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Eazy-E would later go on to form N.W.A with the help of famed producer Dr Dre, rappers Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ/producer DJ Yella in the late 1980’s.
Armed with Dr Dre’s production, Ice Cube’s poignant lyrics and attitude, and Eazy-E’s strong business sense, N.W.A was able to reach the suburbs of white America, raising concerns amongst the media and the government that gangsta rap music was influencing the youth in America to commit violent acts.
Despite uproar from the LAPD, the FBI and from the media about the lyrics of gang violence and misogyny, Eazy-E was beloved by his fans, selling millions of records over the course of his short career which includes two studio albums, three EPs, two compilation albums, and eight singles.
At the time of print, his solo albums “Eazy-Duz- It, Str8” off the “Streetz of . . . Compton” and “It’s On (Dr Dre) 187um Killa” are all platinum selling albums, with “Eazy-Duz-It” going double platinum, as certified by the RIAA. Although Eazy-E had great success, his business practises were surrounded by controversy as Ice Cube eventually would leave N.W.A over money issues and Dr Dre would sign with Death Row/Interscope, leading to an estranged relationship with Eazy-E over contracts and money as well.
In a popular interview with Arsenio Hall, Eazy-E explained to the national television audience that he would be getting paid from Dr Dre’s records for six years from the date Dr Dre signed with Interscope/Death Row. On the show, Eazy-E performed “Real . . . Gz,” which called out Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Death Row Records.
While Eazy-E was able to withstand ongoing beef in the streets and in the music industry, he tragically was unable to combat HIV/Aids and succumbed to the disease in 1995 leaving a wife and seven children. — AllHipHop News.
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