As the story goes, Eazy E became a rapper by accident. In 1987, the man then known as Eric Wright hired his future N.W.A bandmate Ice Cube to write a song called “Boyz-n-the-Hood” for another group ...

On this day, thirteen years ago, one of the first and most influential kingpins in Hip-Hop history tragically died of AIDS. The man who teamed up Ice Cube and Dr. Dre and gave the world Straight Outta ...

Eric “Eazy-E” Wright had a multitude of fans that respected him as a rapper and for his business acumen. However, in the eyes of his No. 1 supporters—his wife and children— none of his roles was more ...

For Eazy-E, the concept of gangsta rap was fully formed in his mind. By 1986, the genre, which nobody then called “gang­sta rap” (“reality rap,” please) had begun to sprout in L.A. by way of Ice-T's ...

It has been said that work can continue to precede a person even in death. Such is the case of gangsta rap pioneer Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and the launch of a new charity, EazyStreetkids. Founded by ...

Eazy-E tragically never got to bask in the accolades his contribution as a whole brought to the Hip-Hop culture. The anointed “Godfather of Gangsta Rap” died on March 26, 1995 at the age of 31 after ...

Late N.W.A frontman and Ruthless Records head Eric “Eazy-E” Wright may be known as a godfather of gangsta rap, but he was also a compassionate man, as depicted in the biopic Straight Outta Compton ...

*Gangsta rap pioneer Eazy-E will be posthumously honored with a street named after him in his beloved Compton. AllHipHop.com reports the City of Compton will officially rename Auto Plaza Drive South ...

TOPPENISH — Erica Wright was still a child when her father, famed rapper Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, died on March 26, 1995. But she has known for most of her life that the birth year on his simple flat ...

Eric “Eazy E” Wright would’ve turned 50 on September 7, and he’s been gone for almost 20 years now. But the indelible mark that the Compton native left on the world of hip-hop cannot be denied. From ...