Eazy-E, whose real name was Eric Wright, was born in Compton. He died in 1995 at age 30 after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. (Al Pereira / Getty Images) Soon, you can be cruising down Eazy Street in ...

Just weeks after Tupac Shakur had a street named after him in Oakland, California, N.W.A founder Eazy-E was bestowed the same honor by his hometown. On Wednesday (November 22), the city of Compton, ...

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 ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton will honor their hometown hero, rapper Eazy-E, with a street in his name. The 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the ...

In January 2020, Ice Cube stopped by Uproxx‘s People’s Party With Talib Kweli and discussed the backstory of the late Eazy-E’s “Boyz N The Hood.” Cube explained that the song was originally meant for ...

Alonzo Williams, left, and Eric Darnell Wright Jr., the son of the late rapper Eazy-E who goes by Lil Eazy-E, celebrate the renaming of Towne Center Drive in Compton as "Eazy Street" on Wednesday.

Eazy-E occupies a significant space in Hip-Hop history considering his founding of the legendary group, N.W.A., and co-founding Ruthless Records which thrust the West Coast into the spotlight. Later ...

Former N.W.A publicist Phyllis Pollack was on site and captured several images of the event—from the City of Compton tent to Lil Eazy-E talking to the press. Eazy-E fans showed up in droves to the ...

(Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives)Credit: (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives) Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, the legendary founding member of N.W.A., is getting a ...

COMPTON — City officials will posthumously honor the late rapper Eazy-E on Wednesday by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the Gateway Towne Center ...

Straight Outta Compton is the biggest movie in the country, but no everyone is totally thrilled with the presentation from “The World’s Most Dangerous Group.” Eazy-E’s daughter, singer EB Wright, ...