Aaron Tyler (born on May 22, 1967 in Compton, California), better
known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage
name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose
Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and
.38 caliber firearms.[1] He is a member of the rap group Compton's
Most Wanted.
Tyler grew to fame on the West Coast as one of two MCs in the four-man
crew, Compton's Most Wanted. After enjoying increasing success with
the group, which peaked with 1992's Music to Driveby, Eiht took a
role in the hit movie Menace II Society as well as a high-profile
spot on the soundtrack. The song, "Streiht Up Menace," which
chronicles the unfortunate downturn of the film's protagonist within
the pathological conditions of American inner city life, is considered
by many critics, to be Eiht's magnum opus. The movie spurred him
into a solo career, although his next two albums We Come Strapped
and Death Threatz would be accredited as MC Eiht featuring Compton's
Most Wanted. He was also part of the Tragniew Park Compton Crips.
He states that he did not wish to star in comedy films in order
to maintain his public image. He later only appeared in the low-budget
movies "Reasons," "Thicker Than Water" and "Who
Made the Potato Salad?" as well as providing the voice for Lance
'Ryder' Wilson in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.[2]
He put out Last Man Standing, the first album accredited only to
MC Eiht, then broke from the label for Big Beat/Atlantic. Eiht never
ended up putting out an album on the label, instead eventually signing
to and releasing the album Section 8 on Priority in 1999.[3] Eiht
would hop between record labels and one-off releases in the next
years, moving between independent labels Half-Ounce, D3 Entertainment,
and Lookin' Up Entertainment from 2001 to 2003. He would put out
records with Spice 1 and Brotha Lynch Hung in 2004 and 2006 on Real
Talk Ent., releasing another solo album between them on West Inc./Native
Records. His inability to settle at a label contributed to his joining
The Warzone, a trio put together by Snoop Dogg and consisting of
Goldie Loc, Kam and MC Eiht himself. In 2006, Eiht and the group
appeared on the single "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" on
Snoop Dogg's album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. MC Eiht also appeared
with Young Maylay in Blaq Poet's new street single, Ain't Nuttin'
Changed (Remix).
[edit] Discography
Main article: MC Eiht discography
[edit] Solo Albums
* 1994: We Come Strapped (featuring Compton's Most Wanted)
* 1996: Death Threatz (featuring Compton's Most Wanted)
* 1997: Last Man Standing
* 1999: Section 8
* 2000: N' My Neighborhood
* 2001: Tha8t'z Gangsta
* 2002: Underground Hero
* 2003: Hood Arrest
* 2004: Smoke in tha City
* 2004: Veterans Day
* 2006: Affiliated
* 2006: Compton's O.G. (featuring Compton's Most Wanted)
* 2007: Representin'
* 2011: Which Way Is West[4]
[edit] Collaboration Albums
* 1990: It's a Compton Thang (with Compton's Most Wanted)
* 1991: Straight Checkn 'Em (with Compton's Most Wanted)
* 1992: Music to Driveby (with Compton's Most Wanted)
* 2000: Represent (with Compton's Most Wanted)
* 2004: The Pioneers (with Spice 1)
* 2006: The New Season (with Brotha Lynch Hung)
* 2006: Keep It Gangsta (with Spice 1)
* 2006: Music to Gang Bang (with Compton's Most Wanted)