N.W.A...Niggaz Wit Attitude, Now casting for what was and
will remain history. The most popular rap group in the 80's, also known as
the most ruthless group ever. Their debut album titled N.W.A Straight Outta
Compton, Active from 1986 to 1991, and this group endured a lot of
controversy due to the explicit lyrics used in every rap album they ever
produced. Causing them to be banned from mainstream radio stations in the
U.S., this did not stop the popularity of N.W.A, they still managed to sell 10
million CD's in the U.S. alone. Rolling Stone even marked N.W.A # 83 in their
list of 100 Greatest of All time, the group was assembled by Eazy-E,
who co-founded Ruthless with Jerry
Heller. Initially, N.W.A consisted of Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, Recruited
DJ Yella, Dre and Yella were both former members of the World Class Wreckin' Cru, as DJs and
producers. Ice
Cube was added to the roster after he had started out as a rapper for the
group "C.I.A." Ruthless released the single "Panic Zone"
in 1987 with Macola Records, which was later included on the compilation album
N.W.A and the Posse. N.W.A was still in its early stages, and is
only on three of the eleven tracks, "Panic Zone," "8-Ball,"
"Dope man," which marked the first collabo. of Arabian Prince, DJ.
Yella, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Mexican rapper Krazy-Dee co-wrote
"Panic Zone," which was originally called "Hispanic Zone,"
but the title was later changed when Dr. Dre advised Krazy-Dee that the word
"hispanic" would hinder sales. In 1988, rapper MC Ren joined
the group. REN is known for his "Final Frontier" "Ruthless For
Life", "Forget What Ya Heard", "Tha Real" ft. Eazy E.,
and many more.
Ice Cube, O'Shea Jackson,
Rapper, Record Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, and Director. began
his career as a member of the C.I.A and later joined with N.W.A.
In 1989 he departed the group feeling he was not getting his fair
share in the money and profits, he branched off on his own to produce his first
album in 1990 "Amerikkkas Most Wanted". Second album
"I Am The West" and of course album three "Death Certificate" First Hit I
remember had everyone Rockin' too was "No Vaseline". The
Dis song to Dr. Dre, Eazy E., MC. REN, ( I remember when you drove a B210.)
Awesome album that sold 105,000 copies. As time went on, Ice Cube grew and all
animosity came to a close. In 1991 all
would start to come to an end, last album produced would be
"Niggaz4Life". Reunions tried to come alive, but due to
conflicting schedules, it would never become a success. 1995 Eazy E., Eric Wright became ill from
Complications of AIDS.
On March 15, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright lay in the
intensive care unit of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 31
years old and fighting for his life. Heavily sedated, Eazy-E had a respirator
tube running down his throat to help him breathe. In the cramped,
fluorescent-lit room, a few close friends and Tomica Woods-his new wife and the
mother of his youngest son-gathered around his bed.
The announcement that Eazy had AIDS sent shock waves
throughout the hip hop nation. Fans, friends, even journalists wept openly on
March 16 as his attorney, Ron Sweeney, read a statement from his client outside
the old Motown building in Hollywood. The founder of N.W.A, the man who
popularized gangsta rap worldwide, was suddenly thrust into the role of AIDS
educator: "I would like to turn my own problem into something good that
will reach out to all my homeboys, " Eazy said through Sweeney. "I
want to save their asses before it's too late. I'm not looking to blame anyone
except myself.
Though Eazy didn't say (and perhaps didn't know) how he
contracted the virus, he implied that it was through unprotected sex with women.
"I have seven children by six different mothers, " said the
statement. "Maybe success was too good to me." At the Beat, L.A.'s
KKBT-FM, where Eazy had hosted a show every Saturday, the phone rang. It was
Snoop Doggy Dogg, who, in a call filled with long, pregnant silences, said he
was praying for Eazy. The next day Ice Cube phoned in. (via EazyE.com)
SO be prepared to once again visit the history that opened
so many eyes, through explicit expression, which is of the norm in 2012. N.W.A,
"Niggaz Wit Attitude" The Movie.......NOW CASTING!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment