On what would have been the weekend of Compton rapper Eazy-E’s 50th birthday, BET.com caught up with the family of the late musician for a series of interviews. Among the family members interviewed were Lil Eazy-E, Eazy-E’s oldest son and Erica Wright, the late rapper’s daughter.
Lil Eazy-E spoke on rappers who claim to pay homage to Eazy-E in their songs and revealed that truly paying homage would consist of “reaching out to the ones that’s here.”
“You just think of the words of homage and it’s like what it really is,” Lil Eazy-E said. “You see what I’m saying? It’s—Cause a rapper took his verse and threw it in a song and feel like you done paid your respect. Nah, you did what you did to make yourself relevant. Homage is reaching out to the ones that’s here. That’s still supporting him. And giving proper due respect. When people take songs of pops and do all that. Nah, I don’t feel like that’s paying homage. You doing what’s right for you to make it. Why? Because look at who he is.”
Erica Wright also spoke on those who have used the same blueprint as her father and shared that she has no problem with that as long as they pay proper respect. She also referred to Eazy-E as “the God of rap” and addressed the upcoming N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
“To know that they’re following the same blueprint that my father put out is really amazing,” Wright said. “To know that he started this. As long as everybody pay homage and remember where it came from then I really don’t have a problem with it. I just want respect where respect is due. As far as the movie goes, we haven’t been consulted. I would feel better if they came to us and asked for our ideas and things that we would want in the movie. And just involve us period. Let us have things in how we want the outlook to be or what we would want to see on the big screen. The movie, I’m really happy about it. I’m really supportive of it. This is the first time my dad would be seen on the big screen, period. To even let everyone know the person he is. To me my dad is like the God, the God of rap.”
Lil Eazy-E, who shared that if his father was alive today he’d probably be his football agent, later spoke on his father rapping on matters of police brutality years ago.
“Individuals who went through any struggle in the streets [it’s like], ‘That’s my voice.’ Yo, pops let it be known,” he said. “And everybody knows as we do this and as you get ready to air this about a lot of these kids being out here shot and killed by police. And the police brutality that’s going on. Who told you about that years ago? Who put your mind state to that? On what’s going on and showed the world that that is going on and that’s how we feel years ago. Twenty-five years ago. My father, man. He’s a genius.”
BET.com’s interviews with Lil Eazy-E and Erica Wright can be found below.
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YOU CAN’T RESPECT MY FATHER UNLESS YOU REACH OUT AND GIVE MY STRUGGLE RAPPER ASS A HANDOUT. THE ONLY PROPER WAY TO RESPECT EAZY E IS TO PAY US.
This dude is a half step away from standing on the side of the road with a beggers cup. Your father would be ashamed of you.
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The OP’s family must not have any assets worthy to pay homage to so they’re salty at anyone who’s defending their family’s legacy.
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To all you fuckin Disser s on Eazy E am gonna fuckin put my fist though my screen and rip your heads of no fuckin respect jealous of Eazy E hahahaha you stupid morhfuckers say one more bad word any Eazy E Disser am gonna erase you fuckers all jealous of the real deal at least he had the ball s to say all the bad word s in.his music not like you bg s to scared to even say fuck the police in your song any other rapper example do you suckers understand I will be back join the ruthless side not the hate side if you Disser s Diss Eazy E then your dissing your self s i will be back in a few days if I don’t see a positive respect on Eazy E then I will delete each one of you erased from this page are you Disser s in or out leave your answer here I will be waiting one more thing do you hates live in Compton if you do then stick up for Eazy E I am and all ways Will no matter what any mothfucker says learn a lesson from the Ezzzz join the ruthless side homies this message is not for good people on here it’s for bad hates are you in homie s the ruthless side =
I do I no who you are don’t worry they suck I spoke to you ages back on crap Facebook am not on there no more I erased myself from hates or I will destroy them all for dissing the godfather of rap Eazy E is older than mike tyson older than them all apart from ice t but Eazy E beats all there all jealous that’s why people say stupid things to me there wanna be s carnt do what Eazy E did so homie s join the ruthless side or get of this page am telling you s maybe Lil Eazy E won’t I fuckin will got it or join us okay leave your comments here =
Hi don’t worry I no who you are I will stick up for your family and only the real Eazy E no studio faketer s i spoke to you ages back on crap Facebook I am no longer on any site I don’t like hates who are jealous of Eazy E because they carnt be like him or say hard core bad word s in there own music there to scared fact don’t I don’t trust certain people in this world back stabers or grasses iv seen all before am keeping your dad’s name alive one way or the other and nobody on this planet is gonna stop me nobody so homie s join the ruthless side not the hates side think about it
Hi if this is who I think it is iv got your back I spoke to you on Facebook ages back am not on there no longer hates on there again just like on here they can join the ruthless side or I will blast every hater to the next dimension fuck the film and Dr dre ice cube they have all ripped the real Eazy E zzzz foundation name of bad style am pissd of if I was Lil Eazy E I’d say something and that’s why I am nobody scars me iv seen it all before on Facebook hates racist people am not having it so homie s join me if you’re on Facebook I will come on and post all unseen rare Eazy E Tupac but no other rapper okay war and peace should be over in the rap game it’s a fact Eazy E put Compton on the map simply as that nobody can say any different am doing all this for the only real Eazy E and his family ruthless record foundation iv got your back okay all the way
RESPECT !!!!
The fuck is Erica talking about? Who the fuck cares about her’s ideas? She probably didnt ever remeber Eazy E , and all that shit that happened back in the days, so what kind of ideas she want to put in this movie? I got mad love and respect to you Eazy, but those kids of your’s should go to work. They probably have spend all the money that they’ve got from testimony, so now they’re talkin shit. RIP Eazy E
she is his oldest child df he died when i was a kid and she way older than me of coure she gonna remember him
I actually went to school with her and her little sister sharon. Cool people.
Erica look good!
hell no she doesn’t
i’d be upset if people were mentioning a dead family member of mine saying they mean this much to them and don’t even reach out to put me in a video or introduce to certain people to help me out. thats a form of paying homage.
there is no way in hell Eazy-E is the “God of Rap”…one of the most iconic? definitely. But in terms of being the “God of Rap”, he is far down on that list…nobody is following Eazy-E’s “blueprint”, these hoodrats are just talking hot air because BET gave them a platform to feel relevant.
god of west coast gangster rap, hell fuckin yeah
first of all that’s not what she said, she said “God of Rap” not “God of west coast gangster rap”…even that is debatable
Eazy started that gangsta shit
so he’s mad cuz rappers are paying tribute to his father and not getting his permission? foh we want Eazy, not Lil Eazy
for somebody who comments all the time you damn sure can’t read
Lil Eazy E needs to eat a fat dick, just like when his daddy was told to do so by Snoop!
chill yo
go burn in hell you evil plkayed out no life lower than dirt scum bag
Eazy-E ethered that skinny mutt #RealMuthaPhukkinG’s
i think maybe the film makers arent reaching out to lil homie is bcuz they know that he want eazy represented as a “God”
and thats not how it was or how it will be. i mean, he is the father of this gangster rap.. but theres some vulnerabilities lil homie isnt comfortable with accepting
sounds like lil E wants a handout, and it sounds like Erica thinks Eazy’s blueprint was something iconic…he glorified street shit and presented it to the commercial world, in all reality Eazy was on his way out until Bone thugs fell in his lap. The group his blueprint created bounced on him cuz he was doing them dirty. Either way I got respect for Eazy, cuz he did contribute more to hiphop than most of these clowns today get credit for…but these 2 need to knock it down a notch
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this BET video player is the fucking worst thing ever
This trifling mothafucka looking for a handout, fuck that, do ur own work!
hey Lil Eazy-E stay sucking dick homie.
go fuck yer hand
Lil Eazy can say what he wants to say, that’s his father!
They don’t need to consult with you, you were given an opportunity to play for your dads part in the movie, even though you have no acting experience. That is showing respect. The movie is about the Group, and I am sure the other members can give a better perspective on what was going on then you or your family because they were there.
He basically lives off his father’s name and he has the nerve to tell others to pay homage the right way smh fuck outta here
smh @ niggas calling erica pretty that bitch look just like her father I can’t even imagine myself hitting that
Who’s playing Jerry Heller, World Class Wreckin Cru, JJ Fad, D.O.C., Above the Law, BG Knocc Out, Dresta, Suge Knight, Snoop, Warren G, Pac, DPG, The Lench Mob, Will.i.am, H.W.A, Blood of Abraham, Kid Frost and Bone Thugs N Harmony
Jim Carrey and the Wayans Family.
oldschool rap / underground is where its at the newschool mainstream rap is controlled, mind fucking shit, money and hoes every fucking song WOW.
They say the world owes you nothing, NWA owe George Clinton and Bootsy Collins because with out these to Funk Masters it wouldn’t be no West coast sound
god of rap????LMAO!!
Genius??? LMAO
xtrordinaire????? LMAO!!!!
I like listening to Eazy-E.
He may be a “genius” and the “god of rap” in his children’s eyes but just like Dre, he didn’t write his own shit.
exactly, so his children need to stop bitchin and be happy somebody wants to quote anything from him.
These little chitlings were too young to even know. Lil E just continue to coat tail his dad’s legacy. Dude talking about homage??? What homage???? Nobody is using Eazy E lyrics…smh… Dude had a unique voice but he’s not the God of Rap. Lil E talking about his pops would’ve been his football agent. GTFOH with the bs… Why yo lil a$$ not playing collegiate or professional today. These kids need better role models.
Fuckin bull shit yes he is do you understand or erase your cd s of Eazy E Diss respect stick up for him what wrong with you people not you good people fuckin hates I hate you have pissd me of you basterd hates stick up for Eazy E
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Wow such hateful comments in here
“Proper due respect”, as in “giving me all your money”.
