CMW’s second LP solidified their position as one of the most gifted gangsta rap groups, which they earned by sticking to their strengths and reflecting the environments that molded them.

On their debut long player, MC Eiht and crew were still working out their identity as a group, but they proved more than capable of making dope music nevertheless.

Reality rap in its truest sense Compton’s Most Wanted’s third studio album remains an elucidating and provocative listen 30 years on.