Compton, home of legendary rapper Eazy-E, is set to pay homage to its native son by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South, Eazy Street. Born and raised in Compton, Eazy-E, whose real name is Eric ...

Rapper Eazy-E (aka Eric Lynn Wright) appears in a portrait taken in Union Square on March 1 Credit: (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, the legendary ...

Eazy-E was one of the biggest rappers in American music history, but he also left a personal legacy in his children. Often referred to as the “Godfather of Gangsta Rap,” Eazy-E, born Eric Lynn Wright, ...

Eazy E s vision pointed all eyes to Compton. As a result, everybody benefitted. One of the biggest beneficiaries was Eazy s friend and peer, MC Eiht. Compton s Most Wanted remains a group with a 20 ...

Kendrick Lamar has proven time and time again that he has a soft spot for his West Coast forebears. If the Tupac interview from To Pimp A Butterfly, the note he wrote to Shakur last month, and the ...

Eazy-E founded Ruthless Records in 1986 as a platform for his upstart group, N.W.A. Now, more than 30 years later — and more than 20 years after the rapper’s death — his widow and son are battling ...

Eazy-E’s widow is going after the deceased rapper’s son (her stepson), claiming that he’s illegally using the trademarks Ruthless Records and N.W.A. According to the suit, Tomica Woods-Wright’s ...

Kendrick Lamar understands his roots. No other rapper in recent memory has gone out of their way to appreciate and educate his listeners about hip-hop history the way he has. "You don't even have to ...