Essay About Eazy-E And Ice Cube

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Eric “Eazy-E” Wright A Life Interrupted By: Taylor Evans Born September 7, 1963, Eric “Eazy-E” Wrights early reputation on the streets of Compton, California, was a hustler eager to apply his street knowledge to his legitimate game. He dropped out of high school in the tenth grade, but refused that to interrupt his success. In the late `80s he turned to rap music. Along with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and M.C. Ren established the most successful and controversial rap group in history. As N.W.A, they blasted police cruelty and challenged the establishment. They eventually took their message of inner-city struggle to millions of fans worldwide. As a soloist, Eazys career was even more incredible. He launched Compton/Ruthless Records in 1987 and by 1988 had two hit acts-JJ. Fad and Michelle. During the summer of the same year, N.W.As Straight Outta Compton LP frightened the media into labeling the group “gangsters”. This was a label the group wore and exploited with such force that by the time Eazy released his solo project Eazy-Duz-It that fall, the stage of musical funk and lyrical fight had long been set. “Boyz-N-The-Hood” , “We Want Eazy”, “Eazy-Duz-It”. His voice fueled a legion of hits. In the early `90s, he joined other West Coast rappers, including M.C. Hammer, Ice T, Tone-Loc, and Young MC, in a stop the violence campaign led by the single “Were All In The Same Gang”. With N.W.A, Eazy broke down all the doors of mass exposure previously closed to rap music. Attempts to rock the young musicians foundation were generally useless. Arrests for performing N.W.As biggest hit “F*** The Police”, and other attempts at censorship only helped pave the way for his success. By the time the group had released its last album, Efil4zaggin, in 1991, they had sold more than six million records. As a businessman, Eazy had built a solid commodity with his Ruthless Records label. Some of his more famous signings were: Above The Law, Bone- Thugs-N-Harmony, and D.O.C. His ability to promote and market these acts was on the strength of his radio show, “Ruthless Radio