During the era when Ruthless reigned supreme, it wasn’t hard to hear E anywhere you went – and that’s not just because of his label’s popularity. There’s the P-Funk swing of “We Want Eazy,” the infectiously head-nodding “Radio,” the hardcore Ice Cube penned “No More ?’s” where Eazy lambasts a naive reporter, and the Sugarhill Gang influenced “I’mma Break it Down” among others. The pounding sound of the “Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix)” is only a starting point.
That means the music is on hit – a slew of old school, trunk rattling, funky ass hip-hop bass laced classics. Dre and DJ Yella for High Powered Productions. This newly minted version offers the hip-hop nation a chance to examine his contributions in perspective.įirst thing you should know is the entire album was produced by Dr. Instead, fifteen years after it originally hit the streets, Eazy-E’s gangsta rap album “Eazy-Duz-It” has been remastered and re-released by Priority Records. The family tree of well known artists tied to this history has too many branches to name, so it’s a good thing they are not the focus of this review. His impact still continues to be felt even today, as compilations like “The N.W.A. Tragically, the life of this pioneer was cut short in 1995 at the age 30 by AIDS. together (Ice Cube wrote the rhymes for the aforementioned song) and in the 90’s even signed Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony to his record label. Here’s a short list: he founded Ruthless Records, recorded the seminal classic “Boyz-N-The-Hood,” is credited with putting the group N.W.A. To those who aren’t familiar with Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright, a late pass on his importance to hip-hop is in order.
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