<p>MILWAUKEE - JUNE 1989: Rapper Eazy-E from N.W.A. performs during the 'Straight Outta Compton' tour at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in June 1989. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)</p> ...

For Eazy-E, the concept of gangster rap was fully formed in his mind. By 1986 the genre, which nobody then called “gangster rap” (“reality rap,” please) had begun to sprout in LA by way of Ice-T’s “6 ...

Eazy, whose real name Eric Wright, was a native of the California city and propelled West Coast rap into the spotlight as a member of NWA. A block of Auto Drive will be named after him. Good morning.

Jerry Heller was instrumental in helping the late Eazy-E form Ruthless Records and overseeing N.W.A's rise. But royalty disputes made Ice Cube leave the group in 1989, with no shortage of bad feelings ...

For Eazy-E, the concept of gangsta rap was fully formed in his mind. By 1986, the genre, which nobody then called “gang­sta rap” (“reality rap,” please) had begun to sprout in L.A. by way of Ice-T's ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When Eazy-E’s daughter, Erin Bria Wright (who goes by E.B.), decided to ...