MC Eiht
MC Eiht ( May 22nd, 1967 in Compton, California; native Aaron Tyler ) is an American rapper and is considered representative of the genre Gangsta rap and West Coast hip-hop, as well as at the beginning of his career the G- Funk. He is part of the group Compton's Most Wanted and also as Tony Smallz known. In the movie Menace II Society, he played the character of the A - Wax.
Life
MC Eiht began his career as part of the group Compton 's Most Wanted, at whose rise to national prominence, he played a decisive role. In 1993, he launched his solo career with the producers of the group, DJ Slip, with the single Streiht Up Menace, which was released on the soundtrack to the film Menace II Society. In the film, MC Eiht could also be seen as an actor. As a result of the success of this single, he was taken by Epic Records. There, his debut album We Come Strapped, which was indeed titled as MC Eiht Featuring CMW, except DJ Slip but did not include the work of the group members appeared. The album reached # 5 on the Billboard 200, but could the following two albums, Death THREATZ and Last Man Standing, this success does not repeat, so that Epic Records parted from him. However, it was not long until it ' a new contract signed with Mack 10s imprint of Priority Records, Hoo Bangin. MC Eiht published annually now practically new albums in 1999 and devoted himself again to acting in the film Thicker Than Water, alongside Ice Cube and Mack 10