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According to his son, he was worth an estimated $50 million at the time of his death.

Approximately 10 months after his death, his final album was released, entitled “Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton”. He was buried in a gold casket, and was wearing his attire from the time he was in Compton. Over 3,000 people attended his funeral, including former members of NWA. He died from complication of AIDS one month after his diagnosis. On his deathbed, he made peace with Ice Cube and drafted a final message to his fans. Many believed that he had contracted the disease through sex with another partner, not from Tomica. and had to make a public statement about his illness. In 1995, Eazy-E was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center suffering from a violent cough, and was diagnosed with AIDS. Tomica Wright and Eazy-e The Death of Eazy-E Now the company manages to have several distributors separately, including Priority Records, Atlantic Records, Epic Records, Giant Records, and Relativity Records. She had to battle lawsuits and executives wanting to take the company from her, but she eventually succeeded, thanks to her previous experience in the industry. At the start of her run, she faced a lot of pressure, as Ruthless is one of the most successful independent labels in history. She signed a new distribution deal with Epic/Sony, and also signed new artists. With his passing, she inherited the company and began making changes to the structure. Dre, before he was hospitalized in 1995 suffering from AIDS.īefore marrying Eazy-E, Tomica worked for Motown Records while also helping out with Ruthless Records. After releasing another album three years later, the group disbanded due to financial disputes, so he then resumed his solo career, releasing EPs which took inspiration from hip-hop, comedy, and funk music. They released the album “Straight Outta Compton” which was considered highly controversial at the time due to tackling socio-political issues, but is now dubbed as the most influential album of its genre, and one of the greatest albums of all time. Dre, as well as with Ice Cube, leading to their NWA years. Eazy-E faced a lot of legal troubles before founding his label in 1986, then afterwards began a short solo career in which he collaborated heavily with Dr. His popularity skyrocketed with the group N.W.A., which consisted of members Arabian Prince, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella were no less than the black Beatles. He is called the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, responsible for pushing the boundaries of visual and lyrical content of mainstream popular music during his time. Eric Lynn Wright was a rapper, record producer and entrepreneur, known professionally under the name Eazy-E.