#Eazy e album professional#

Disputes between the members led toВ N.W.AвЂ™sВ breakup that summer, and a court battle between Ruthless and DreвЂ™s new label Death Row soon followed, with Eazy alleging that Death Row head Suge Knight had coerced Ruthless into releasing Dre from his contract. His taste for cartoon-ish vulgarity began to undermine the claims of realistic inner-city reporting that the group had used to defend themselves. E seized the opportunity to release a solo project later in the year, titled Eazy-Duz-It, which would be the only full-length album he would complete it would sell well over two million copies.ДЄfter Ice CubeвЂ™s bitter departure fromВ N.W.AВ toward the end of 1989 (precipitated in part by HellerвЂ™s business tactics), Eazy-E took over his not inconsiderable share of the rapping and songwriting duties, becoming the groupвЂ™s dominant voice on 1991вЂ™s Efil4zaggin. Their first album, N.W.A and the PosseВ was released in 1987 and largely ignored after a few tweaks of the lineup and the rough-edged subject matter, 1988вЂ™s Straight Outta ComptonВ madeВ N.W.AВ into superstars. When their composition вЂBoyz-N-the HoodвЂ™ was rejected by Ruthless signee HBO, Cube, Dre, and E formed the first version ofВ N.W.AВ to record it themselves. DreВ to write songs for his stable of artists. E discovered a major performing talent in the D.O.C. A high school dropout, Wright turned to drug dealing to support himself and eventually used the profits to start his own rap label, Ruthless Records, with partner and music-business veteran Jerry Heller. Following N.W.AвЂ™s breakup, EвЂ™s street credibility took a major beating, though his recordings continued to sell well when they appeared unfortunately, he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995 and died not long after.Д®ric вЂњEazy-EвЂќ Wright was born September 7, 1964, in Compton, CA, a rough part of the Los Angeles metro area that N.W.A would later make notorious.

While his technical skills as a rapper were never the greatest, his distinctive delivery (invariably described as a high-pitched whine), over-the-top lyrics, and undeniable charisma made him a star. graphic accounts and celebrations of streetlife designed to cause maximum offence to anyone who doesn't try to understand the social context.Whether as a member of N.W.A, a solo act, or a label head, Eazy-E was one of the most controversial figures in gangsta rap.

NME (1/6/96, p.В 33) вЂ“ 7 (out of 10) вЂ“ '.is as elegiac as it is capitalistic.

Rap Pages (2/96, p.В 31) вЂ“ 9 (out of 10) вЂ“ '.a historical biography of Eazy-E's music that is a must-have for the archives.this compilation documents the life of one of West Coast rap's most important contributors.'.

was the first voice in hip hop that could be called weak.and thus it was petulantly aggressive in a way that was entirely new.'

Melody Maker (1/13/96, p.В 29) вЂ“ Recommended вЂ“ '.those old pre-Compton solo tracks.are still the absolute f***ing bomb, even with, in fact, because of, the dated production.Entertainment Weekly (12/1/95, p.В 77) вЂ“ '.hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw (and music history to boot).' вЂ“ Rating: B+.

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