Eazy-E was an American rapper known as the godfather of gangsta rap and had several wives who had children for him. And even though he died over two decades ago, his name still exudes greatness. Growing up in a violent neighborhood, the legendary rapper managed to carve out a niche for himself and left an indelible mark on the music industry before his untimely death in 1995. Though he’s dead, his legacy lives on!
Eazy-E Biography
Eazy-E was born Eric Lynn Wright on September 7,1964 in Compton, California. Born in an area known for crime, drugs and violence, Easy couldn’t resist the life his notoriously violent environment offered him. He dropped his high school education in the tenth grade and got involved in drug dealing, amassing $250,000 through his illegal activities. He completed a high school diploma as a General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
The gangsta rapper with his newfound fortune has set his sights on building a legitimate career in the music industry. Getting into music, he met Jerry Heller, a bosom friend, and together they formed a label called Ruthless Records, through which Eazy-E released his first album entitled Eazy Duz’s in September 1988. During the label’s inception, the duo aligned admitted that Easy-E would achieve an 80% ROI, while 20% would go to Jerry Heller.
Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, along with MC Ren, joined Eazy-E to form a hip hop group known as NWA Niggaz Wit Attitude . They released a few albums including; Straight Outta Compton released in 1988 and Niggaz4life After irreconcilable differences, the group formally split. Easy-E’s second and final studio album entitled Drive the Road by Muthaphukkin Compton was released in 1996, ten months after his death.
In his brief tenure in the music industry, he found success and was worth around $50 million before hitting the basement with his $15 million label, Ruthless Record. He has had a total of two studio albums, three extended tracks, one compilation album with the NWA crew and two studio albums with NWA
family
Eazy-E was born to American parents, RichardWright and Katie Wright. His father was a postal worker and his mother was an elementary school administrator. They really supported Easy-E from his early age until he started to fend for himself. Easy-E also had a cousin whose life was cut short after his involvement in drug dealing in the notorious Compton neighborhood where they were primarily raised. The death of his cousin would later cause Easy-E to give up the drug business and seek a legitimate livelihood.
There is no record of Easy-E having direct ties with siblings. Although the 5ft 2 rapper is said to have been romantically involved with many women throughout his life. He married Tomica Woods in 1995, four years after they met at a nightclub in 1991, only to marry her 12 days into their marriage. She was 3 months pregnant at his death and 6 months after giving birth to twins. She currently oversees the operations of Ruthless Records, her late husband’s record company. The company has produced songs for defunct musical groups Black-Eyed Pea among others.
children
Eazy-E may have died, but his children died to represent him in the music world and do great things in their own way. He is believed to have fathered a total of eleven (11) children, however not all of Easy-E’s eleven children are known.
Most popular among his children are his son Eric Darnell Wright Jr. and daughter Erin, who have legally changed their names to Ebie (EB).
Born in 1984, Eric is popularly known by his stage name Lil Easy-E . He was born and raised in Compton, California, just like his late father, and he is currently a musician and has hip hop and gangsta rap as his genre. The young rapper, who is also an HIV activist, has yet to release a studio album but two mixtapes.
His sister Erin Bria was born on July 16, 1991, in Compton and she took on becoming a musician equally after her late father; She sings, writes songs and adds businesses to her list to become an entrepreneur and TV personality.
She has released a few singles and has been a familiar face on television since her 2007 debut on MTV’s My Super 16. Erin is a great entrepreneur with a clothing website and label. Easy-E fathered five more children by five different women.
Six months after Eazy-E’s death, his legally married wife Tomica Woods gave birth to twins; a son named Dominick and a daughter named Daijah. A reliable media outlet revealed Eazy-E’s other names to other children as; Elijah, Baby Eazy-E, David, Raven and Marquise Wright.
What was the cause of Easy-E’s death?
Eazy-E’s death remains a mystery to anyone who has heard his story; Although it was officially announced that he had died of complications from AIDS, Eazy-E himself admitted contracting the deadly virus via a public statement on March 16, 1995, ten days later that same month in age of 31
It was believed that the gangsta godfather also suffered from asthma from a persistent cough that led to his being admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in February 1995. Before his death on March 26, 1995, Eazy-E addressed a final message to all of his team fans around the world.
However, many people still believe that Eazy-E was murdered and at the top of that list are his children. His son, Lil Eazy-E, who is also a rapper, took to Instagram to share his thoughts on his father’s death. He claims that his father didn’t just die from an illness, or that in his opinion his death never came together. He also publicly claimed that Suge Knight injected his father with the disease using a tainted needle. He said the truth was out there, but everyone was just blinded by the fact that his father had many sex partners.
His daughter was not left out, as she has also shown dissatisfaction with her father’s death. The young singer released a documentary titled ‘A Scandalless Scandal: No More Lies’ to unravel the mystery of her father’s death. In 2016, she started a fundraiser to raise the amount needed to fund the project. There is no information about the completion of the documentary.
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