Today, the Hip-Hop community remembers one of its most pivotal figures, Eric Lynn Wright—better known to the world as Eazy-E ...

Rap legend Eazy-E was on top of the music world with N.W.A. in the 1980s. But, not long after the Compton group split in the ...

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 ...

It was more than a month ago when DJ Yella released Straight Outta Compton: My Untold Story, a tell-all book in which he sheds more light on his time with N.W.A. Among the many highlights in the ...

Eazy, whose real name Eric Wright, was a native of the California city and propelled West Coast rap into the spotlight as a member of NWA. A block of Auto Drive will be named after him. Good morning.

Often hailed as the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E's iconic stage name is a revelation to some fans. Born Eric Lynn Wright, ...

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, ...