Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
{{Infobox song
| name = Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
| cover = 3azy-E.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eazy-E
| album = Eazy-Duz-It
| B-side = We Want Eazy
| released = 1989
| format =
| recorded = 1988
| studio = Audio Achievements (Torrance, California)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 3:41
| label = {{hlist|Ruthless|Priority}}
| writer =
- Eddie Floyd
- Bonny Rice
- Rufus Thomas
- Andre Romelle Young{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/350181010|title=ASCAP Repertory entry for this song |work=ASCAP|accessdate=May 19, 2021 }}
| producer =
| prev_title = Eazy-Duz-It
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = We Want Eazy
| next_year = 1989
}}
"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. The song was released as the second single from his debut studio album, Eazy-Duz-It. The track was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.
Music video
The video shows N.W.A at a club playing the single to the crowd and wandering through Compton, California. The official music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller. According to Miller, Jay Roach was one of the cameramen for the video. Also on set, but not appearing in the video was future rapper Snoop Dogg.{{cite web |last1=Ducker |first1=Eric |title=On the Job Training: Part Three |url=http://waxpoetics.com/features/articles/on-the-job-training-part-three/ |publisher=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203054744/http://waxpoetics.com/features/articles/on-the-job-training-part-three/ |access-date=2023-03-14|archive-date=2016-02-03 }}
Cover art
The front and back cover images of Eazy-er Said Than Dunn were made by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas on November 11, 1988, at Ithaka's own apartment in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. This was the same photography session that the official press photographs for the N.W.A album Straight Outta Compton were made.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Eazy-E-We-Want-Eazy-Remix/release/247607|title = Eazy-E – We Want Eazy (Remix) (1989, Vinyl)|website = Discogs| year=1989 }}{{Cite web|url=https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/ithaka-interview|title=Meet the Greek-American Artist Who Shot N.W.A's Earliest Promo Photos|date=30 September 2015 }}{{Cite web |url=https://blazedmade.com/blogs/news/interview-ithaka-darin-pappas |title=BLAZEDMADE INTERVIEW VOL.001, ITHAKA DARIN PAPPAS – Blazedmade |access-date=2019-05-14 |archive-date=2019-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329161258/https://blazedmade.com/blogs/news/interview-ithaka-darin-pappas |url-status=dead }}
Covers
DJ Quik covered the song under the title "Quikker Said Than Dunn" on his 2000 album, Balance & Options.
Charts
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! Chart (1989) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|84|artist=Eazy-E|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 12, 2016}} |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|tFJQlFvkmQw|Music video}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Category:Songs written by Eddie Floyd