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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Straight Checkn 'em
| name = Straight Checkn 'Em
| Type = studio
| type = [[Studio album]]
| Artist = [[Compton's Most Wanted]]
| artist = [[Compton's Most Wanted]]
| Cover = CMWStraightChecknem.jpg
| cover = CMWStraightChecknem.jpg
| Released = July 16, 1991
| alt =
| Recorded = September 1990-April 1991
| released = July 16, 1991
| recorded =
| Genre = [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast rap]], [[Gangsta rap]]
| studio = {{hlist|Big Beat Soundlabs ([[Los Angeles]], [[California]])|Trax Recording Studio ([[Hollywood, California]])}}
| Length =
| Label = [[Orpheus Records]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[West Coast hip hop]]|[[gangsta rap]]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=46|s=22}}
| Producer = [[DJ Slip]], [[The Unknown DJ]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Orpheus Records|Orpheus]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| Last album =
| producer = {{hlist|[[The Unknown DJ]]|[[DJ Slip]]}}
| This album = '''''Straight Checkn 'Em'''''<br />(1991)
| prev_title = [[It's a Compton Thang]]
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| prev_year = 1990
| Artist = [[MC Eiht]]
| next_title = [[Music to Driveby]]
| Type = studio
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| Last album = ''[[It's a Compton Thang]]''<br /> (1990)
| This album = '''''Straight Checkn 'Em'''''<br />(1991)
| name = Straight Checkn 'Em
| type = studio
| Next album = ''[[Music to Driveby]]''<br /> (1992)
| single1 = Growin' Up in the Hood
}}}}
| single1date = June 20, 1991
| single2 = Straight Checkn 'Em
| single2date = September 12, 1991
| single3 = Compton's Lynchin' / They Still Gafflin
| single3date = January 30, 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-checkn-em-mw0000675177|title=Straight Checkn 'Em - Compton's Most Wanted {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Wynn|first=Ron|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r27712|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[Entertainment Weekly]]
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev2score = (A-)<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315297,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/08/30/straight-checkn-em/|title=Straight Checkn 'Em|last=Bernard|first=James|date=August 30, 1991|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Straight Checkn 'Em''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American rap group [[Compton's Most Wanted]], released July 16, 1991 on [[Orpheus Records]]. It peaked at number 23 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and at number 92 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="AMG">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r27712/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ((( Straight Checkn 'Em > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-12.</ref>
'''''Straight Checkn 'Em''''' is the second studio album by American gangsta rap group [[Compton's Most Wanted]]. It was released on July 16, 1991 through [[Orpheus Records]] and [[Epic Records]]. Recording sessions took place at Big Beat Soundlabs in [[Los Angeles]] from April 2 to April 19, 1991, except for the song "Growin' Up in the Hood" recorded and mixed at Trax Recording Studio in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] on March 31, 1991. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled entirely by [[DJ Slip]] and [[the Unknown DJ]].


Along with a single, a [[music video]] was produced for the song, "Straight Checkn 'Em". The song, "Growin' Up in the Hood", was originally heard in the film, ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'', and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's [[Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].
The album spawned three [[Single (music)|single]]s: "Growin' Up in the Hood", "Straight Checkn 'Em" and "Compton's Lynchin'"/"They Still Gafflin'". Its [[lead single]], "Growin' Up in the Hood", made it to #1 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] chart and was featured in 1991 film ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'' and the film's [[Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. The second single, a title track "Straight Checkn 'Em", peaked at #16 on the same [[Hot Rap Songs|''Billboard'' chart]]. Along with the singles, [[music video]]s were directed for the songs "Growin' Up in the Hood" and "Straight Checkn 'Em".


The album peaked at number 92 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number 23 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart in the United States.
== Background ==
The album contained one of the group's most successful songs, "Growin' Up in the Hood," which also appeared on the ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]'' [[Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. The first part for the famous "Def Wish" series (I-IV) appears in ''Straight Checkn 'Em''. Just like their previous album ''[[It's a Compton Thang]]'', this album was entirely produced by [[DJ Slip]] and [[The Unknown DJ]]. [[Tha Chill]] was unable to appear in this album because he was sentenced to prison some months before the recording, the only song he was able to appear was "Growin' Up in the Hood".


