Eazy-E

 Eric Lynn Wright, born on September 7, 1964, and died on March 26 1995 was an American rapper best known as Eazy E. He was the leader of the N.W.A group as well as its label Ruthless Records, and helped to propel West Coast rap and gangsta Rap. Wright is popularly referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". He was born in Compton, California and was raised there. Wright went through several legal problems before he founded Ruthless Records in 1987. They teamed up later that year to create N.W.A. After an initial solo career Wright collaborated with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Straight Outta Compton was N.W.A’s first studio album. It was released in 1988. The album was criticized at the time of its release, but it is now considered to be among the most significant and influential albums of the. The group released its third and final album, Niggaz4Life, back in 1991, and soon after disbanded.During N.W.A's split, caused mainly due to disagreements about money, Eazy-E became embroiled in intense rivalries with his fellow group members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who had left to pursue solo careers in 1989 and in 1991 respectively. Eazy-E was then able to release two EPs and resumed his solo career. He was a key actor in the background. From 1993 until 1994, he signed and became the national leader of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Eazy-E passed away from complications of AIDS in 1995, after he was unexpectedly admitted in a hospital.