Toker of 90’s gangster rap group Brownside has passed away. He was 51. Toker, whose real name was Gilbert Izquierdo, helped create and pioneer the West Coast Chicano sound of Hip Hop in the mid-90s ...

1994: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony shared their Ruthless Records debut EP, Creepin On Ah Come Up, featuring Eazy-E. The EP has gone down in history as one of the best rap EPs of all time. By the end of 1995, ...

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.

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, ...

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