MC Eiht will collab with one of Hip Hop’s greatest produces, DJ Premier of Gang Starr to release Which Way Is West laterthis year . MC eiht And Dj Premier has worked on a few songs with each other, such as the famed”Aiight, Chill” interlude dating back around 20 years.With the album reportedly due on Premier’s Year Round Records imprint, Eiht was asked whether recording his first album in over three years. “I’ve been going back and forth,” the Comptons Most Wanted front-man told HipHopDX. “I’m a true Hip Hop nigga. I might be from Compton, west coast, but I’m a true Hip Hop head. I’ve always been a few of New Yorkers: EPMD, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Kool Moe Dee/Treacherous Three, Afrika Bambaataa – I know what the foundation is. So when it comes to shit like that, I’ll go wherethe flow is. Working with DJ Premier, I’ve been dealing with Premier for about the last 20 years, so I wanted to record in HeadQcourterz Studios.” He recorded the album in the same studio thatartists such as Notorious B.I.G., Nas and Jay-Z laid down street classics.

It’s has been roughly 15 years since the west/east coast beef, Eiht is one of the few MC’s   who always appeared embraced by east coast titans like Premier, Pete Rock and Wu-Tang Clan’s U-God. With this collaborative album, the O.G. wanted that side to come across in the music. “I wanted to capture some of that spirittoo. Everybody knows I’m west coast to the fullest, but I get love on the east too,” said Eiht. “Anytime I go to New York, I walk around, ‘What’s up, Eiht?’ Niggas acknowledge me, no problems. I just like to show that respect too. DJ Premier is founded in New York, that’s his foundation, that’s where his base is, and it’s not like I’m unfamiliar with the place. It doesn’t bother me with the transition, as long as the music is heated. I’m where I’m at, everywhere’s home to me.”

This will be MC Eiht’s 11th album as a solo rapper and 19th album inside his catalog, the veteran was asked where it will stand within his already legendary legacy. “I think Which Way Is West is going to be well-accepted, and it’s going to go down as one of my best records,” began the 42 year-old vet who was signed with Mack 10 and Snoop Dogg. “I’ve truly been puttin’ my heart and soul, as far as trying to represent the west and real music is concerned. The vocal content and the lyrics have been amazing.Everybody always said I had nice punchlines and lyrics, or I was always a good storyteller, I just tried to upgrade that to the next level. So it won’t just be one of those albumswhere people go, ‘Oh yeah, another Eiht record, it’s a gonna be a couple of dope-sales, a couple of shoot-outs…’ Which Way Is West is really centering on some real west coast feel-good music and some real to-the-point music.” “With what is going on in Hip Hop right now, I think fans and criticswill perceive this record as one of Eiht’s best.” Like Freeway and Jake One’s The Stimulus Packageor Young Jeezy’s The Recession, this is album that contains commentary on today’s tough economic times. “If you feel like you’re stuck in the struggle and you’re sick of rappers rapping about ‘everybody’s fine, we all got billions of dollars,’ then come on, pick up this record.”