Eric Lynn Wright, famously known as Eazy-E, was an American renowned rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is widely recognised for his hit songs, like Real Muthaphuckkin G's and It’s On.

To promote N.W.A.’s initial releases, Eazy-E formed his own independent label, Ruthless Records. “Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked out of trunks to local DJ’s and ...