Music1986–1995
Eazy-E
Compton rapper and co-founder of N.W.A whose unfiltered gangsta rap persona helped launch Death Row Records and West Coast hip-hop as a commercial force.
Origin
Compton, California
Genre
Hip-HopRap
Pantheon Standing
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| Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time | — | — |
The Cultural Record
Discography
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Eazy‐Duz‐It1988
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It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa1993
EP & Mixtape5
5150: Home 4 tha Sick1992
EP & MixtapeS
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin’ Compton1995
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