Fans of the legendary 1980s and '90s rap group N.W.A have been both delighted and skeptical of an image that seems to show prominent members of the group at a restaurant with a pioneer of early ...

Rapper Eazy-E (aka Eric Lynn Wright) appears in a portrait taken in Union Square on March 1 Credit: (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, the legendary ...

Just weeks after Tupac Shakur had a street named after him in Oakland, California, N.W.A founder Eazy-E was bestowed the same honor by his hometown. On Wednesday (November 22), the city of Compton, ...

On this day in 1995, gangster rap pioneer Eric “Eazy-E” Wright succumbed to complications of the AIDS virus less than 10 days after making it known to the public. Many are able to embody the persona ...

Eazy-E occupies a significant space in Hip-Hop history considering his founding of the legendary group, N.W.A., and co-founding Ruthless Records which thrust the West Coast into the spotlight. Later ...

Eazy-E just received a birthday present that will stay with him, his fans, and his family forever, a new beautiful headstone. The legendary rapper has been gone now for many years, but his burial site ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton on Wednesday honored the late rapper Eazy-E by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South after him -- officially dubbing the stretch Eazy Street. Eazy-E, ...

(AllHipHop News) One of the most powerful moments in the Straight Outta Compton movie was the scene where Eazy-E found out he had AIDS. The N.W.A member later passed from complications of the disease.

In January 2020, Ice Cube stopped by Uproxx‘s People’s Party With Talib Kweli and discussed the backstory of the late Eazy-E’s “Boyz N The Hood.” Cube explained that the song was originally meant for ...

Documentary looking back at the West Coast group who invented gangster rap. The original lineup of N.W.A consisted of Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E, all of whom went on to be successful in their own ...

Phyllis Pollack knew Eric Wright early in his career, and was one of those who went to the hospital in 1995. Phyllis worked as a publicist for various NWA and Eazy E albums over the ten year career.

On this day in 1995, gangster rap pioneer Eric “Eazy-E” Wright succumbed to complications of the AIDS virus less than 10 days after making it known to the public. Many are able to embody the persona ...