-It” were used in the opening introduction of the music video.
Cover
The cover of both the original and remix versions of the "We Want Eazy" single depicts Eazy-E himself in front of a crowd. There is an alternate cover art that would later be parodied with the album cover for Dr. Dre's multi platinum debut album The Chronic and pays homage to the Zig-Zag cigarette rolling paper company which had become very prominent in Hip-Hop culture as it is most commonly used to wrap cannabis to smoke.
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 43 |
References
- ^ "The D.O.C. Explains How He Hooked Up with Dr. Dre & NWA". YouTube. 2015-12-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ISBN 0-252-07201-4.
- ^ "Eazy-E Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
External links
- Music video on YouTube