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What Was Eazy-E's Net Worth?

Eazy-E was an American rapper and record executive who performed in the hip-hop group N.W.A. At the time of his death in 1995, Eazy-E had a net worth of $8 million.

Eazy-E's Wealth

There are some reports that Eazy-E was worth as much as $35 million during his lifetime. This might have been true at the absolute peak of NWA's success when Ruthless Records was earning approximately $10 million per month on record sales. Unfortunately, Eazy's lavish spending and poor business habits caused his fortunes to dip towards the end of his life. He owned a mansion in Calabasas, California, that he purchased for $1.1 million in 1991. That house was left to his wife, Tomica, after his death. Unfortunately, the house was lost to foreclosure just nine months later.

Early Life

Eazy-E was born Eric Wright on September 7, 1963, in Compton, California. He was the son of Richard and Kathie Wright. His father was a postal worker and his mother a grade school administrator. Wright dropped out of high school in tenth grade but later earned his GED. He supported himself primarily by selling drugs, and at the age of 23, Wright had allegedly earned as much as $250,000 from dealing drugs. However, after his cousin was shot and killed, he decided to make a living in the thriving Los Angeles hip-hop scene.

Career

Striving for a better life, he ventured into the music scene, where his popularity grew rapidly. He started recording songs in the mid-1980s in his parent's garage and started Ruthless Records. By 1987, Eazy-E was a member of the group N.W.A. withDr. Dre,Ice Cube,DJ Yella,MC Ren, andArabian Prince. N.W.A. was formed when Ruthless Records signees Dr. Dre and Ice Cube wrote "Boyz-n-the-Hood." The group's compilation album "N.W.A. and the Posse" was released on November 6, 1987, and would go on to be certified Gold in the US. Eazy-E's debut album, "Eazy-Duz-It," was released on September 16, 1988 and featured 12 tracks. It sold over 2.5 million copies and reached #41 on the "Billboard" charts. He went on to build a successful career with N.W.A. writing and performing hit songs, including seven of the eighteen songs on the hit album, "Niggaz4Life".

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.