It’s no joke.” Eazy-E, 31, was a one-time drug dealer who turned $25,000 in dirty money into a million-dollar rap empire called Ruthless Records.

Eric "Eazy-E" Wright was a founding member of N.W.A., which pioneered rap in the late '80s with their iconic album "Straight Outta Compton." Eazy-E died in 1995 after being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS ...

ADARIO STRANGE, A SENIOR EDITOR at the rap magazine The Source, says Eazy-E’s getting AIDS jolts the hip-hop community the way Magic Johnson’s HIV announcement shocked the sports world.… ...

Eazy-E tragically never got to bask in the accolades his contribution as a whole brought to the Hip-Hop culture. The anointed “Godfather of Gangsta Rap” died on March 26, 1995 at the age of 31 ...

Eazy-E, who co-founded the groundbreaking rap group N.W.A., disclosed Thursday that he has AIDS and is in a hospital in critical condition.

Yes, Eazy-E could’ve made more hits with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and the rest of the gang. But sadly, his life was cut short due to AIDS when he died at age 30 in 1995.

Eazy-E passed away in March 1995 from AIDS-induced pneumonia, leaving behind wife Tomico Woods Wright and 11 children, including Eazy’s son, Lil Eazy-E, and daughter Ebie.

His blueprint is still utilized by almost every gangsta rap artist today. XXLMag.com pays tribute to a hip-hop legend on the 12th anniversary of his death by sharing some of Eazy’s finest videos ...

Wright, 22, who recently launched a rap career, is the firstborn son of legendary rapper Eazy-E, a founding member of NWA who died in 1995 of AIDS. The younger Wright’s first album, “Prince of ...

He's often referred to as the Godfather of Gangsta Rap - but some supporters are only just learning how Eazy-E got his iconic stage name. Eric Lynn Wright, known professionally as Eazy-E, was born ...

A new docu-series by the late Eazy-E’s daughter focusing on the “mysterious” death of the Ruthless Records founder may actually be on to something! The untimely demise of gangster rap icon ...