Affiliated [PA] (CD - 2006)

Containing both DVD interview and music video footage, MC Eiht's 19th album is a restatement of his roots, as well as a musical shout out to his fellow West Coast and Southern homies.The album marks the first time he's worked with a woman rapper, the formidable Jaz, whose "Gangsta Minded" is a tour de force of gritty reality. Eiht also features up-and-comer Big2 DaBoy on one of AFFILIATED's highlights, "2 Compton MF'z," a fascinating comparison of the two rappers' styles, while he spits out his anger on the accusatory "Smoke This," a diatribe against artists who refuse to deal with real life in their music. minimize