Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by American rapper Kurupt. It was released on November 16, 1999 through Antra Records with distribution from Artemis Records. Kurupt lost distribution from A&M Records due to the corporate merger between PolyGram and Universal Music Group in early 1999.

Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Studio album by Kurupt
Released	November 16, 1999
Recorded	August 1998–August 1999
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	74:20
Label	Antra Artemis
Producer	Daz Dillinger (also exec.) Bink! Blaqthoven Dr. Dre Fredwreck Meech Wells Organized Noize Soopafly
Kurupt chronology
Kuruption! (1998) Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (1999) Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey (2001)
Singles from Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
"Girls All Pause" Released: November 1999 "Who Ride Wit Us" Released: January 2000 "Welcome Home" Released: April 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
DubCNN.com	link
Entertainment Weekly	B- link
NME	7/10 link
Q Magazine	link
RapReviews.com	8.5/10 link
The Source	link
USA Today	link
Vibe	Favorable link

The album features the single "Who Ride Wit Us". The track "Callin' Out Names" is a diss track directed towards rappers Ja Rule and DMX, amongst others.

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from liner notes.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Call Shots" (featuring Roscoe)	Organized Noize	4:23
2.	"Loose Cannons" (Daz Dillinger and Xzibit)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven^[a]	2:23
3.	"Who Ride wit Us" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Fredwreck	4:21
4.	"Represent Dat G.C." (featuring Butch Cassidy, Daz Dillinger, Jayo Felony, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg and Big Tray Deee)	Fredwreck	5:10
5.	"Welcome Home" (featuring Latoya Williams)	Soopafly	4:13
6.	"Tequilla" (featuring Daz Dillinger, T-Moe and Nivea)	Organized Noize	3:45
7.	"Trylogy"	Bink!	2:15
8.	"Neva Gonna Give It Up" (featuring 213, Big Tray Deee and Soopafly)	Meech Wells	4:45
9.	"Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven^[a]	4:08
10.	"Ya Can't Trust Nobody" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven^[a] Soopafly^[a]	2:52
11.	"It Ain't About You" (featuring Soopafly and Tray Dee)	Soopafly	4:47
12.	"Girls All Pause" (featuring Nate Dogg and Roscoe)	Bink!	3:28
13.	"Your Gyrl Friend" (featuring Daz Dillinger)	Daz Dillinger Blaqthoven^[a]	4:07
14.	"Ho's a Housewife" (featuring Dr. Dre and Hittman)	Dr. Dre	4:44
15.	"I Ain't Shit Without My Homeboyz" (featuring Baby S, Crooked I, Soopafly and Daz Dillinger)	Soopafly Daz Dillinger^[a]	4:37
16.	"Step Up" (featuring Crooked I and Xzibit)	Daz Dillinger	4:53
17.	"Live On the Mic" (featuring KRS-One)	Soopafly	5:27
18.	"Calling Out Names" (featuring Xzibit)	Fredwreck	3:56
Total length:			74:20

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer.
• "Who Ride wit Us" features additional vocals by Bad Azz, Blaqthoven and Dimen.
• "Tequilla" features backing vocals by Nivea.
• "It Ain't About You" features additional vocals by Latoya Williams.
• "Step Up" features scratches by DJ Battlecat.

Sample credits

• "Loose Cannons" contains samples of "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" as performed by Eazy-E and "Quiet On tha Set" as performed by N.W.A.
• "Represent Dat G.C." contains samples of "Kool Whip" as performed by the Fatback Band.
• "Trylogy" contains samples of "Violin Concerto Movement III" as performed by Johannes Brahms.
• "Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha" contains samples of "Ike's Mood I" as performed by Isaac Hayes.
• "It Ain't About You" contains samples of "Surface (song)" as performed by Surface.
• "Girls All Pause" contains samples of "Gangster Boogie" as performed by Chicago Gangsters and "The Men All Pause" as performed by Klymaxx.
• "Step Up" contains samples of "Top Billin'" as performed by Audio Two.
• "Calling Out Names" contains samples of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" as performed by Dr. Dre and "3 Card Molly" by Xzibit

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	31
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	5

External links

• Entertainment Weekly review