It's_On_(Eazy-E_song)
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
1993 extended play by Eazy-E
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa[lower-alpha 1] is the second EP released by American rapper Eazy-E and the last project to be released during his lifetime. It was released on October 19, 1993[6] via Relativity Records and Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, as a response to Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic, which repeatedly attacks Eazy.
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| Released | October 19, 1993 (1993-10-19) | |||
| Studio | Audio Achievements, Torrance, California, U.S. | |||
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| Length | 37:23 | |||
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| Singles from It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| The Source | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 2/10[5] |
To follow up his 1992 EP 5150: Home 4 tha Sick, Eazy-E had planned a double album named Temporary Insanity.[7] Yet to exploit Dre's spotlight and his May 1993 single "Fuck wit Dre Day", which mainly disses him, Eazy changed plans. On this EP, shots at Dre are absent from only three tracks: "Gimmie That Nutt", "Any Last Werdz", and "Boyz-N-the-Hood (G-Mix)". The lead single, "Real Muthaphuckkin G's"—which, alike "Any Last Werdz", carried a music video—became Eazy's most successful single.[lower-alpha 2]
To date, this is Eazy's most successful release, selling 110,600 copies in its first week. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 as well as at number 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[8] In 1994, it was certified double-platinum by the RIAA, with over 2 million copies sold in America. It remains one of 2 gangsta rap EPs to go multi-platinum, alongside Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Creepin on ah Come Up, which Eazy-E also appeared on.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Exxtra Special Thankz" |
| Rhythm D | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta) |
| Rhythm D | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Any Last Werdz" (featuring Cold 187um and Kokane) |
| Cold 187um | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Still a Nigga" |
| DJ Yella | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Gimmie That Nutt" |
| DJ Yella & Eazy-E | 2:55 |
| 6. | "It's On" |
| Rhythm D | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Boyz N tha Hood (G-Mix)" | Dr Jam | 5:38 | |
| 8. | "Down 2 tha Last Roach" (featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Dirty Red) |
| Madness 4 Real | 7:50 |
| Total length: | 37:23 | |||
- "Real Muthaphuckkin G's"
- "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
- "It's Funky Enough" by the D.O.C.
- "Any Last Werdz"
- "Gigolo" by the Fatback Band
- "Still a Nigga"
- "Take Me Just as I Am" by Lyn Collins
- "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott and the L.A. Express
- "Gimmie That Nutt"
- "Green Acres" by Vic Mizzy, Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor
- "Boyz-N-The-Hood" by Eazy-E
- "Findum, Fuckum & Flee" by N.W.A
- "Walk & Talk" by Syd Dale
- "It's On"
- "Eazy-Duz-It" by Eazy-E
- "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E
- "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg
- "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" by Dr. Dre
- "Gangsta Gangsta" by N.W.A
- "Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)"
- "Ruthless Villain" by Eazy-E
- "Down 2 Tha Last Roach"
- "Express Yourself" by N.W.A
- "A Bitch Iz a Bitch" by N.W.A
- Tony Alvarez - additional engineer (track 1-2)
- Lasse Bavngaard - producer (track 8)
- Rasmus Berg - producer (track 8)
- David Bett - art direction
- Antoine Carraby - producer (track 4-5)
- Kevyn "Shaki" Carter - featured artist (track 8)
- Brian Cross - photography
- Jesper Dahl - producer (track 8)
- Brian Knapp Gardner - mastering
- Jerry Heller - management
- Arlandis Hinton - featured artist (tracks 2, 8)
- Gregory Fernan Hutchinson - featured artist & producer (track 3)
- Nicholas Kvaran - producer (track 8)
- Jerry Long Jr. - featured artist (track 3, 8)
- Henrik Milling - producer (track 7)
- Donovan "The Dirt Biker" Sound - mixing & recording
- Allan Wai - design
- David Weldon - producer (track 1–2, 6)
- Andre Desean Wicker - featured artist (track 2)
- Eric "Eazy-E" Wright - main artist, artwork
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
- Birchmeier, Jason. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- Larkin, Colin (2011) [2007]. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 270. ISBN 0743201698.
- The Derelict Todd B. (December 1993). "Record Report: Eazy-E – It's On (Dr. Dre 187) Killa". The Source. No. 51. p. 88.
- Sandow, Greg (1995). "N.W.A". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 277–278. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- "Eazy-E lashes back at rapper critics". Variety. January 3, 1993. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- "Eazy-E Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Eazy-E Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.