EAZY-E
Date of birth:September 7,1963 Place of birth:Compton,California,U.S.
Date deceased:March 26,1995 (aged 31)
Place of death:Los Angeles,California,U.S.
Cause of death:Complications from AIDS
About Eazy-E:
To me.Eazy-E was one of the greatest gangsta rappers ever,& to many people the greatest & also the founder of gangsta rap.He was well known for wearing sunglasses & Compton hat.That style made him unique among the other rappers.But he wasn't famous just because of his style of dressing,he was also famous because of his wild lyrics & charisma that only few rappers had.I don't even have to mention that his influence in hip-hop is enormous,mostly because he was the founder of one of the greatest rap group,& certainly the most influential group on the west coast N.W.A. (among hip hop fans known as ''the world's most dangerous group'').One thing I personally liked about him,is that,until his death he stayed true to his gangsta image.He was straight,he wanted to be a gangsta rapper & he always stayed the gangsta rapper.That is great for a pure gangsta rap fans.His lyrics was not about emotions,he didn't wear designer clothes in his music videos,he was the true gangsta rapper.Of course that wasn't appreciated among all hip-hop fans,because many of them like to hear about rappers personal problems (not that Eazy-E wasn't rapping about them,but he did it in more gangsta style) so they can relate to them.But to pure gangsta rap fans he stayed number one,because his lyrics was always hardcore gangsta.I personally can say that even Eazy-E is one of the best to me,I liked rappers like 2pac more,because they rapped about anything that you can relate to,but when I'm in the ''gangsta state of mind'' I always listen to eazy-E songs,& I understand the hip hop fans who consider him the best.But let's leave that discussions aside for now,and let's say more about Eazy-E and finally about his death.
Generally about Eazy-E:
Eazy-E (real name Eric Wright) was born on September 7,1963 in Compton,California.He started as the founder of ''Ruthless Records'' in 1986,from the money he made from selling marijuana.A year later he formed N.W.A. with Dr. Dre & Ice Cube.Shortly After that,Mc Ren,DJ Yella & Arabian Prince joined the group.Their first album was released in the same year on November 6.The album was tittled ''N.W.A. and the Posse''.Eazy-E released his first solo album on September 16,1988,called ''Eazy-Duz-It''.It was soled in more than a 2.5 million copies,& that was the first time that terms,''Gangsta rap'' & ''West Coast hip hop'' was used.At that time N.W.A. already released their second and most famous album ''Straight Outta Compton''.The album was released on August 8,at the same year,and gave us the classics like ''Express Yourself'',''Fuck tha Police'',''Gangsta Gangsta'' and the song tittled same as the album,''Straight Outta Compton''.Shortly after that Ice Cube left the group,claiming that he didn't get the fair slice of the incomes.Arabian Prince also left the group to work on his solo projects.On August 14,1990,N.W.A. releases EP called ''100 Miles and Runnin'' on which they dissed Ice Cube.And then on May 28,1991,they released the album tittled ''Niggaz4Life'',with the singles ,''Appetite for Destruction'' and ''Alwayz into Somethin''.Once again,the album contained the diss songs directed to Ice Cube,so he responded with ''No Vaseline'',in which he mocks Eazy-E for having a dinner with then President George H. W. Bush.Eazy really had a dinner with Bush.Allegedly,he said he was admiring his performance in the Gulf War,but also rumor has it that he was invited after his name was pulled from a list associated with charitable donations.Not long after that,at the same year (1991),N.W.A., fall apart.The reason was mainly because of the manager of the group,Jerry Heller,who neglected the rest members of the group & was only taking care of Eazy-E & himself.Since Eazy-E wouldn't let Dr. Dre leave the group to found his own record label ''Death Row Records'',the two of them started the feud,which will bring the many diss songs toward each other after Dre leaves the group (after Suge Knight's threat to Eazy-E and his family).Dr. Dre started first with his song ''Fuck wit Dre Day'',and Eazy-E responded with now legendary diss song ''Real Mothapuchkkinn G's'' and ''It's On''.The beef continued until February 24,1995,when Eazy-E was received in Los Angeles hospital.
