On March 26, 1995, one month after being admitted into the hospital, Eazy-E died at the age of 30. Dre and Ice Cube, Eazy-E drafted what would be his last message to his fans. On March 16, he publicly announced his illness, and during the week of March 20, already having made amends with Dr. Following comprehensive tests, it was discovered that he was suffering from AIDS, and his condition deteriorated rapidly. On February 24, 1995, Eazy-E checked himself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with what he believed at the time was chronic asthma. Dre) 187 um Killa (1993), the latter was a response to Dr. Eazy-E released two Extended Play's during this period, 5150: Home 4 tha Sick (1992), and It's On (Dr. Dre's new label, Death Row Records with Merrill. Dre started feuding - a feud that grew to embroil most of Ruthless Records and Dr. for this reason, which he later referenced in his diss song, "No Vaseline". to break up in 1991, as it was thought Eazy-E and Jerry Heller were stealing money from the group. Particularly WillieD of the Geto Boys.ĭisputes about money caused N.W.A. It still didn't stop people from calling him a sell out. He claimed he just donated 15,000 dollars for a million dollars worth of press. On the final N.W.A album, Niggaz4Life (1991), some of the lyrics provoked outrage from many liberals and conservatives alike. A spokesman for the rapper claimed that Eazy-E supported Bush for overseeing Operation Desert Storm. In March 1991, Eazy-E accepted an invitation to a lunch benefiting the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, hosted by then-President George H. Dre and DJ Yella and largely written by Ice Cube, with contributions from MC Ren and The D.O.C. The album sold two million copies, certifying it as a double platinum album, and spawned the hit singles "We Want Eazy" and "Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn". One month later, Eazy-E released his first solo album, Eazy-Duz-It. (DJ Yella and Arabian Prince were later added.) In this period, Ruthless Records released the compilation N.W.A and the Posse (1987), and N.W.A's proper debut Straight Outta Compton (1988). Dre and Ice Cube wrote "Boyz-n-the-Hood", Ahmed Saaoud and Eazy-E formed the group N.W.A with Dr. In 1987, Eazy used the profits from his drug sales to co-found Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. He later received a high school equivalency diploma. He was also a member of the Kelly Park Compton Crip during his teen years, and he openly associated himself with other Crips. Eric dropped out of high school in the tenth grade and supported himself by selling drugs. His father was a postal worker and his mother was a grade school administrator. He had also for some time hosted a hip-hop radio show on Los Angeles-based radio station KKBT.Įric Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright on Septemin Compton, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Eazy-E's vocal style was marked by his youthful, high-pitched voice and his lyrics focusing on the elements of urban street life such as guns, drugs, relations between residents and the police, and sexual activity.
Widely regarded as one of the founders of the gangsta rap subgenre, he rose to fame as the founder and member of the group N.W.A and later achieved critical and commercial success as a solo artist. Eric Lynn Wright (SeptemMarch 26, 1995), better known by the gang name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California.
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