MC Eiht

There was little West Coast hip hop played on New York radio shows in the 80s & 90s.MCs sounding as close to East Coast artists and flavor like The Pharcyde, Del the Funky Homosapien and Souls of Mischief seemed to have stood the better chance of being played. Compton's Most Wanted was something of a rare exception.



As my audio cassette recordings from New York radio reveal, The Big Apple had a lot of love for MC Eiht.



I easily heard and recorded more Compton's Most Wanted songs from my memorable New York trips than any West Coast hip hop artist.

Although Compton's Most Wanted was what I knew as a crew, it was always all about MC Eiht.

I wasn't all that surprised when We Come Strapped from 1994 boasted his name above the group. Streiht Up Menace is on par with Tupac Shakur's Dear Mama for sentimentality but Compton Cyco was my favorite from the album.