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
''All tracks produced by [[DJ Slip]] and [[The Unknown DJ]] and written by [[MC Eiht]].''
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = [[MC Eiht|Aaron Tyler]]
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:02
| music1 = {{hlist|[[DJ Slip|T. Allen]]|[[The Unknown DJ|A. Manuel]]}}
| title2 = They Still Gafflin{{'-}}
| length2 = 4:29
| music2 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|[[Isaac Hayes|I. Hayes]]}}
| title3 = Growin' Up in the Hood
| length3 = 4:11
| music3 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|[[Joe Simon (musician)|J. Simon]]}}
| title4 = Wanted
| length4 = 4:14
| music4 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|[[Barry White|B. White]]}}
| title5 = Straight Checkn 'Em
| length5 = 3:46
| music5 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel}}
| title6 = I Don't Dance
| length6 = 2:29
| music6 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|G. Clinton, Jr.]]|[[Garry Shider|G. Shider]]|D. Spradley}}
| title7 = Raised in Compton
| length7 = 3:48
| music7 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel}}
| title8 = Driveby Miss Daisy
| length8 = 4:26
| music8 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|W. Zimmerman}}
| title9 = Def Wish
| length9 = 3:41
| music9 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel}}
| title10 = Compton's Lynchin{{'-}}
| length10 = 4:42
| music10 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|[[Johnny "Guitar" Watson|J. Watson]]}}
| title11 = Mike T's Funky Scratch
| length11 = 2:34
| music11 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel}}
| title12 = Can I Kill It?
| length12 = 4:30
| music12 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel|E. Noble|[[Cecil Womack|C. Womack]]|[[Linda Womack|L. Womack]]|[[Ernie Isley|E. Isley]]|[[Marvin Isley|M. Isley]]|[[O'Kelly Isley Jr.|O. Isley]]|[[Ronald Isley|R. Isley]]|[[Rudolph Isley|R. Isley]]|[[Chris Jasper|C. Jasper]]}}
| title13 = Gangsta Shot Out
| length13 = 2:32
| music13 = {{hlist|T. Allen|A. Manuel}}
| total_length = 46:22
}}


==Personnel==
{| class="wikitable"
*[[MC Eiht|Aaron Tyler]] – [[lyrics]], [[Rapping|vocals]]
|-
*[[DJ Slip|Terry Keith Allen]] – drum programming, [[Scratching|scratches]], [[Record producer|producer]], arranger
!#
*[[DJ Mike T|Michael Bryant]] – scratches
!Title
*[[The Unknown DJ|Andre Manuel]] – drum programming, producer, arranger, [[Recording engineer|recording]], [[Mixing engineer|mixing]], [[executive producer]]
!Samples
*William Fredric Zimmerman – [[piano]] <small>(track 8)</small>
!Time
*Mike "Webeboomindashit" Edwards – recording, mixing
|-
*[[Brian Gardner]] – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]
|1
*David Provost – photography
|"Intro"
|<small>
*"Slum Creeper" by [[Quincy Jones]]
|1:02
|-
|2
|"They Still Gafflin' "
|<small>
*"I Get Lifted" by [[George McCrae]]
*"Good Ole Music" by [[Funkadelic]]
*"Do Your Thing" by [[Isaac Hayes]]
|4:29
|-
|3
|"Growin' Up in the Hood"
|<small>
*"Kool is Back" by [[Funk Inc.]]
*"Kung Fu" by [[Curtis Mayfield]]
*"Cleopatra Jones" by [[Joe Simon]]
*"[[Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A song)|Gangsta Gangsta]]" by [[N.W.A]]
*"[[Paul Revere (song)|Paul Revere]]" by [[Beastie Boys]]
*"Love's Gonna Get 'Cha [Material Love]" by [[Boogie Down Productions]]
*"Rollin' Wit the Lench Mob" by [[Ice Cube]]
*"It's Funky Enough" by [[The D.O.C.]]
|4:11
|-
|4
|"Wanted"
|<small>
*"[[Funky Drummer]]" by [[James Brown]]
*"Pickin' Boogers" by [[Biz Markie]]
*"[[I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby]]" by [[Barry White]]
*"Get Out of My Life, Woman" by [[Lee Dorsey]]
*"Straight Checkn 'Em"
*"[[(Not Just) Knee Deep]]" by Funkadelic
*"Public Enemy No. 1" by [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]]
*"Buns O Plenty" by Isaac Hayes
*"Blow Your Head" by [[The J.B.'s]]
|4:14
|-
|5
|"Straight Checkn 'Em"
|<small>
*"Don't Change Your Love" by [[The Five Stairsteps]]
|3:46
|-
|6
|"I Don't Dance"
|<small>
*"[[Sing a Simple Song]]" by [[Sly & the Family Stone]]
*"[[Atomic Dog]]" by [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]]
*"I Can Make You Dance" by [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]]
*"Dance Floor" by Zapp
*"Jackin' for Beats" by Ice Cube
*"[[Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)]]" by [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
*"[[Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J song)|Going Back to Cali]]" by [[LL Cool J]]
*"[[Ice Ice Baby]]" by [[Vanilla Ice]]
|2:29
|-
|7
|"Raised in Compton"
|<small>
*"The Breakdown (Part II)" by [[Rufus Thomas]]
*"People Make the World Go Round" by [[Young-Holt Unlimited]]
*"[[Vapors (song)|Vapors]]" by [[Biz Markie]]
|3:48
|-
|8
|"Driveby Miss Daisy"
|<small>
*"Pot Belly" by [[Lou Donaldson]]
|4:26
|-
|9
|"Def Wish"
|<small>
*"Wilford's Gone" by [[The Blackbyrds]]
|3:41
|-
|10
|"Compton's Lynchin' "
|<small>
*"Superman Lover" by [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]]
*"Jackin' for Beats" by Ice Cube
*"Played Like a Piano" by [[King Tee]] featuring Ice Cube and Breeze
*"[[100 Miles and Runnin' (song)|100 Miles and Runnin']] " by N.W.A
|4:42
|-
|11
|"Mike T's Funky Scratch"
|
|2:34
|-
|12
|"Can I Kill It?"
|<small>
*"[[Love T.K.O.]]" by [[Teddy Pendergrass]]
*"[[Footsteps in the Dark]]" by [[The Isley Brothers]]
*"[[This Is for the Lover in You]]" by [[Shalamar]]
*"Fool Yourself" by [[Little Feat]]
*"They Still Gafflin"
|4:30
|-
|13
|"Gangsta Shot Out"
|<small>
*"Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters
|2:32
|}


