Editing Eazy-E (section)

===N.W.A and ''Eazy-Duz-It'' (1986–1991)===
[[N.W.A]]'s (also named as "the world's most dangerous group"<ref name="allrapnews.com"/>) original lineup consisted of [[Arabian Prince]], Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arabian Prince interview|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendy-brandes/kept-outta-compton-nwas-a_b_8101462.html|website=www.huffingtonpost.com|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=September 16, 2015|date=September 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arabian Prince interview|url=http://www.vladtv.com/article/214453/arabian-prince-on-being-founding-member-of-nwa-w-dre-eazy-e|website=www.vladtv.com|publisher=VladTV|access-date=September 16, 2015}}</ref> [[DJ Yella]] and [[MC Ren]] joined later.<ref name="amgnwa">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first= Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=N.W.A.&nbsp;– Biography|url= {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p77|pure_url=yes}}|website=Allmusic|year=2000}}</ref> The [[compilation album]] ''[[N.W.A. and the Posse]]'' was released on November 6, 1987, and would go on to be certified Gold in the United States.<ref>Koroma, Salima (September 29, 2008) [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7795/title.vh1-airs-documentary-on-n-w-a "Vh1 Airs Documentary On N.W.A."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607084556/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7795/title.vh1-airs-documentary-on-n-w-a |date=June 7, 2011 }}. Hiphopdx.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=Gold & Platinum&nbsp;– November 26, 2010 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524143006/http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album featured material previously released as singles on the Macola Records label, which was responsible for distributing the releases by N.W.A and other artists like the [[Fila Fresh Crew]], a [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast rap]] group originally based in [[Dallas]], Texas.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bynoe|first=Yvonne|title=Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofra0000byno|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn=0-313-33058-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofra0000byno/page/294 294]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brackett|first=Nathan|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition|year=2004|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster|Fireside Books]]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/248 248]|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/248}}</ref>
[[File:Bring the Noise Tour at Joe Louis Arena 1988-12-10 (ticket).jpg|thumb|In promotion of ''Eazy-Duz-It'', Eazy-E was one of the supporting acts of the 1988 "Bring the Noise" concert tour that was co-headlined by [[Public Enemy]] and [[Ice-T]].]]
Eazy-E's debut album, ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]'', was released in 1988, and featured twelve tracks. It was labeled as West Coast hip hop, [[gangsta rap]] and, later, as [[golden age hip hop]]. It has sold over 2.5&nbsp;million copies in the United States and reached number forty-one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Put Gangsta Rap on Charts"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eazy-e|chart=all}} |title=Eazy-Duz-It&nbsp;– Eazy-E |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> The album was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella and largely written by MC Ren, Ice Cube, and [[The D.O.C.]]<ref>{{cite AV media notes| title = Eazy-Duz-It| title-link = Eazy-Duz-It| others = Eazy-E| year = 1988| publisher=Ruthless, Priority}}</ref> Both Glen Boyd from the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' and [[MTV]]'s Jon Wiederhorn claimed that ''Eazy-Duz-It'' "paved the way" for N.W.A's most controversial debut album, ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'',<ref name="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Boyd, Glen (March 20, 2010). [http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/417146_129893-blogcritics.org.html "Music Review: Eazy E - Eazy Duz It (Uncut Snoop Dogg Approved Edition/Remastered)"]. ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]''</ref><ref>Wiederhorn, Jon. (July 31, 2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110925181854/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456383/nwa-classics-be-reissued.jhtml?headlines=true "N.W.A Classics To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks"]. [[MTV]].</ref> which was released in January 1989.<ref>{{multiref|{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=N.W.A&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |access-date=2025-01-11|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}|{{Cite web|title=Interview: Ice Cube Talks About The Making of Eazy-E's "E... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/ice-cube-interview-easy-e|access-date=2025-01-11|website=Complex|language=en}}|{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox52unse_43/page/10/mode/2up?q=%22straight+outta+compton%22 |title=Cash Box |date=1989-05-27|publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co.|others=William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center}}|{{Cite web |title=Ice Cube -Interview|url=http://www.bombhiphop.com/newbomb/bombpages/articles/MC/Ice%20Cube.htm |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.bombhiphop.com}}}}</ref> Wright's only solo in the album was a remix of the song "8 Ball", which originally appeared on ''N.W.A. and the Posse''. ''Straight Outta Compton'' featured Wright's writing and performing; he performed on seven songs and helped write four songs.<ref>{{cite AV media notes| title = Straight Outta Compton| title-link = Straight Outta Compton| others = [[N.W.A]]| year = 1989| publisher=Ruthless/Priority/EMI Records}}</ref>

Ice Cube left N.W.A in 1989 because of internal disputes and the group continued as a four-piece ensemble.<ref name="amgnwa"/> N.W.A released ''[[100 Miles and Runnin']]'' in 1990 and ''[[Niggaz4Life]]'' in 1991. A diss war started between N.W.A and Ice Cube when "100 Miles and Runnin'" and "Real Niggaz" were released. Ice Cube responded with "[[No Vaseline]]" on ''[[Death Certificate (album)|Death Certificate]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lazerine|first=Cameron|title=Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B|year=2008|publisher=Grand Central Publications|isbn=978-0-446-17820-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rapupultimategui00laze/page/43 43–67]|author2=Lazerine, Devin|url=https://archive.org/details/rapupultimategui00laze/page/43}}</ref> Wright performed on seven of the eighteen songs on ''Niggaz4Life''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes| title = Niggaz4Life| title-link = Niggaz4Life| others = [[N.W.A]]| year = 1991| publisher=Ruthless/Priority}}</ref>