Some refer to 2pac as the greatest rapper of them all, for others it’s Biggie, Eminem, JayZ, and for some it’s even artists who stayed underground. However, it is Eazy E who is considered the godfather of Gangsta Rap. He was a record producer, rapper, and entrepreneur who rose to fame as a member of the NWA, a group that counted the likes of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube among some of its former members.

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the biography

The world will always know him as Eazy E, but it’s like Eric Lynn Wright that the rapper was born on September 7, 1964, in Compton, California, to a postal worker father, Richard Wright, and a school administrator, Katie Wright.

The rapper who would later be known for his notoriety was also raised in Campton, a suburb known for crime and violence. While starting his studies, he soon dropped out when he was in 10th grade and got involved in the drug trade. His close friends then revealed that although they knew he was selling marijuana, he was not involved in drugs like cocaine.

In order to cut himself off from the life of crime, he chose to get into rapping, which he felt was less risky and more lucrative than dealing drugs. He eventually co-founded Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller under which he released his debut album, Eazy Does It

Soon, he founded the group Niggaz Wit Attitudes (NWA) which then popularized gangsta rap. NWA has had Arab Prince, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and MC Ren as former members at various times . The band would go on to release two albums , Straight Outta Compton (1988) and Niggaz4Life (1991). There was also NWA and the Posse which was released in 1987.

His next album Str8 off Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton was released in 1996. His extended plays are 5150: Home 4 tha Sick ( 1992 ), It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa ( 1993 ) and The Impact of a Legend ( 2002 ).

Who are Eazy E’s wife and children?

Before dying in 1995, Eazy E was married to Tomica Woods whom he met in 1991. Although she met for the first time, she did not know who he was, but their path did not end. to cross paths and soon after they started dating.

Tomica Wright, born in 1969, has been in indictment of Ruthless Records, her late husband, since his death. The label she restructured and fought so hard to stay on is one of the best-known hip-hop albums that produced star bands like Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony’ and the Black Eyed Peas.

Eazy E has 11 children. With Tomica Wright, he has twin children, Dominick and Daijah Nakia, born 6 months after their father’s death.

The other children of the NWA star are Eric Darnell Wright Jr. who is popular as Lil Eazy-E, Erin Bria Wright who was born to him from Tracy Jernagin, Marquise Wright (Yung Eazy), Baby Eazy-E, Raven Wright who was estranged of the stage, Elijah Wright and David Wright. The other three are unknown.

How did he die

The death of most stars is never without a conspiracy theory or two, and Eazy E’s case is no different. Although the cause of his death was officially recorded as AIDS, many believe a lot was left unanswered. Eazy E announced on March 16, 1995 that he had contracted the disease and died on March 26, 1995.

The question posed was how he could have died of AIDS just a month after announcing that he had contracted it. However, few people knew that since early 1994 he had been struggling with what was thought to be asthma.

Many others who believed he actually died of the disease think the Gangsta Rap godfather probably didn’t contract the disease through sex. The rapper’s son, Yung Eazy, believes his father was killed by Suge Knight.

For his part, Jerry Heller, who was NW’s one of the responsible also believes that Suge Knight could have infected Eazy E by injecting him with infected blood from someone with the disease. Because of this, he said one of his biggest regrets in life was stopping the late rapper from killing Suge Knight when he confided in him that he wanted him out.

However, the main question that many continue to ask is how someone with the kind of wealth controlled by Eazy E could die of AIDS and can it be managed. After his death, Eazy E was buried on April 7, 1995, with over 3,000 people attending the funeral in Whittier, California.

Net value

According to his son, the GangstaRap godfather had a net worth of $50 million before his death. Among his other assets, his music label, Ruthless Records, was worth almost $15 million before the rapper’s death.