Eazy-E (real name Eric Wright) was born on September 7,1963 in Compton,California.He started as the founder of ''Ruthless Records'' in 1986,from the money he made from selling marijuana.A year later he formed N.W.A. with Dr. Dre & Ice Cube.Shortly After that,Mc Ren,DJ Yella & Arabian Prince joined the group.Their first album was released in the same year on November 6.The album was tittled ''N.W.A. and the Posse''.Eazy-E released his first solo album on September 16,1988,called ''Eazy-Duz-It''.It was soled in more than a 2.5 million copies,& that was the first time that terms,''Gangsta rap'' & ''West Coast hip hop'' was used.At that time N.W.A. already released their second and most famous album ''Straight Outta Compton''.The album was released on August 8,at the same year,and gave us the classics like ''Express Yourself'',''Fuck tha Police'',''Gangsta Gangsta'' and the song tittled same as the album,''Straight Outta Compton''.Shortly after that Ice Cube left the group,claiming that he didn't get the fair slice of the incomes.Arabian Prince also left the group to work on his solo projects.On August 14,1990,N.W.A. releases EP called ''100 Miles and Runnin'' on which they dissed Ice Cube.And then on May 28,1991,they released the album tittled ''Niggaz4Life'',with the singles ,''Appetite for Destruction'' and ''Alwayz into Somethin''.Once again,the album contained the diss songs directed to Ice Cube,so he responded with ''No Vaseline'',in which he mocks Eazy-E for having a dinner with then President George H. W. Bush.Eazy really had a dinner with Bush.Allegedly,he said he was admiring his performance in the Gulf War,but also rumor has it that he was invited after his name was pulled from a list associated with charitable donations.Not long after that,at the same year (1991),N.W.A., fall apart.The reason was mainly because of the manager of the group,Jerry Heller,who neglected the rest members of the group & was only taking care of Eazy-E & himself.Since Eazy-E wouldn't let Dr. Dre leave the group to found his own record label ''Death Row Records'',the two of them started the feud,which will bring the many diss songs toward each other after Dre leaves the group (after Suge Knight's threat to Eazy-E and his family).Dr. Dre started first with his song ''Fuck wit Dre Day'',and Eazy-E responded with now legendary diss song ''Real Mothapuchkkinn G's'' and ''It's On''.The beef continued until February 24,1995,when Eazy-E was received in Los Angeles hospital.
Eazy-E's Death:
After receiving in L.A. hospital for what he thought it was asthma.doctors diagnosed him AIDS.Allegedly he got it from some prostitute.He revealed his condition to public on March 16,and died week later on March 26.1995 at approximately 6:35 pm,from complications related to disease.Eight monts later his album ''Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton'' was released.Years later the members of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (famous rap group discovered by Eazy-E) & B.G. Knocc Out said that his death was very sudden for a case of AIDS,and he was a still in good health shortly before he died.Dr. Dre claims that,two of them squashed the beef,when Eazy-E discovered he got AIDS.
Eazy E discography:
1987: N.W.A. and the Posse (with N.W.A.)
1988: Straigt Outta Compton (with N.W.A.)
1988: Eazy-Duz-It
1990: 100 Miles and Runnin' (with N.W.A.)
1991: Niggaz4Life (with N.W.A.)
1991: 5150: Home 4 tha Sick
1993: It's On (Dr Dre) 187um Killa
1995: Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
1987: N.W.A. and the Posse (with N.W.A.)
1988: Straigt Outta Compton (with N.W.A.)
1988: Eazy-Duz-It
1990: 100 Miles and Runnin' (with N.W.A.)
1991: Niggaz4Life (with N.W.A.)
1991: 5150: Home 4 tha Sick
1993: It's On (
1995: Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
Posthumous albums:
2002: Impact of a Legend
2007: Featuring...Eazy-E
2002: Impact of a Legend
2007: Featuring...Eazy-E
