MC Eiht

Born: May 22, 1967 in Compton, CA

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Genre: R&B, Rap

Biography: Veteran West Coast gangsta rapper MC Eiht dedicated much of his life to rap, beginning his seminal career with Compton's Most Wanted (CMW) while only a teenager. Despite his youth, Eiht's contributions helped catapult CMW to national fame in 1990 with It's a Compton Thang. The group followed the lead ...Read full biography

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Section 8

Released: 1999

Label: EMI

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By the time MC Eiht released Section 8 in 1999, he was five years removed from the success of his chart-topping We Come Strapped album and clearly struggling to revive that success. He'd slipped big-time ...Read full review

Veterans Day

Released: 2004

Label: Native Records

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Fifteen years deep in the game, MC Eiht soldiered on like the gangsta veteran that he is, releasing Veterans Day six weeks short of Veterans Day 2004. Seemingly unstoppable, the former Compton's Most Wanted ...Read full review

More MC Eiht albums: Main Albums (12), Compilations (1), Singles & EPs (7)

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