Angeles Times called it a "solo masterpiece," and said that it was evidence that Eazy was one of the best rappers ever. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly described the album as "an obscenity-littered depiction of violent, hollowed-out life in Compton." Shan Fowler from PopMatters said that it received "underground success." Glen Boyd reviewed the album on the online newspaper Seattle Post-Intelligencer, noting that it "paved the way for all of the groundbreaking music which came later." Boyd also said that songs like "Boyz In The Hood" and "Radio" would establish "the street buzz that N.W.A would later ride to platinum selling success as the first true West Coast rap superstars." Jon Wiederhorn from MTV wrote that it "demonstrated Eazy's knack for provocative lyrics," and also said that it paved the way to Straight Outta Compton''. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the album 153rd in their list of The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time. Track listing All songs produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella Notes The original cassette & LP excluded "Ruthless Villain". The 2002 re-release includes the 1992 EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick. Personnel The following personnel can be verified by both Allmusic and the album's notes. Eazy-E - Executive Producer and performer Dr. Dre - Producer and performer Yella - Producer MC Ren - Writer and performer The D.O.C. - Writer and performer Ice Cube - Writer and performer Stan the Guitarman - Guitar/Bass Big Bass Brian - Mastering Eric Poppleton - Photography Donovan 'tha dirt biker' Smith - Sound Engineer Charts Chart positions Year-end charts Chart positions Certifications Release history References Ruthless Records albums Eazy-E albums 1988 debut albums Albums produced by Dr. Dre