Editing Eazy-E (section)

===Illness and death===
{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote=Now, I'm in the biggest fight of my life and it ain't easy. But I want to say much love to those who have been down with me and thanks for all your support. Just remember: It's ''your'' real time and ''your'' real life.|source=--Statement from Eazy-E's camp on his behalf, March 16.{{sfn|Westhoff|2017|pp=278–279}} }}
On February 24, 1995, Wright was admitted to the [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles with a violent cough.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A Gangster Wake-Up Call |url=http://www.newsweek.com/gangster-wake-call-181568 |author=Staff |date=September 4, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |journal=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rapper Eazy E hospitalized with AIDS |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/03/17/Rapper-Eazy-E-hospitalized-with-AIDS/3965795416400/ |date=March 17, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |newspaper=[[UPI]] |location=Los Angeles}}</ref> He announced his illness in a public statement on March 16. It is believed Wright contracted the infection from a sexual partner.<ref name="Chang" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Dr. Dre: A Biography|year=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0-313-33826-4|pages=99–100|author1=Borgmeyer, Jon|author2=Lang, Holly}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Talia|first=Pele|journal=Vibe|date=September 1995|volume=3 |issue=7|page=32|title=Vibe article}}</ref>
During the week of March 20, having already made amends with [[Ice Cube]], he drafted a final message to his fans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eazy-E's Last Words|url=http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy_e_last_words.php|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-date=December 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227125232/http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy_e_last_words.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 26, Eazy-E died from HIV/AIDS, one month after his diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3iYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA178|title=News Flash: March 26, 1995|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=September 2003|access-date=December 16, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Soraya">{{cite web|author=Soraya Nadia McDonald|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/08/26/eazy-es-son-thinks-suge-knight-killed-his-father-by-infecting-him-with-hiv-heres-why-thats-highly-unlikely/|title=Eazy-E's son thinks Suge Knight killed his father by infecting him with HIV. Here's why that's highly unlikely.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> He was 30 years old (most reports at the time said he was 31 due to the falsification of his date of birth by one year).<ref name="Put Gangsta Rap on Charts" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Kapsambelis|first=Niki|title=Gangsta rapper Eazy-E dies of AIDS|newspaper=[[Park City Daily News]]|date=March 27, 1995|page=39}}</ref> He was buried on April 7, at [[Rose Hills Memorial Park]] in [[Whittier, California]]. Over 3,000 people attended his funeral, including Jerry Heller and DJ Yella.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Frank B. |title=Thousands Flock to Funeral for Eazy-E : Music: Overflow crowd is drawn to 'gangsta' rap star's service. Eulogy notes his contributions but warns of danger of AIDS, which killed the rapper |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-08-me-52187-story.html |date=April 8, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |date=2021-07-29 |title=DJ Yella Says N.W.A Never Discussed Eazy-E's Controversial Death: 'Not One Time' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.63544/title.dj-yella-says-n-w-a-never-discussed-eazy-es-controversial-death-not-one-time |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> He was buried in a gold casket, and was dressed in a flannel shirt, jeans, and his Compton hat.