If authenticity separates the players from the pretenders in gangsta rap, then Eazy-E (a k a Eric Wright) has a bone to pick with his erstwhile friend and N.W.A. collaborator Dr. Dre (a k a Andre ...

E azy-E is dead. When L.A. gangsta rapper Eric Wright joined the growing celebrity list succumbing to AIDS a few weeks ago, it didn’t mean much to me. I’m a 32-year-old rhythm and blues man, with a ...

"I'm-a tell you what happened with Eazy getting AIDS and I believe this to this day," Frost says. "And I don't care if you guys got it on film. You can tell the world. They gave him tainted needles ...

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.