Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha


Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by the American rapper Kurupt. It was released on November 16, 1999, through Antra Records with distribution from Artemis Records.
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.
By January 2001, the album had sold 440,000 copies.

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.
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. 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. 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. In a later statement, Kurupt's label Antra refuted this theory, saying that their staff member was misquoted.

Critical reception

Vibe thought that Kurupt "destroys... lesser lyricists... while dipping and sliding around G-funk beats."
AllMusic wrote: "Unspectacular but solid, this was part of a late-1999 West Coast revival."

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from liner notes.
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