$18.98 (list price), Rap, Priority

Basic Story: 12 years after his death, Priority Records releases this 16-track album of Eazy E's best collaborations and four exclusive out-of-print tracks.

Sample: "Skydiving/ scuba diving/ to Evel Knieval stunt car driving/ bungee chord jumping off a bridge/ it's hard to breathe with a fractured rib."

Verdict: Eric "Eazy E" Wright, former member of the hip-hop super group N.W.A., is prominently remembered as one of rap's most ruthless and obscene contributors, yet he had a unique sense of humor that set him apart, making him almost loveable. That humor can be heard all over Featuring (particularly on 'Automobile') along with some hit, but mostly miss, collaborations with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Bone Thugs N Harmony. It hardly stands up to his solo records, yet it's still far more entertaining than anything on rap radio today.