Arrests for per-forming N.W.A’s biggest hit Fuck the police, and other attempts at censorship in 1989only fueled N.W.A and eazys success by the time the group released its last album, EFIL 4 ZAGGIN, in 1991, they had sold more then 6 million records. Flanked by N.W.A Eazy broke down the doors of mass exposure previously closed all forms of rap music.Īttempts to rock the young mogul’s foundation were generally fruitless.

In early 90’s he joined other west coast rappers, including M.C hammer, tone Loc, Young M.C and Ice T in a stop violence campaign fueled by the single Were all the same gang. A label the group wore and exploited with such defiance that by the time easy released his solo project Eazy-Duz-it that fall, the stage of musical funk and lyrical fight had long been set.īoyz in the hood, we want eazy, eazy-duz-it. During the summer of the same year N.W.A’s Straight outta Compton LP frightened mass media into labeling the group “gangstas”. He dropped out of high school in the year 10th grade but refused to allow that to impede his success.In the late ‘80’s he turned to rap music, and along with Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, D.J Yella established the most commercially successful and controversial rap group in the genre’s history, as N.W.A (Niggaz With Attitude), they blasted police brutality and challenged the establishment, eventually taking their message of inner-city struggle to millions on fans worldwide.Īs a soloist, Eazy’s career was even more incredible, he launched Comptown/ruthless records in 1987 and by 1988 had two acts –JJ.Fad (supersonic) and Michel’le (something in the hart ,no were lies). Died in 1995 of AIDS related pneumonia.īorn September 1963, Eric “Eazy-E’ Wright’s early reputation on the streets of Compton, California, was a hustler anxious to apply his street knowledge to a legitimate game.

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