<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cover of the 1989 maxi - 12" reissue . </Td> </Tr> <P> "Boyz - n - the - Hood" is the debut single by Eazy - E as a part of N.W.A . The song is the lead single from N.W.A. and the Posse . The song samples "I'm a Ho" by Whodini and vocal samples from, "Hold It, Now Hit It" by Beastie Boys as well as "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight and, near the end, the opening of "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers . 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) 187 Killa (1993) under the name "Boyz N Tha Hood (G - Mix)". </P> <P> In 2015, "Boyz - n - the - Hood" debuted at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated September 5, 2015, as a result of the recent releases of the Straight Outta Compton film and Dr. Dre's Compton; it was the third - highest debut on the chart that week, behind "Straight Outta Compton", another song from the album and the N.W.A era, and "Hit the Quan". Like the LP, Straight Outta Compton, the song never charted in the 1980s, largely due to Billboard charting regulations and lack of airplay, as N.W.A was banned from many radio stations . </P> <P> The song was originally written by Ice Cube for NY rap group H.B.O. (Home Boys Only), another group signed by Ruthless . HBO had more of a NY, Run DMC type of sound and rejected its hard core stylization . In hopes of an inclusive (NWA) group effort, Dre convinced Eazy to give rapping a shot . According to DJ Yella, it was Eazy's first ever rap performance, and he had to record the track line by line over the course of two days . </P>

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