While the Straight Outta Compton biopic depicted Eazy-E as going through financial troubles, he died very wealthy… according to his son. In an interview with Vlad TV, Lil Eazy-E…
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Stevie Williams’ Asphalt Yacht Club teams up with photographer Mike Miller for a collaborative capsule of pieces, featuring an iconic photo of the late Eazy-E. The drop consists of…
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The D.O.C. is a gangster rap legend, who has worked extensively with Dr. Dre and the N.W.A., contributing to The Chronic, N.W.A., Eazy-E and Ruthless Records. In a new…
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Eazy-E protege B.G. Knocc Out recently pointed out a few inaccuracies with the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton. Specifically, the West Coast rap vet didn’t like how Eazy was…
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The consensus is: the Straight Outta Compton movie was awesome. However, not everyone agrees it was very accurate… especially those who were present at the time period in the…
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Kendrick Lamar pens a letter paying tribute to the late Eazy-E in the forthcoming October “Nowstalgia” issue of Paper. The magazine asked three rap icons to pay tribute to…
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Former Ruthless Records signee B.G. Knocc Out has stories for days, when it comes to his days around Eazy-E. Recently, during an interview with Vlad TV, the rap vet…
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While Death Row Records and Suge Knight intimated many within the industry in its heyday, one of the label’s most notable beefs came at the hands of Eazy-E. With…
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The Straight Outta Compton movie has sparked N.W.A. mania as of late. Recently, a piece of the group’s history surfaced. Back in 1991, when Dre left Ruthless Records and…
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Eazy-E died in 1995, due to complications stemming from AIDS. However, there’s been theories that point to the rap icon actually being killed via injection of the virus… which…
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Ruthless Records’ Founder Jerry Heller Talks “Straight Outta Compton” Movie
04/01/2015 Staff
When Eazy-E launched Ruthless Records and the career of N.W.A. in the late 1980s, he did it with the help of manager Jerry Heller. 20 years after Eazy’s untimely…
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Eazy-E passed away 20 years ago today, so the team at HipHopDX spoke to a number of industry vets to recall their memories of the late rap legend. In this…
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While Ice Cube cast his son to play him in the upcoming N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, the son of late member Eazy-E didn’t make the cut. Lil Eazy-E…
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Following news that Ice Cube’s son has landed the role of his father in the upcoming N.W.A. biopic, two more actors have been confirmed to play Dr. Dre and…
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The late Eazy-E officially returned to the stage Saturday evening (September 7) at Rock The Bells Los Angeles, performing a medley of his classics. N.W.A. member DJ Yella had the…
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Behind The Scenes Of Eazy-E, ODB’s Virtual Performances At Rock The Bells
09/06/2013 Jay Casteel
With Rock The Bells X set to kick off in Los Angeles on Saturday (September 7), organizers Guerilla Union offer up a behind the scenes look of their preparation…
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There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the upcoming hologram performances of the late Eazy-E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard at this year’s Rock The Bells hip-hop festival. However, one…
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While most fans and peers are excited about Eazy-E’s hologram appearance at the upcoming 2013 Rock The Bells festival, his former business partner isn’t so much. Ruthless Records co-founder…
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Eazy-E’s is a legend in hip-hop. He’s credited with helping to usher in gangster rap, and also introducing N.W.A. However, some feel the circumstances of his death tainted his…
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2013 Rock The Bells To Feature Virtual Performances By Eazy-E, Ol’ Dirty Bastard
05/15/2013 Staff
For their 10th anniversary, concert organizer Guerilla Union have announced quite a serious line-up for their annual festival. This year, Big K.R.I.T., Black Hippy, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Common, Hopsin, Danny…
