5150: Home 4 tha Sick

5150 – Home 4 tha Sick
EP by Eazy-E
Released December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
Recorded 1991–92
Genre Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
Length 18:07
Label Ruthless/Priority
Producer Naughty by Nature
Cold 187um
Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin
Madness 4 Real
Dr. Jam
Eazy-E chronology
Niggaz4Life
(1991)		 5150: Home 4 tha Sick
(1992)		 It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

5150: Home 4 tha Sick is the debut EP by Eazy-E. It was released on December 15, 1992 through Ruthless and Priority Records and was his first release since the break-up of N.W.A. 5150: Home 4 tha Sick peaked at 70 on the Billboard 200 and 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

"Only If You Want It" was given both a single release and promotional music video. "Neighborhood Sniper" also had a promotional music video released. "Merry Muthaphuckkin' Xmas" was released as a single by Record Store Day in a limited run of 2000 copies with "N***as My Height Don't Fight" as the b-side.

The EP was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 9, 1993. All the songs were included on the remastered version of Eazy-E's premiere, Eazy-Duz-It.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Intro: New Year's E-Vil"  Eazy-E 0:49
2. "Only If You Want It"  Naughty by Nature, Eazy-E 3:03
3. "Neighborhood Sniper"  Kokane, Cold 187um, Eazy-E 5:14
4. "Niggaz My Height Don't Fight"  Charlie Singleton 3:14
5. "Merry Muthaphuckkin' Xmas"  Eazy-E Menajahtwa, Rudy Ray Moore, Buckwheat from the Lil Waskals & Atban Klann 5:56

On the vinyl EP, "Merry Muthaphuckkin' Xmas" is listed as "Merry Muthafuckin' X-Mas".

Personnel

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 70
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 64

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/5150-home-4-tha-sick-mw0000093672
  2. ↑ "American album certifications – Eazy-E – 5150: Home 4 tha Sick". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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