Where Is Eazy-E Buried?

Publish date: 2024-05-08

Eazy-E was born Eric Lynn Wright in Compton on September 7, 1964, to Richard and Kathie Wright. He had two siblings — a brother named Kenneth and a sister named Patricia — and spent most of his life in Compton, which had a reputation for being a rough area. As a result of the life that surrounded him, Eazy-E dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and turned to drug dealing. With the money he made from drugs, he started Ruthless Records — the label he later used to start the N.W.A. Issues arose shortly after the group's formation and led to Ice Cube leaving, who was followed by Dr. Dre a few years later.

When N.W.A. disbanded in 1992, Eazy-E continued making music as a solo artist. But that, too, would be short-lived. In early February 1995, he went to the hospital for what he thought were breathing problems. But his health crisis was grimmer, and he learned that he had contracted AIDS (via Black Past). The rapper would publicly announce his diagnosis in March 1995 to raise awareness about the heavily stigmatized illness, per the Los Angeles Times. But Eazy-E would die that month at the age of 30. He was survived by his wife Tomica and 11 children (via The Washington Post).

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