After Ice Cube left the group in 1989, N.W.A.

The disc, which went on to earn double-platinum sales, also contained the track 'F- tha Police,' spurring the FBI to send a cautionary letter to the company that housed Wright's label.Įazy-E released his solo album Eazy-Duz-It the same year, which was in fact another collaborative effort between various members of N.W.A. and the Posse, in 1987, dropping its next album, Straight Outta Compton, the following year. joining the act, the group released its debut album, N.W.A. With other rap artists such as DJ Yella, MC Ren, and the D.O.C. Dre' Young, who started crafting songs for Wright's label.Īfter another Ruthless group opted not to record a song by Jackson and Young, Wright joined with the two men to record 'Boyz-n-the-Hood' as Niggaz With Attitude, also known as N.W.A. He teamed up with two other youngsters from the region, O'Shea 'Ice Cube' Jackson and Andre 'Dr. He dropped out of high school and worked as a drug dealer for a time, using his income to co-found a label, Ruthless Records, with music industry insider Jerry Heller. Rapper Eazy-E was born Eric Wright on September 7, 1963, in Compton, California, a city in Los Angeles County. A radio show host as well, he died from AIDS-related complications on March 26, 1995. The controversial act, known for its violent and misogynistic lyrics, dropped albums like Straight Outta Compton, with Eazy releasing work as a solo artist.

Eazy-E co-founded Ruthless Records and started the group N.W.A.

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