As the story goes, Eazy E became a rapper by accident. In 1987, the man then known as Eric Wright hired his future N.W.A bandmate Ice Cube to write a song called “Boyz-n-the-Hood” for another group ...

According to Daz Dillinger’s manager Bigg A, who helped put together the Lil Eazy-E collaborative project The Legacy, Eazy-E left plenty of music behind. Eazy-E was a Hip-Hop powerhouse when he died ...

Eighteen years ago, Hip-Hop suffered a major loss with the passing of Eric “Eazy-E” Wright. Eighteen years ago, Hip-Hop suffered a major loss with the passing of Eric “Eazy-E” Wright. Although he wasn ...

Toker of 90’s gangster rap group Brownside has passed away. He was 51. Toker, whose real name was Gilbert Izquierdo, helped create and pioneer the West Coast Chicano sound of Hip Hop in the mid-90s ...

Gilbert "Toker" Izquierdo, one of the original members of the group Brownside, has passed away. His family confirmed the news on the rapper's Instagram page and on the group’s Instagram and Facebook ...

Toker of the Eazy-E crated group Brownside has passed away in Mexico last Wednesday (October 10). Toker was born Gilbert Izquierdo and died suddenly. Brownside was founded by the late Eazy-E in 1994.

eazy-e daughter n.w.a e.b. straight outta compton jason mitchell Jason Mitchell, left, who plays Eazy-E in Straight Outta Compton, with Eazy's daughter E.B. Wright. E.B.: I remember Jerry Heller and a ...

Soon, you can be cruising down Eazy Street in your ’64. In September, the Compton City Council unanimously voted to rename the 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off of Alameda Street and into ...

Eric Darnell Wright Jr. remembers his father driving down Muriel Avenue in Compton for Thanksgiving dinner. It was there that his now 86-year old grandmother, Katie Wright, would prepare large meals ...

For a while, Eric Wright was just about the most despicable man in rap. He never produced a beat. He rarely wrote his own lyrics, daringly saying as much well before Diddy flossed his checkbook. He ...