Eric Lynn Wright, better known by his rapper name Eazy-E was born on September 7, 1964. He was an American West Coast rapper who virtually created the genre of ‘gangster rap.’ The underground rapper, along with other contemporaries like Ice-Cube, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and MC Ren, were members of the rapper group N.W.A which has had its influence to increase the popularity of rap music in the United States more than anyone else.
Having been the major influence on the gangsta rap themes that would later dominate the commercial hip-hop market, the group became known for extremely violent and misogynistic lyrical content, with much of its sales fueled by adolescent male listeners who were empowered to objectify women and practice violence.
Easy-E was a rapper who has had a major influence on the American Hip-Hop scene, although today we listen to artists like Drake and Major Lazer, it was the N.W.A that diversified the rap genre, and true hip-hop fans from the 80s and the 90s claim that rap music today is nothing like what was supposed to be, or was, back in the day.
Together, the N.W.A released their first album, “Straight Outta Crompton,” which is regarded as a milestone achievement in the history of rap music and still considered by many to be the greatest ever.
Apart from having a significant legacy in the music industry, Easy-E also has left behind a legacy in his life that most people will find shocking.
The underground rapper fathered 11 children in his lifetime, with more than eight women.
Out of all the women he had relations with, he only married one, Tomica Woods. Easy met Tomica at a Los Angeles nightclub in 1991, and they got married four years later in 1995, only twelve days before his death. But they were in a fully functional relationship the entire period. In the four years of their relationship, the couple gave birth to a son, Dominick, and a daughter named Daijah, who was born six months after Easy-E had died.
On February 24, 1995, Easy was admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles following a violent cough. Upon examination and tests, he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. He publicly announced his health condition almost a month later. Although likely, Easy contracted the virus from a sexual partner, his children, and many in the gangster rap scene have debated that Marion “Suge” Knight was the one who injected him with a virus-infected syringe following their dispute regarding royalties and profit shares from the N.W.A. earnings. Only a month after his diagnosis, on March 26, 1995, Eazy-E died from AIDS-induced pneumonia. He was 30.
In interviews, his children have reported that the rapper would often bring them to his concerts. Lil’ E, the rapper’s oldest son, remembers watching his father perform with the group N.W.A. from backstage. In 1989, he remembres standing next to Janet Jackson as the group performed in Los Angeles.
Here is a comprehensive list of all the eleven children he fathered in his lifetime and their whereabouts today.
Eric Darnell Wright (Lil Easy-E)
Eric Wright, Jr., known by his stage names Lil Eazy-E and Lil Eazy, is an American musician and HIV activist. Born on April 23, 1984, he is the oldest child of deceased rapper Easy-E. He followed in his father’s footsteps and gave his time to the gangster rap genre. He is CEO of NWA Entertainment, a music production company he partners with his brother, Derrek Wright. He also manages Compton MoneyGang, a musical collaboration with his brother Derrek and members of his family. He was born and raised in the same Compton, California house his father grew up in.
Erin Bria Wright
Erin Bria Wright, or EB Wright, is the daughter of the late rapper Eazy-E. She is the first child Easy had with Tracy Jernigan. After she announced her dream project, Erin came to media attention, a documentary on her father’s life that would uncover all the secrets behind his controversial death and the custody battle that followed. She has teamed up with her mother and sister on the film and is currently making efforts to acquire the finances required for production.
