Death Threatz is the second studio album by the American rapper MC Eiht and the fifth album by his group Compton's Most Wanted. It was released on April 2, 1996, through Epic Street. Recording sessions took place at Echo Sound and X-Factor Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled primarily by Compton's Most Wanted members DJ Slip and MC Eiht, along with Prodeje of South Central Cartel, Gentry "Black Jack" Reed, Robert "Fonksta" Bacon and Tomie Mundy. It features guest performances from Young Prodeje and N.O.T.R.

Death Threatz
Studio album by MC Eiht featuring CMW
Released	April 9, 1996
Studio	Echo Sound X Factor Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk Gangsta Rap
Length	1:11:58
Label	Epic Street Sony Music
Producer	MC Eiht (also exec.) DJ Slip Prodeje Blackjack Tomie Mundy (co.) Robert "Fonksta" Bacon (co.)
MC Eiht chronology
We Come Strapped (1994) Death Threatz (1996) Last Man Standing (1997)
Compton's Most Wanted chronology
We Come Strapped (1994) Death Threatz (1996) Represent (2000)
Singles from Death Threatz
"Thuggin It Up" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
RapReviews	[1]
The Source	[2]

The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and at number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two uncharted singles: a lead single "Thuggin It Up" and a promotional single "You Can't See Me" which both featured music videos.

Track listing

Personnel

• Aaron Tyler – main artist, vocals, keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 12, 14), producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10, 12, 14), executive producer
• Terry Keith Allen – main artist, producer (tracks: 9, 13, 15), co-producer (tracks: 2, 3, 10, 12, 14)
• Michael Bryant – scratches (track 15)
• Gene Heisser – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 3, 10)
• Vernon Johnson – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 3, 13)
• Patrick Earl Pitts – featured artist, vocals (track 11)
• Cary Calvin – vocals (track 8)
• Da Foe – featured artist (track 7)
• William Fredric Zimmerman – keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 9, 12–14)
• Austin Patterson – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 11)
• Gentry Reed – producer (tracks: 5, 8)
• Robert Bacon, Jr. – co-producer (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 11)
• Tomie Mundy – co-producer (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 11)
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Ted Lowe – A&R
• Dante Ariola – art direction
• Jay Papke – art direction
• Christopher McCann – photography
• Stephen Stickler – photography
• Ken Smith – management

Charts

References

External links

• MC Eiht Featuring CMW – Death Threatz at Discogs (list of releases)