Boyz-n-the-Hood
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Boyz-n-the-Hood is a song by the late rapper Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A.
Ice Cube originally intended the song to be for himself, but after he joined N.W.A., he wrote it for Eazy. The song was originally on "N.W.A. and the Posse", which started with the phrase: "Cruisin' down the street in my '64".
It was remixed and featured on Eazy's debut album Eazy-Duz-It, which was released in 1988. It was remixed again and was featured on Eazy-E's third album, It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993) under the name "Boyz n tha Hood" (G mix).
In 2004, the song was re-imagined and sampled by rapper Jim Jones on his debut album On My Way to Church. His version was called "Certified Gangstas", and featured The Game and Cam'ron (the album version did not feature the Game, however).
Besides Jim Jones' song there have been many remakes, most notably post-grunge band Dynamite Hack.
It is sampled in "Front Back Side to Side" by UGK [1] (as well as its remix by T.I. [2]) and "My 6'4" by Mike Jones (featuring Bun B and Snoop Dogg.[3]
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