by Ron Wynn
Compton's Most Wanted's second CD got more sullen, combative, and sexist in its language and themes than their debut. Where &Duck Sick& and &It's a Compton Thang& at least had some swagger and a taste of humor to offset the posturing, &Can I Kill It?& and &Compton's Lynchin'& were more surly, while &Gangsta Shot Out& and &Growin' Up in the Hood& were fatalistic and &Raised in Compton& despairing rather than informative. Only &Mike T's Funky Scratch& sounded a lighter note, and that was due to its being a declaration of rap prowess rather than street superiority.