A Hip Hop Legend Tribute(Eazy-E)

[ABN]

Eric “Eazy E” Wright 1963-1995

“Don’t Quote me Boy, I ain’t said Shit”

Saying that the Legendary Eazy E is a West Coast Pioneer is an understatement. Eazy E was an example for hope in for those street hustlers on their grind, the kid that’s on welfare buying a carton of milk with food stamps, or that short dude in your class that couldn’t ball or rap that’s in dire need of an identity. Eazy E by far was no rapper. His lyrics were penned by The Legendary DOC and the Legendary Ice Cube respectively, but his off beat-on beat delivery projected a sense of humility when it came to the culture of hip hop.

Salute to the Original Compton OG Eazy E by Dave “Industry Outlaw” House

If it wasn’t for Eazy E, rap as you know it, may not be the way it is now. Imagine if Eazy E holla’d at DJ Pooh or Stan the Guitar Man as opposed to Dr. Dre, would there be an Eminem, a 50 Cent, a Snoop Dogg, or a Truth Hurts (lol)? Imagine if Eazy E kept Arabian Prince around and Sir Jinx never got at his cousin, Dr. Dre with Ice Cube parody songs on tape... would there even be a Friday (movie series) or would Mac 10 and T-Boz have even been married? Would Chris Tucker be recognized like how he is now. These are some of the questions one must answer when thinking of this man’s influence on Hip Hop.

Personally, I was an NWA fanatic. I remember walking into a record store at age 12 with my mom and I wanted her to buy me the NWA “Straight Outta Compton” album. Back then the Parental Advisory stickers had the same effect an F on a report card would have to a parent as all sorts of rejection was coming from my mom. “This has cursing on it” is what she says as those Parental stickers are new and hot off the press. Mind you I heard 2 lifetimes worth of cursing between her and then my grandmother’s house whenever she would argue down my grandfather, but I guess rap at this time had to mind their manners.

I used to go to school wearing all black from head to pants leg, with a Raiders or Kings hat. Fellow class mates would say “yo , u dress like you from Compton.” An NWA verse couldn’t go pass me without me memorizing that line for line. Due to my slim brown skinned frame, I resembled a little MC Ren, though I would jump in front of the mirror and recite Ice Cube’s lyrics. NWA had an effect on my life to the point wear I’m ashamed that I can’t recite some of NY’s golden years (I admit I can’t go pass E_FF_ECT on “Follow the Leader” by the God Rakim). It was evident that NY wasn’t feeling NWA like that but then it was Hip Hop to go against the grain. I rooted for NWA and campaigned for them in extremely hostile territory.

When Ice Cube left the group, I was shocked in the same effect if you heard Lionel Richie was leaving the Commodores. How can he leave a team that’s winning? I thought Eazy and Ice Cube was cousins due to their jheri curls alliance but that was not the case after I heard songs like “Real Niggaz” and “100 Miles and Running”. When that EP was released in 1990 with the art work album cover, I knew NWA looked funny without Ice Cube, but for some reason NWA did not lose their touch at all, especially when it came to the beats. Eazy came with his wit and swagger, while Dre outshined himself on production, MC Ren totally stepped his lyrics up as the primary MC, while DJ Yella made everything a capella. The Efil4zaggin album has stood the test of time on production, concepts, skits, and lyrics. Listen to song Approach for Danger, Appettite for Destruction and you will hear NWA at their finest moments.

Eazy E had previously dropped a solo album called Eazy Duz it. Arguably an NWA album, this album would be best remembered for Eazy doing a video “live from Compton County” and jumping out of jail and jumping out of the screen where the “show” was being performed. “Off Never, I’m just to clever, so in tact- that no one can ever” the beat, the jumping out of the screen, the swagger couldn’t have been put together any more perfect than how it was done in this video. “Let me take off my glasses so I can see what I’m saying” the swagger and the audacity was hip hop at its finest.

For all the entrepreneurs that got their independent thing poppin, everybody and their mom know somebody that’s trying to get “on” or got a company needs to take a page out of Eazy’s history book. Here stood a street hustler that took his proceeds and launched not a career but a movement that launched empires and trilogies. I highly doubt Eazy E visionsd that the MC from the South Central was going to co star with George Clooney in 3 Kings, but he had a vision. Sometimes we get so wrapped up into having a hot single for a quick P&D Deal that we are not taking the time out to make a real difference and go against the grain. Eazy E came out the box with him and his man having jheri curls. Jheri Curls homey come one. At the time when Eddie Murphy sealed the coffin on the Jheri Curl with Coming to America “Soul Glo” here come these dudes wanting us to take them seriously like there gangsta. Eazy walked into the 90s and took the curl with him to his grave. When Dre and them was killing Eazy E with the Chronic and F with Dre Day videos, Eazy still kept his curl and had his two mans and them BG Knocc Out and the other dude with the bat in his hand looking like a West Coast OG. No matter what was said to Eazy E, he kept his integrity his curl, and his swagger.

Love him or hate him, Eazy was a genius for Hip Hop. For the West Coast to say Eazy E was a west coast pioneer is understandable. The West can get that because he was the epitimy of a West Coast OG. Eazy E influenced everyone from Master P with his No Limit Movement to TI and his Grand Hustle Movement. Think about it whenever you see that one MC and then their crew. Ask them who pioneered that concept. When you see a picture of Ludacris and DTP, pay homage to Eazy E and NWA. When you see 50 Cent and G-Unit, pay homage to Eazy E and NWA. When you see Cam’ron and Dip Set, pay homage to Eazy E and NWA.

[The "Untouchable" DJR]

Good read...

R.I.P. Eric "Tha original Hip Hop Thugsta" Wright

[QuietTruth]

Good read...

R.I.P. Eric "Tha original Hip Hop Thugsta" Wright

[westkoastanostra]

Good read...

R.I.P. Eric "Tha original Hip Hop Thugsta" Wright

[Lo Flya]

No doubt about it, Eazy was the pioneer of west coast gangsta rap

[WestCoasta]

"see ya 'round buddy boy"

[suckaa free]

yup, eazy was the mang

[Kassem]

when i 1st got into hip hop 6 years ago i was about 11,i got an mp3 cd full of eminem and shit but also had a few eazy e and pac(i didn't know non of them living in kuwait),then after really liking their music i would go and read thier bio and at the end read they were dead .wat a let down

[suckaa free]

^ thats fuckin helerious mang 

but im mad as fuck that they had to pass away as well, becuase their shit was way better than the shit out today

[gav09]

Good read...

R.I.P. Eric "Tha original Hip Hop Thugsta" Wright

[Inspire / Moss]

word r.i.p eazy

[DaWgG]

Rest In Peace
Eric "Eazy E" Wright, the godfather of gangsta rap
my favorite rapper ever

[C-BLUE]

to me he put the Crip in rap. he put real Gz in the media. niggas like Dresta, BG Knocc, O.G. Shaki, Homicide was a deep nigga, the true blue Surreno muthafuccas from Eastside Trece, Big Rocc, Daddy V was a close friend he helped out. he always showed the Crip community love. he was one of the first niggas to hire real Crips to work at his label. Suge Knight tried to copy his style but his problem was mixing his whole company with rival factions. for Ruthless Mafia it was all family.

[The Predator]

That reallly didnt seem like a Eazy tribute more like some rambling. Could of been written much better.

''Sir Jinx never got at his cousin, Dr. Dre with Ice Cube parody songs on tape''

whats that about?