It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
EP by
Eazy-E
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Recorded1993
StudioAudio Achievements, Torrance, California, U.S.
Genre
Length37:23
Label
Producer
Eazy-E chronology
5150: Home 4 tha Sick
(1992)		 It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
(1993)		 Eternal E
(1995)
Singles from It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
  1. "Real Muthaphuckkin G's"
    Released: August 26, 1993
  2. "Any Last Werdz"
    Released: January 11, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Source[4]

It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa[lower-alpha 1] is the second EP released by American rapper Eazy-E and the last to be released during his lifetime. It was released on October 19, 1993[5] via Relativity Records and Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, as a response to Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic, which, massively popular that year, repeatedly attacks Eazy. To date, this is Eazy's most successful EP or LP, it sold 110,600 copies in its first week, and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 as well as at number 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[6] In 1994, it was certified double-platinum, over 2 million copies sold. It remains one of 2 Hip-Hop Gangsta Rap EPs to go multiplatinum, alongside Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Creepin on ah Come Up, which Eazy-E also appeared on.[7]

To follow up his 1992 LP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick, Eazy-E had planned a double album named Temporary Insanity.[8] Yet to exploit Dre's spotlight and his May 1993 single "Fuck wit Dre Day", which mainly disses him, Eazy changed plans. On this EP, shots at Dre are absent from only three tracks: "Gimmie That Nutt", "Any Last Werdz", and "Boyz-N-the-Hood (G-Mix)". The lead single, "Real Muthaphuckkin G's"—which, alike "Any Last Werdz", carried a music video—became Eazy's most successful single.[lower-alpha 2]

Commercial performance

It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa peaked at #5 on the US Billboard 200 chart and it peaked at #1 the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on November 6, 1993. The album was certified platinum on December 28, 1993 and it was certified 2× platinum on February 7, 1994.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Exxtra Special Thankz"
Rhythm D1:07
2."Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta)
Rhythm D5:32
3."Any Last Werdz" (featuring Cold 187um and Kokane)
Cold 187um5:09
4."Still a Nigga"
DJ Yella4:10
5."Gimmie That Nutt"
  • E. Wright
  • A. Carraby
DJ Yella & Eazy-E2:55
6."It's On"
  • E. Wright
Rhythm D5:02
7."Boyz N tha Hood (G-Mix)"
Dr Jam5:38
8."Down 2 tha Last Roach" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Dirty Red)
  • K. Carter
  • A. Naqiyy
Madness 4 Real7:50
Total length:37:23

Samples

Personnel

  • Tony Alvarez - additional engineer (track 1-2)
  • Lasse Bavngaard - producer (track 8)
  • Rasmus Berg - producer (track 8)
  • David Bett - art direction
  • Antoine Carraby - producer (track 4-5)
  • Kevyn "Shaki" Carter - featured artist (track 8)
  • Brian Cross - photography
  • Jesper Dahl - producer (track 8)
  • Brian Knapp Gardner - mastering
  • Jerry Heller - management
  • Arlandis Hinton - featured artist (tracks 2, 8)
  • Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - featured artist & producer (track 3)
  • Nicholas Kvaran - producer (track 8)
  • Jerry Long Jr. - featured artist (track 3, 8)
  • Henrik Milling - producer (track 7)
  • Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Sound - mixing & recording
  • Allan Wai - design
  • David Weldon - producer (track 1–2, 6)
  • Andre Desean Wicker - featured artist (track 2)
  • Eric "Eazy-E" Wright - main artist, artwork

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Stylized on the album cover as It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
  2. ↑ Incidentally, this EP was his first release under a Relativity Records distribution deal whereby Eazy's Ruthless owned the master recordings.

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011) [2007]. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 270. ISBN 0743201698.
  4. ↑ The Derelict Todd B. (December 1993). "Record Report: Eazy-E – It's On (Dr. Dre 187) Killa". The Source. No. 51. p. 88.
  5. ↑ "Eazy-E – It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa". Discogs.
  6. ↑ Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics". Variety. January 3, 1993. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Eazy-E Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Eazy-E Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "American EP certifications – Eazy-E – It's On (Dr. Dre) 187 um Killa". Recording Industry Association of America.
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