Eazy-E

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".^[2]

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
Years active	1987–1995[1]
Labels	Ruthless Priority Relativity Epic
Formerly of	N.W.A

Life

In 1987, he founded Ruthless Records.^[3]

Illness and death

In 1994, Eazy-E believed he had asthma, until he learned he had HIV/AIDS (Auto Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It led to his death on March 26, 1995.^[4][5] But later on it was also discovered that he was injected with aids by Suge Knight who told this in a TV show.

He was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.^[6]

Discography

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

Year	Album
1988	Eazy-Duz-It
1995	Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton*

Year	EP
1992	5150: Home 4 tha Sick
1993	It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
2002	Impact of a Legend*

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