Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (Eazy-E) was a rapper in the L.A. hip hop group N.W.A., which also produced celebrities Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. He was a pioneer of the popular gangsta rap genre. The group’s debut, Straight Outta Compton, helped launch Wright and others to fame. His and N.W.A.’s 1980s and early ‘90s albums became controversial classics. Wright was diagnosed with AIDS in February, 1995. He released a statement within weeks announcing his shocking diagnosis. The statement implied that he often had unprotected sex. He died a month later.
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