Boyz-n-the-Hood

"Boyz-n-the-Hood"
"Boyz-n-the-Hood"
	Original 12" sleeve
Single by Eazy-E
from the album N.W.A. and the Posse
B-side	"L.A. Is the Place / Fat Girl" (Eazy-E and Ron-De-Vu) (original issue, 1987); Dopeman" (N.W.A) (reissue, 1989);
Released	March 3, 1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	5:37
Label	Ruthless; Macola; Priority;
Songwriter(s)	Ice Cube
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
Eazy-E singles chronology
Alternative cover
	Cover of the 1989 maxi-12" reissue.

"Boyz-n-the-Hood" is the debut single by Eazy-E, then leader of a new rap group, N.W.A. Released in March 1987, the single was a local hit, reissued, by year's end on the unauthorized compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse.

^ Ben Zimmer (2019-04-30). "Why John Singleton Wanted the 'Z' in Boyz n the Hood". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
^ "DJ Yella: Eazy E Wasn't a Natural Rapper, He Had to Be Coached". YouTube. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[Atlantic-1] Ben Zimmer (2019-04-30). "Why John Singleton Wanted the 'Z' in Boyz n the Hood". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

[DJ_Yella_Interview-2] "DJ Yella: Eazy E Wasn't a Natural Rapper, He Had to Be Coached". YouTube. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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