Eazy-E, whose real name was Eric Wright, was born in Compton. He died in 1995 at age 30 after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. (Al Pereira / Getty Images) Soon, you can be cruising down Eazy Street in ...

Alonzo Williams, left, and Eric Darnell Wright Jr., the son of the late rapper Eazy-E who goes by Lil Eazy-E, celebrate the renaming of Towne Center Drive in Compton as "Eazy Street" on Wednesday.

Eazy-E occupies a significant space in Hip-Hop history considering his founding of the legendary group, N.W.A., and co-founding Ruthless Records which thrust the West Coast into the spotlight. Later ...

COMPTON — City officials will posthumously honor the late rapper Eazy-E on Wednesday by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the Gateway Towne Center ...

COMPTON, Calif. (CNS) - The City of Compton on Wednesday honored the late rapper Eazy-E by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South after him -- officially dubbing the stretch Eazy Street. "My ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton will honor their hometown hero, rapper Eazy-E, with a street in his name. The 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off Alameda Street and into the ...

Former N.W.A publicist Phyllis Pollack was on site and captured several images of the event—from the City of Compton tent to Lil Eazy-E talking to the press. Eazy-E fans showed up in droves to the ...

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COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Compton on Wednesday honored the late rapper Eazy-E by renaming the 100 block of Auto Drive South after him -- officially dubbing the stretch Eazy Street. Eazy-E, ...