Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by the American rapper Kurupt.^[1] It was released on November 16, 1999 through Antra Records with distribution from Artemis Records.^[2][3]

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Studio album by Kurupt
Released	November 16, 1999
Genre	West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	74:20
Label	Antra Artemis
Producer	Daz Dillinger (also exec.) Bink! Blaqthoven Dr. Dre Fredwreck Meech Wells Organized Noize Soopafly
Kurupt chronology
Kuruption! (1998) Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (1999) Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey (2001)
Singles from Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
"Girls All Pause" Released: November 1999 "Who Ride Wit Us" Released: January 2000 "Welcome Home" Released: April 2000

The album contains the single "Who Ride Wit Us". The track "Callin' Out Names" is a diss track directed toward rappers Foxy Brown and DMX.^[4]

By January 2001, the album had sold 440,000 copies.^[5]

Recording

In an interview with HipHopDX, Kurupt explained his mindset throughout the recording process of Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha: "I was back to gangbangin' and I was back into a real solemn – a real low state, angry and upset and pissed". He tried to avoid it on his later albums.^[6]

In October 1999, Kurupt and his entourage were attacked outside the studio Echo Sounds, where he was recording the album. Two armed men confronted them and opened fire.^[7] Kurupt's bodyguard Dwayne "Draws" Dupree was pronounced dead at the scene, while rappers Jevon "Tha Realest" Jones and Willard "Act Da Fool" Givers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.^[8] Initial reports linked the attack to the diss track "Calling Out Names", which was released on Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha. In the song, Kurupt verbally attacked DMX – who was rumored to have a relationship with Kurupt's ex-fiancée Foxy Brown – as well as their respective collectives Ruff Ryders and The Firm.^[9][2] In a later statement, Kurupt's label Antra refuted this theory, saying that their staff member was misquoted.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[11]
Los Angeles Times	[12]
RapReviews	8.5/10[13]
The Source	[14]
USA Today	[4]
XXL	XL (4/5)[15]

Vibe thought that Kurupt "destroys ... lesser lyricists ... while dipping and sliding around G-funk beats."^[16]

AllMusic wrote: "Unspectacular but solid, this was part of a late-1999 West Coast revival."^[10]

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from liner notes.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Call Shots" (featuring Roscoe)	Organized Noize	4:23
2.	"Loose Cannons" (featuring Daz Dillinger and Xzibit)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven[a]	2:23
3.	"Who Ride wit Us" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Fredwreck	4:21
4.	"Represent Dat G.C." (featuring Butch Cassidy, Daz Dillinger, Jayo Felony, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg and Big Tray Deee)	Fredwreck	5:10
5.	"Welcome Home" (featuring LaToiya Williams)	Soopafly	4:13
6.	"Tequila" (featuring Daz Dillinger, T-Moe and Nivea)	Organized Noize	3:45
7.	"Trylogy"	Bink!	2:15
8.	"Neva Gonna Give It Up" (featuring 213, Big Tray Deee and Soopafly)	Meech Wells	4:45
9.	"Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven[a]	4:08
10.	"Ya Can't Trust Nobody" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven[a] Soopafly[a]	2:52
11.	"It Ain't About You" (featuring Soopafly and Tray Dee)	Soopafly	4:47
12.	"Girls All Pause" (featuring Nate Dogg and Roscoe)	Bink!	3:28
13.	"Your Gyrl Friend" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven[a]	4:07
14.	"Ho's a Housewife" (featuring Dr. Dre and Hittman)	Dr. Dre	4:44
15.	"I Ain't Shit Without My Homeboyz" (featuring Baby S, Crooked I, Soopafly and Daz Dillinger)	Soopafly Daz Dillinger[a]	4:37
16.	"Step Up" (featuring Crooked I and Xzibit)	Daz Dillinger	4:53
17.	"Live On the Mic" (featuring KRS-One)	Soopafly	5:27
18.	"Calling Out Names" (featuring Xzibit)	Fredwreck	3:56
Total length:			74:20

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer.
• "Who Ride wit Us" features additional vocals by Bad Azz, Blaqthoven and Dimen.
• "Tequila" features backing vocals by Nivea.
• "It Ain't About You" features additional vocals by Latoya Williams.
• "Step Up" features scratches by DJ Battlecat.
• "Ho's A Housewife" is also featured on Dr. Dre's album,"2001"

Sample credits

• "Loose Cannons" contains samples of "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" as performed by Eazy-E and "Quiet On tha Set" as performed by N.W.A.
• "Represent Dat G.C." contains samples of "Kool Whip" as performed by the Fatback Band.
• "Trylogy" contains samples of "Violin Concerto Movement III" as performed by Johannes Brahms.
• "Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" contains samples of "Ike's Mood I" as performed by Isaac Hayes.
• "It Ain't About You" contains samples of "Surface (song)" as performed by Surface.
• "Girls All Pause" contains samples of "Gangster Boogie" as performed by Chicago Gangsters and "The Men All Pause" as performed by Klymaxx.
• "Step Up" contains samples of "Top Billin'" as performed by Audio Two.
• "Calling Out Names" contains samples of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" as performed by Dr. Dre and "3 Card Molly" by Xzibit

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[17]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18]	5