Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

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.{{cite web|last1=Arnold|first1=Paul|title=Kurupt Addresses "Superficial” Youngsters," And Declares "Angry Kurupt" Dead|url=https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.1771/title.kurupt-addresses-superficial-youngsters-and-declares-angry-kurupt-dead|website=HipHopDX|date=September 16, 2011|access-date=February 2, 2025}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Westphal|first1=Sylvia|last2=Philips|first2=Chuck|title=1 Killed, 2 Wounded Outside Music Studio|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-19-me-23964-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 19, 1999|access-date=February 2, 2025}} 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.{{cite web|title=Rap Slaying Leaves Hip Hop Community Reeling|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kurupt-2-1394409|website=NME|date=October 20, 1999|access-date=February 2, 2025}} 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.{{cite web|title=More Violence While Rapper Kurupt Finishes Upcoming Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/more-violence-255156/|website=Rolling Stone|date=October 20, 1999|access-date=February 2, 2025}}{{cite web|last1=Coe|first1=Kairi|title=Today in Hip-Hop: Kurupt Drops 'Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha' Album|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/today-hip-hop-kurupt-drops-tha-streetz-iz-a-mutha/|website=XXL|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=February 2, 2025}} In a later statement, Kurupt's label Antra refuted this theory, saying that their staff member was misquoted.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|first=M.F.|last=DiBella|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-streetz-iz-a-mutha-mw0000252808|title=Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha – Kurupt | Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2Score = B−{{cite magazine|last1=Diehl|first1=Matt|title=Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/11/19/tha-streetz-iz-mutha/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805132819/https://ew.com/article/1999/11/19/tha-streetz-iz-mutha/|archive-date=August 5, 2019|date=November 19, 1999}}

| rev3 = Los Angeles Times

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Soren|author-link=Soren Baker|date=November 14, 1999|title=Kurupt, "Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha"|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-tha-streetz-iz-a-m/158117556/|via=Newspapers.com|work=Los Angeles Times|at=Sunday Calendar, p. 68|department=Record Rack|access-date=October 30, 2024}}

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4Score = 8.5/10{{Cite web|last=T.|first=Pete|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_streetzizamutha.html|title=Kurupt :: Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha :: Antra/Artemis|website=RapReviews}}

| rev5 = The Source

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Cee|first=Greg|title=Kurupt – Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|issue=123|date=December 1999|page=238, 240|location=New York}}

| rev6 = USA Today

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Steve |title=Current 'Streetz,' 'Future' and past |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-kurupt-review/172461221/ |via=Newspapers.com |work=USA Today |date=December 7, 1999 |page=5D}}

| rev7 = XXL

| rev7score = XL (4/5){{cite magazine|last=Burke|first=Miguel|date=February 2000|title=Kurupt – Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha|department=Critical Breakdown|magazine=XXL|page=146|location=New York|publisher=Harris Publications}}

}}

Vibe thought that Kurupt "destroys ... lesser lyricists ... while dipping and sliding around G-funk beats."{{cite journal |last1=Coker |first1=Cheo Hodari |title=Revolutions |journal=Vibe |date= December 1999 – January 2000 |volume=7 |issue=10 |page=254}}

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

Track listing and credits adapted from liner notes.

{{Tracklist

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = I Call Shots

| note1 = featuring Roscoe

| extra1 = Organized Noize

| length1 = 4:23

| title2 = Loose Cannons

| note2 = featuring Daz Dillinger and Xzibit

| extra2 = {{hlist|Daz Dillinger|Blaqthoven{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 2:23

| title3 = Who Ride wit Us

| note3 = featuring Daz Dillinger

| extra3 = Fredwreck

| length3 = 4:21

| title4 = Represent Dat G.C.

| note4 = featuring Butch Cassidy, Daz Dillinger, Jayo Felony, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg and Big Tray Deee

| extra4 = Fredwreck

| length4 = 5:10

| title5 = Welcome Home

| note5 = featuring LaToiya Williams

| extra5 = Soopafly

| length5 = 4:13

| title6 = Tequila

| note6 = featuring Daz Dillinger, T-Moe and Nivea

| extra6 = Organized Noize

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = Trylogy

| extra7 = Bink!

| length7 = 2:15

| title8 = Neva Gonna Give It Up

| note8 = featuring 213, Big Tray Deee and Soopafly

| extra8 = Meech Wells

| length8 = 4:45

| title9 = Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

| note9 = featuring Daz Dillinger

| extra9 = {{hlist|Daz Dillinger|Blaqthoven{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length9 = 4:08

| title10 = Ya Can't Trust Nobody

| note10 = featuring Daz Dillinger

| extra10 = {{hlist|Daz Dillinger|Blaqthoven{{ref|a|[a]}}|Soopafly{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length10 = 2:52

| title11 = It Ain't About You

| note11 = featuring Soopafly and Tray Dee

| extra11 = Soopafly

| length11 = 4:47

| title12 = Girls All Pause

| note12 = featuring Nate Dogg and Roscoe

| extra12 = Bink!

| length12 = 3:28

| title13 = Your Gyrl Friend

| note13 = featuring Daz Dillinger

| extra13 = {{hlist|Daz Dillinger|Blaqthoven{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length13 = 4:07

| title14 = Ho's a Housewife

| note14 = featuring Dr. Dre and Hittman

| extra14 = Dr. Dre

| length14 = 4:44

| title15 = I Ain't Shit Without My Homeboyz

| note15 = featuring Baby S, Crooked I, Soopafly and Daz Dillinger

| extra15 = {{hlist|Soopafly|Daz Dillinger{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length15 = 4:37

| title16 = Step Up

| note16 = featuring Crooked I and Xzibit

| extra16 = Daz Dillinger

| length16 = 4:53

| title17 = Live On the Mic

| note17 = featuring KRS-One

| extra17 = Soopafly

| length17 = 5:27

| title18 = Calling Out Names

| note18 = featuring Xzibit

| extra18 = Fredwreck

| length18 = 3:56

| total_length = {{duration|m=74|s=20}}

}}

;Notes

• {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer.
• {{sup|{{note|b|[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

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