5150: Home 4 tha Sick

5150 – Home 4 tha Sick
EP by Eazy-E
Released	December 15, 1992
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) 187^um Killa (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(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

• Naughty by Nature – Producer
• Cold 187 um – Producer
• Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin – Producer
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – Mastering
• Donovan Sound – Engineer, Mixing
• Dean Karr – Photography

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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