Eazy-E

Eazy-E
Eazy-E in 1993
Born	Eric Lynn Wright (1964-09-07)September 7, 1964 Compton, California, U.S.
Died	March 26, 1995(1995-03-26) (aged 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place	Rose Hills Memorial Park
Occupations	Rapper record producer entrepreneur record executive
Spouse	Tomica Woods ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	11, including Lil Eazy-E
Musical career
Genres	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Years active	1987–1995
Labels	Ruthless Priority Relativity Epic
Formerly of	N.W.A

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper. He was born in Compton, California. He rose to fame with the hip hop group N.W.A and is one of the founders of the "Gangsta rap" subgenre. He usually rapped about guns, drugs, relations between residents and the police, and sexual activity. He was known as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap".

Life

In 1987, he founded Ruthless Records.

Illness and death

In 1994, Eazy-E believed he had asthma, until he learned he had HIV/AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It led to his death on March 26, 1995.

He was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

Discography

During his career, Eazy-E released 2 studio albums and 3 EPs:

(*) albums or EPs were released posthumously (after death)

References

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2010-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Eazy-E's find-a-grave page

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