== Charts ==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
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! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
|-
{{albumchart|Billboard200|92|artist=Compton's Most Wanted|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 5, 2016}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|92|artist=Compton's Most Wanted|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 5, 2016}}
|-
|-
{{albumchart|BillboardRandBHipHop|23|artist=Compton's Most Wanted|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 5, 2016}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|23|artist=Compton's Most Wanted|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 5, 2016}}
|}
|}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Discogs master|60543|Straight Checkn 'Em}}
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Comptons-Most-Wanted-Straight-Checkn-Em/release/402867 Straight Checkn 'Em]'' at [[Discogs]]


{{Compton's Most Wanted}}
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 1 September 2024

Straight Checkn 'Em
Studio album by
Compton's Most Wanted
ReleasedJuly 16, 1991
Studio
Genre
Length46:22
Label
Producer
Compton's Most Wanted chronology
It's a Compton Thang
(1990) 		Straight Checkn 'Em
(1991) 		Music to Driveby
(1992)
Singles from Straight Checkn 'Em
  1. "Growin' Up in the Hood"
    Released: June 20, 1991
  2. "Straight Checkn 'Em"
    Released: September 12, 1991
  3. "Compton's Lynchin' / They Still Gafflin"
    Released: January 30, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]

Straight Checkn 'Em is the second studio album by American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted. It was released on July 16, 1991 through Orpheus Records and Epic Records. Recording sessions took place at Big Beat Soundlabs in Los Angeles from April 2 to April 19, 1991, except for the song "Growin' Up in the Hood" recorded and mixed at Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood on March 31, 1991. Production was handled entirely by DJ Slip and the Unknown DJ.

The album spawned three singles: "Growin' Up in the Hood", "Straight Checkn 'Em" and "Compton's Lynchin'"/"They Still Gafflin'". Its lead single, "Growin' Up in the Hood", made it to #1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and was featured in 1991 film Boyz n the Hood and the film's soundtrack. The second single, a title track "Straight Checkn 'Em", peaked at #16 on the same Billboard chart. Along with the singles, music videos were directed for the songs "Growin' Up in the Hood" and "Straight Checkn 'Em".

The album peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200 and at number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Aaron Tyler

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Intro"
1:02
2."They Still Gafflin'"
4:29
3."Growin' Up in the Hood"
4:11
4."Wanted"
4:14
5."Straight Checkn 'Em"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
3:46
6."I Don't Dance"
2:29
7."Raised in Compton"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
3:48
8."Driveby Miss Daisy"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
  • W. Zimmerman
4:26
9."Def Wish"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
3:41
10."Compton's Lynchin'"
4:42
11."Mike T's Funky Scratch"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
2:34
12."Can I Kill It?"
4:30
13."Gangsta Shot Out"
  • T. Allen
  • A. Manuel
2:32
Total length:46:22

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 92
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 23

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Straight Checkn 'Em - Compton's Most Wanted | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Bernard, James (August 30, 1991). "Straight Checkn 'Em". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Compton's Most Wanted Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Compton's Most Wanted Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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