Lil Eazy-E Explained

Lil Eazy-E
Birth Name:	Eric Darnell Wright^[1]
Birth Date:	23 April 1984
Birth Place:	Compton, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2003–present

Eric Darnell Wright^[1] (born April 23, 1984), better known by his stage names Lil Eazy-E and Lil Eazy, is an American rapper. He is best known for being the son of Eazy-E. He is the president of Rich & Ruthless Records, an entertainment and business firm for musicians and entertainers.^[2] He and his brother E3, formally known as Baby Eazy-E, also founded Rich & Ruthless Cannabis, a cannabis grower and supplier.

Career

Lil Eazy-E was born Eric Darnell Wright in Compton, California on April 23, 1984, and is the son of popular rapper Eazy-E. Wright was mostly raised by his grandmother; however, on the weekends, he would see his father.^[3] He was 10 when his father died of HIV/AIDS. In 2003, he entered the rap scene with his mixtapes and songs he wrote. He later signed with Virgin Records.^[4]

On September 13, 2012, it was reported that Lil Eazy-E was in contract negotiations with Death Row Records. The artist backed off from the deal, stating he would always be "Ruthless Records for life".^[5]

In 2014, he became the president of Rich & Ruthless Records and later created Rich & Ruthless Cannabis, one of the first celebrity marijuana brands. On May 17, 2021, he released the song "It Ain't Over."

Discography

Collaboration albums

2023: The Legacy with Daz Dillinger

Mixtapes

2006: Cali Untouchable Radio 14: Rebirth Of Gangsta Rap^[6]
2006: This Ain't a Game [Hosted by Mixtape Messiah]^[7]

Singles

2005: Gangsta Sh**
2021: It Ain't Over^[8]

Also featured on

"Lets Get It Crackin'" (with RizzyBoy) – (2003)
"Consequences" – True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
"We the Shit" (with Caviar) – O.G. Daddy V – O.G. Daddy V Presents Compton's Finest Mixtape Volume 1 (2003)
"A Lil' Eazier Said" – Eazy-E – Eternal E (2005 reissue)
"My Confession" – The Game – Nigga Witta Attitude (2006)
"Men of Respect" (with Jim Jones & Rell) Papoose – The Fourth Quarter Assassin (2006)
"What We Claimin' (Edited)" – DJ Nik Bean – Streetz Of L.A. 6 (2008)
Rap or Die Vol. 3
September 7 – Western Hospitality 2
September 7 – Western Hospitality 3
"Come Outta Compton" – Spider Loc – Bangadoshish (G-Unit West Special Edition) (2006)
"The New West Coast" (with Mr. Capone-E) – Thug Radio Mixtape 15: Hard As Steel (2006)
"This Ain't a Game" (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) – Waist Deep (2006)
"Outside" (The Game featuring E-40, Mvrcus Blvck and Lil Eazy-E) - The Documentary 2.5 (2015)
"Sick Kidz" (Violent J featuring Nova Rockafeller, Lil Eazy-E & Young Wicked) – Tour Single (2016)
L.W.A. (Mr. Criminal featuring Lil Eazy-E) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Lil Eazy (Blue Intro) (Mr. Criminal featuring Lil Eazy-E) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Kickin' Back Being Blue (Mr. Criminal featuring Glasses Malone, Big Tray Deee, Lil Eazy-E, Tha Chill, Big 2da Boy) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Studio Gangstas (Spice 1 featuring Lil Eazy-E, MC Eiht, Nawfside Outlaw) - Platinum O.G. (2019)

Notes and References

Web site: LIL EAZY-E - Trademark Details. Justia. August 23, 2016.
Web site: About – Rich & Ruthless Records . 2022-03-18 . richandruthless.com.
Web site: Reid . Shaheem . Lil Eazy-E Remembers His Dad, 15 Years Later . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822022312/http://www.mtv.com/news/1634863/lil-eazy-e-remembers-his-dad-15-years-later/ . dead . August 22, 2014 . 2022-03-18 . MTV News . en.
Web site: DTugui . 2019-01-01 . Lil Eazy-E: Little Known Facts Behind The Name.. 2022-03-18 . Black Excellence . en-US.
http://www.ballerstatus.com/2012/09/13/lil-eazy-e-talks-death-row-records/ Lil Eazy-E In Talks With Death Row Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCQNnZekAQ Lil Eazy-E sends a message to Kendrick Lamar and The Game
http://www.eazye.org/showthread.php?6436-Lil-Eazy-E-quot-This-Aint-A-Game-quot-Hosted-by-Mixtape-Messiah-%282006%29 Lil Eazy-E – "This Ain't a Game" [Hosted by Mixtape Messiah] (2006)]. Eazye.org. Retrieved on July 5, 2016.
Web site: It Ain't over. .