<p>MILWAUKEE - JUNE 1989: Rapper Eazy-E from N.W.A. performs during the 'Straight Outta Compton' tour at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in June 1989. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)</p> ...

Eazy-E, whose real name was Eric Wright, was born in Compton. He died in 1995 at age 30 after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. (Al Pereira / Getty Images) Soon, you can be cruising down Eazy Street in ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton on Wednesday honored the late rapper Eazy-E by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South after him -- officially dubbing the stretch Eazy Street. Eazy-E, ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton will honor their hometown hero, rapper Eazy-E, with a street in his name. The 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the ...

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Eazy, whose real name Eric Wright, was a native of the California city and propelled West Coast rap into the spotlight as a member of NWA. A block of Auto Drive will be named after him. Good morning.

Gangsta rap icon Eazy E was invited to visit the White House and the N.W.A. founder attended a fundraiser for George H.W. Bush in 1991. That’s right. The same guy who recorded “F–k the Police” in 1988 ...

The first time I met the rapper Eazy-E in 1988, he was slumped low in an office chair, black Raiders cap jammed firmly over his curls. The glowering teenager at his side was MC Ren. I’m fairly sure it ...

Eric “Eazy-E” Wright passed away 12 years ago after succumbing to the AIDS virus. His legacy and influence, however, is still felt today. As one of the founding members of N.W.A, Eazy was one of the ...

The hip-hop festival Rock the Bells kicked off its 10th anniversary run Saturday at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, and to celebrate the landmark event, organizers called upon some unlikely ...

Soon, you can be cruising down Eazy Street in your '64. Next week, Compton will unveil the newly renamed road dedicated to the late rap icon Eazy-E, who was born and raised in the city. The rapper, ...