郷 one's hometown

Today (今日、 pronounced KYOU) it was a good day, so Eazy went back to his hometown of Compton.

return to one's hometown ☆☆☆☆☆
帰 (go back home) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 帰郷 (return to one's hometown)

nostalgia ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
郷 (one's hometown) + 愁 (sorrow) = 郷愁 (nostalgia)

literary word for nostalgia (BOOBOO: most people just say 懐かしい　（なつかしい！）)

hometown ☆☆☆☆☆ F
故 (breakdown, accident) + 郷 (one's hometown) = 故郷 (hometown )

A somewhat literary word for one's hometown （BOOBOO: most people just say 実家　（じっか）, meaning "parents' house" instead).