Often hailed as the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E's iconic stage name is a revelation to some fans. Born Eric Lynn Wright, ...

Another user added: "Eazy-E was probably the most successful of any NWA member even though he presented himself as just an equal member of the group, he actually started 'Ruthless Records' with ...

With Ice Cube attacking the Ruthless Records infrastructure and Dr. Dre siding with the enemy (Suge Knight and Death Row) to bring down all Eazy had built, Eazy-E had no choice but to respond as ...

Both albums were released under Wright’s label, Ruthless Records, which he co-founded with manager Jerry Heller. With iconic music videos showing Eazy-E and his group parading through the ...

(L-R) Rappers MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E and Dr Dre were in the rap group NWA A bench in East Sussex that honours the life of rapper Eazy-E appears to have been vandalised. Guy Stevens, from ...

This was of court rap music. Jerry founded Ruthless Records alongside Eazy-E, which later led to the success of Priority Records and Interscope Records. Ruthless Records later went on to sell more ...

Eazy-E, real name Eric Wright, was a former drug dealer and founding member of NWA, who released influential album Straight Outta Compton in 1988. The record was a huge hit which tackled the ...

To promote N.W.A.’s initial releases, Eazy-E formed his own independent label, Ruthless Records. “Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked out of trunks to local DJ’s and ...