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    Eazy-E Biography

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    Eric Barrino Eazy-E Eazy-E is known as the West Coast rapper and label co-founder. He was the leader of the group N.W.A. known for albums like “Straight Outta Compton”. Eazy-E was born on September 7, 1963 in Compton, California. Eazy - E’s real name is Eric Lynn Wright. He dropped out of high school and worked as a drug dealer. He started Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller. He also teamed up with O’Shea, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre to start making songs. The controversial act is known for it’s violent and prejudice words toward women, dropped albums like “Straight Outta Compton” with Eazy releasing work as a solo artist. After another, Ruthless Group opted not to record a song by Jackson and Young, and Wright joined with the two men to record “Boyz-n-the-Hood” as Niggaz with Attitude…

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    An Analysis Of N. W. A.

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    This was later included on the compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse. This compilation album also included Eazy-E’s solo track, “Boyz-n-the-Hood.” The album was certified gold (500,000 units). In early 1987, while still attending high school, MC Ren (Lorenzo Patterson) began his solo career signed as a solo artist to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Also in this time, Eazy E, through Ruthless and Priority Records, decided to launch his very own debut album titled “Eazy-Duz-It” (the album wouldn't be…

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    within South Central Los Angeles, examining the relationship between discrimination and violence. Directed by the Hughes Brothers and released in 1993, Menace II Society chronicles the life of fictional Caine Lawson, a son of drug dealers trying to escape the dangers of a Watts project neighborhood. F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton, released in 2015, follows the formation of N.W.A. and the biographies of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre. Although both directors employ vernacular…

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    Boyz N Tha Hood Analysis

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    Cube showed the rhyme to Dre, who made an instrumental track for it” (McDermott, 2002, p 30). One of the original members, Ice Cube, wrote all of Boyz N Tha Hood but the one who would perform it would eventually land on Eazy-E himself. This single launched way towards the album by making Ruthless a neighborhood hero. Everybody always wonder how did N.W.A get started but its roots trace back to two members, one who had the idea, and one who had the money for it. These two would be Eric Wright and…

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    Police Gang Research Paper

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    most likely did not buckle down on rules, leaving school early, and going to get into trouble. They grew up in the hood, which is another name for the ghetto, where gang banging is popular, drug dealing, and killing happen every day. South Central L.A. was not a place many people wanted to be. Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and MC Ren came from Compton in South Central, where crime and violence, police harassment, and racism were everyday issues. The reputation of the crime and violence…

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    Straight Outta Compton is a film about a group called N.W.A. According to Kautz (2017), “Niggaz with Attitudes is a hip-hop group formed in 1986 in Compton, California by artist Eric Wright also known as Eazy-E, N.W.A considered one of the greatest in the history of hip-hop music” (p.3). The group has a total of five members, including the founder Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Mc Pen and Dj Yella. However, the movie primarily concentrates on the three main head characters, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice…

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    Ice Cube Research Papers

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    Straight Outta Compton showcases the journey of how Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren made it big in the music world. This movie shows the struggles that they encountered in their lives, giving insight into how rough life is when living in Compton, California. These five young men started off with a dream to make music for their brutal neighborhood, exposing the truth about what really goes on in Compton. Their lives then take a turn for the better when they stumble across music…

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    Straight Outta Compton

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    awards. These awards and nominations prove that Straight Outta Compton can be considered a great movie. Compared to the movie, Notorious, which starred the Notorious B.I.G who was also a rapper, that movie won 3 awards and was nominated for 8 awards. It is true that some people base movies off the number of awards that it won. However some people watch movies and don’t care what awards it has won. Therefore sometimes awards don’t matter to people. In addition to winning, a great movie contains…

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    Ice Rape History

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    “I got something to say.” ”Rap has developed various substyles including gangsta rap focusing on the ills of inner-city life. It remains the one of the most dominate popular music styles well into the 21st century” (Starr and Waterman 574). On August 9th, 1988 an album that to this very day is still relevant. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren were the original members of the famous rap group N.W.A; which stands for Niggas with Attitude. They released their first album Straight…

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    Fuck Tha Police History

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    Rock and Roll Hall of fame is a remarkable feat in itself. This group channeled the talents of Easy-E (Eric Wright), Ice Cube (O 'Shea Jackson Sr.), Dr. Dre (Andre Young), MC Ren (Lorenzo Patterson), DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby), and the inconsistent but valued contributions of The D.O.C. (Tracy Curry) and Arabian Prince (Kim Nazel), all under the guidance of manager Jerry Heller. Easy E, often referred to as ‘The Godfather of Gangsta Rap’, is still considered one of the most vital pioneers of rap…

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