ABSTRACT
Eazy-E (born Eric Wright, son of soul-funk star Charles Wright, in Los Angeles) was one of the most successful entrepreneurial artists in rock history, bar none. In addition to forming the trailblazing gangsta rap group, N.W.A., and later achieving acclaim as a solo act, in 1985 he founded his own label, Ruthless Records (allegedly with illegal profits), which became a major force in the then-emerging West Coast hip-hop scene.
