The Boyz-n-the Hood

"The Boyz-n-the Hood"
Original 12" sleeve
Single by Eazy E
from the album N.W.A. and the Posse
B-side
  • "L.A. Is the Place / Fat Girl" (Eazy E and Ron-De-Vu) (original issue, 1987)
  • Dopeman" (N.W.A) (reissue, 1989)
ReleasedMarch 3, 1987
Recorded1987
StudioAudio Achievements (Torrance, California)
GenreGangsta rap
Length5:37
Label
SongwriterIce Cube
ProducerDr. Dre
Eazy E singles chronology
"The Boyz-n-the Hood"
(1987)
"Eazy-Duz-It"
(1989)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 1989 maxi-12" reissue.

"The Boyz-n-the Hood" is the debut single by American rapper Eazy E, a member of the hip-hop group N.W.A. Released in March 1987, the single was a local hit, reissued by year's end on the unauthorized compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse.