Dre and DJ Yella and was largely written by MC Ren, Ice Cube and The D.O.C. After the release of Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube left the group due to internal disputes, and the group continued as a four-piece ensemble. The album redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism about the gangsta lifestyle becoming the driving force in sales figures. Eazy-E's debut album, Eazy-Duz-It, was released on 16 September 1988. N.W.A's debut studio album, Straight Outta Compton, was released on 8 August 1988. and the Posse in 1987, which also featured material recorded by Dallas group Fila Fresh Crew, Rappinstine, and Ron-De-Vu. Their debut release was the compilation album N.W.A. Dre and Ice Cube, and later DJ Yella, MC Ren, and Arabian Prince. Dre and Ice Cube wrote the song " Boyz-n-the-Hood". N.W.A was formed when Ruthless signees Dr. Heller claims that he invested the first $250,000, and would eventually put up to $1,000,000 into the company. Along with Heller, Wright invested much of his money into Ruthless Records. Wright suggested a half-ownership company, but it was later decided that Wright would get eighty percent of the company's income, and Heller would only get twenty percent. The original idea for Ruthless Records came when Wright asked Heller to go into business with him. Musical career The beginning of Ruthless Records (1986) He started recording songs during the mid-1980s in his parents' garage. However, after his cousin was shot and killed, he decided that he could make a better living in the Los Angeles hip hop scene, which was growing rapidly in popularity. Wright sold marijuana and allegedly had made as much as US $250,000 from dealing drugs by 1986. Wright supported himself primarily by selling drugs after being introduced to the occupation by his cousin. Wright dropped out of high school in the tenth grade but later received a high school general equivalency diploma. His father was a postal worker and his mother was a grade school administrator. DreĮric Lynn Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright on 7 September 1963 in Compton, California, a Los Angeles suburb notorious for gang activity and crime.
In 1988, they released their controversial debut album, Straight Outta Compton. After DJ Yella, MC Ren, and Arabian Prince joined the group, they released the compilation album N.W.A.
Dre wrote a song named " Boyz-n-the-Hood", Dre, Cube, and Eazy formed N.W.A in late 1986. According to Wright's mother, he was in a group called the High-Powered DJs before N.W.A. After dropping out of high school in the tenth grade, he supported himself by selling drugs before investing in Ruthless Records and becoming a rapper. He performed solo and in the hardcore hip hop group N.W.A. Knocc Out, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, The D.O.C., Dresta, Kokane, N.W.AĮric Lynn Wright (SeptemMarch 26, 1995), better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur from Compton, California.