Wow, they’re still in Compton? smh
this is lets say 30% true rappers these days act like they woulda rolled with old rappers but aint even reaching to the og’s that’s left that were homies with the old rappers smh
It’s unfortunate how some individuals are so quick to post ignorant/rude comments – they lost their FATHER, first and foremost. EAZY-E was an Amazing businessman and not many people can say that they accomplished WHAT HE DID, at such a young age – during that time together with N.W.A. and RUTHLESS Records. He kicked open doors for many artists of today (who..by the way aren’t half NEAR as good as N.W.A. nor will they Ever be.) and the key thing many people see on Lil Eazy-E, with E3 is they want to ensure EAZY-E is NEVER forgotten. He contributed much to the music business, community also – helping children personally (taking them on trips to Disneyland, helping families – he did alot locally) He donated alot of money towards the Make A Wish Foundation before many other Artists even THOUGHT to help that way for kids in the global community. EAZY-E took GREAT care of his children, loved ALL of them as a Good Father should and was overall – a solid individual. COMPTON is a great city, it’s where they grew up – so what if they’re STILL in Compton?! That’s HOME.. If you are a Fan of EAZY-E, don’t sit here putting down his kids and what they are doing in keeping his legacy, name and memory alive. Look around – how many people do you see – doing things, making money off EAZY-E..whether it’s music or otherwise. HIS FAMILY SHOULD receive some sort of financial gains – DAMN STRAIGHT. Lil Eazy-E too has a great side that many don’t see – he helps in community and shows support, good heart – they ALL are, just like their Father. Don’t judge this man or his family. EAZY was a great person and Best Believe – these kids ARE NOT LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS. They are talented, work hard and push hard for their OWN and families. What they DO.. Is keep their Father RELEVANT. They keep him PRESENT so people KNOW where this GANGSTER RAP started adding their Own flava to it. HIP HOP THUGSTA EAZY-E.. Lil Eazy-E may of played ball professionally, had he not been Injured – however Music is in him also – he’s an Entertainer/Rapper. Don’t sit there and criticize, put down his daughter either – that’s some PUNK SHIT. Grow up.. You want someone putting your Mother, Sister, daughter down? Show some Respect for a beautiful, hard working, young woman AND GOD BLESS THE WHOLE WRIGHT FAMILY. TAKE YOUR HATIN ASSES OFF THIS POST IF YOU DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE. Show RESPECT for those who have passed because you sure as Hell AREN’T TRUE FANS of EAZY-E.
Well said fuck they s Disser am gonna put my fist though my phone and pull them all out and kill them for slaging Eazy E of un fuckin believable you hates you don’t no real hard core rap this is what it is all rapper s are jealous of Eazy E carnt face the fact he is better than all and all ways Will be fuck the police fuck hates fuck Disser s fuck Dr dre fuck ice cube fuck the movie sucks fake no Lil Eazy E I. It bull shit am disappointed in all you Disser s i suppose you would Diss Tupac as well don’t even think about it Disser s not you love my hiphop your cool the hates need blasting back to the next dimension by my fist
Your the only good person on here nice one for sticking up for the real Eazy E nobody on this planet is gonna stop me from keeping the Real Eazy E zzzz name alive no one join me homie s of hope you don’t hate Tupac as well or for get it Eazy E and Tupac new each other fuck what people think and say Disser s i hate join the ruthless side homies
He should be happy anybody is paying homage to Eazy-E wack ass. He had ghost writers, suspect flow, and wack delivery. If he was alive, we wouldn’t be talking about him. Cube destroyed him. He wasn’t special, nothing outside of his voice stood out. He has no classic anything. He didn’t open doors for anybody and if he did, name them. So can the Eazy-E stans please sit down and shut up and tell Lil Eazy to stop bitchin. Nobody needs to reach out to him for anything, stop begging for respect you don’t deserve.
There is no we. Eazy pioneered gangsta rap. If they wouldn’t have sold those records, 90% of the artists you love probably would have never gotten signed when is comes to gangsta rap all the way down to trap music now. Ice_T dodn’t push those numbers, though he’s the pioneer. Someone had to prove it was a good business move.
You can’t claim to be a fan of Hip Hop and disrespect Easy E. Only lames on the internet can get away with that. FOH.
One more hater about the real Eazy E and your you no what fuckers jealous of Eazy E you lot un fuckin believable you make me laugh you stupid morhfuckers not to you good people only stupid fuckin hates join me on the ruthless side homies not the hater s side don’t listen to other people the tell lies Eazy E is the best rapper who ever lived home Boyz join me the ruthless mothfuckin G fuck dre fuck cube fuck the film it’s blows the real Eazy E never got caught by the police in his music video s the film Jason did faketer s i don’t care about the film what I do care about is people slaging Eazy E don’t even think about slaging Tupac of as well homies join us just thinking about it don’t believe everything you here people tell lies twist story’s leave your comments here =
This guy was an OG Crip who sold drugs and boasted about the people he’s killed in his music and was so promiscuous that it killed him. In a radio interview he admitted to killing people. Even to get into the Crips shooting someone is something you’d probably have to do and then it becomes a regular thing. It wasn’t for the image. Eazy was real, not a studio gangster, so whatever he said he did. How can you be that and a “great family man who donates and helps kids” at the same time?