LEGENDARY rapper Eazy-E’s legacy long lives on past his tragic death aged just 30.
The star passed away in 1995, leaving family, friends and fans in mourning.
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How did Eazy-E die?
Eric Lynn Wright, better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper.
He performed solo, but – along fellow icons Ice Cube and Dr. Dre – was a member of the group N.W.A.
Eazy-E was born on September 7, 1964, in Compton, California and was affectionately called “The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap”.
After teaming up with Ice and Dre, N.W.A’s debut studio album, Straight Outta Compton, was released in 1988.
Controversial upon release, it is now ranked among the greatest and most influential albums ever.
Sadly on February 24, 1995, Eazy-E was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with a violent cough.
He was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and announced his illness in a public statement on March 16, 1995.
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Just over a month from his diagnosis, on March 26, 1995, Eazy-E died from AIDS-induced pneumonia – he was just 30-years-old.
He was buried on April 7, 1995, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.
Over 3,000 people attended his funeral including Ice Cube and DJ Yella.
Eazy-E was buried in a gold casket, and was dressed in a flannel shirt, jeans, and his Compton hat.
His final album, Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton, was released ten months after his death on January 30, 1996.
Was Eazy-E married and did he have any children?
Eazy-E met Tomica Woods at a Los Angeles nightclub in 1991 and they married on March 14, 1995 – twelve days before his death.
Besides his rap legacy, he lives on through his 11 kids, who he had with eight different women.
With wife Tomica, he had a son named Dominick and a daughter named Daijah, who was born six months after his death.
What were Eazy-E’s best songs?
During his life in the spotlight, Eazy-E racked up a huge amount of hits.
His biggest songs (in order of popularity) are:
- It’s On (1993)
- Gimme That Nutt (1993)
- Real Muthaphuckkin G’s (1993)
- Boyz-n-the-Hood (1987)
- Any Last Werdz (1993)
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