Serious Question: Is Eazy-E a legend?
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West Coast Avenger
West Coastin & Smokin
fukk outta here!...Eazy E was already legend before that....let a bruh from London tell it.....Unfortunately, his early death cemented his lengedary status.
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SpacelySprockets
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why would this even need to be asked? eazy was never considered a top lyricist and he never had a problem admitting he didnt write his raps.. the fact that you even asked if NWA is a legendary group because "cube wrote the lyrics" says a lot about what u know.. mc ren wrote just as much if not more than cube, as did the d.o.c.
everybody in NWA had their own contribution that was crucial to the group, with eazy it was the vision, the direction, the money to start everything, and the leadership, with dre and yella it was the beats, with cube and ren it was the lyrics.. without eazy nwa wouldntve happened and hip hop as we know it today wouldnt be would it is.. he is responsible for 2 of the top 10 all time goat rap groups(3 if u count black eyed peas
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there also wouldntve been a blueprint for suge, master p, diddy, and birdman to go off of.. thats the difference between eazy and someone like a drake, even without the great music he provided whether he wrote it or not he still has a legacy to fall back on beyond lyrics
everybody in NWA had their own contribution that was crucial to the group, with eazy it was the vision, the direction, the money to start everything, and the leadership, with dre and yella it was the beats, with cube and ren it was the lyrics.. without eazy nwa wouldntve happened and hip hop as we know it today wouldnt be would it is.. he is responsible for 2 of the top 10 all time goat rap groups(3 if u count black eyed peas
)there also wouldntve been a blueprint for suge, master p, diddy, and birdman to go off of.. thats the difference between eazy and someone like a drake, even without the great music he provided whether he wrote it or not he still has a legacy to fall back on beyond lyrics
why would this even need to be asked? eazy was never considered a top lyricist and he never had a problem admitting he didnt write his raps.. the fact that you even asked if NWA is a legendary group because "cube wrote the lyrics" says a lot about what u know.. mc ren wrote just as much if not more than cube, as did the d.o.c.
everybody in NWA had their own contribution that was crucial to the group, with eazy it was the vision, the direction, the money to start everything, and the leadership, with dre and yella it was the beats, with cube and ren it was the lyrics.. without eazy nwa wouldntve happened and hip hop as we know it today wouldnt be would it is.. he is responsible for 2 of the top 10 all time goat rap groups(3 if u count black eyed peas
there also wouldntve been a blueprint for suge, master p, diddy, and birdman to go off of.. thats the difference between eazy and someone like a drake, even without the great music he provided whether he wrote it or not he still has a legacy to fall back on beyond lyrics
I know that Cube didn't write the entire group's lyrics and I definitely consider them legends. The question comes because there's a notion in all of these ghostwriting threads that someone who has had ghostwriters should have their entire discography called into question and disqualify themselves from having their names among the greats in spite of their accomplishments and the movement they pioneered.
People say that the exception is only made for producers/executive producers because no one takes them seriously. There's a thread saying "how does Drake make hits if he doesn't produce or write lyrics" and that hip-hop would never allow him to be a "legend", but it's been known for ages that Eazy didn't write those classics, yet he still gets his due as a "legend". Just wondering how it works.
...and yeah, fukk it, I'll count Black Eyed Peas.
SpacelySprockets
Veteran
Because what Eazy has contributed to rap goes beyond writing lyrics whereas all Drake gets praised for is being "the best rapper" and nothing else
Actually, MC Ren wrote most of the raps.
DaveyDave
Superstar
I know that Cube didn't write the entire group's lyrics and I definitely consider them legends. The question comes because there's a notion in all of these ghostwriting threads that someone who has had ghostwriters should have their entire discography called into question and disqualify themselves from having their names among the greats in spite of their accomplishments and the movement they pioneered.
People say that the exception is only made for producers/executive producers because no one takes them seriously. There's a thread saying "how does Drake make hits if he doesn't produce or write lyrics" and that hip-hop would never allow him to be a "legend", but it's been known for ages that Eazy didn't write those classics, yet he still gets his due as a "legend". Just wondering how it works.
...and yeah, fukk it, I'll count Black Eyed Peas.
You can't be a legendary MC if you have had a bunch of ghostwriting done for you but no one claims that Eazy is some top shelf lyricist. Eazy is legendary for his business, recruiting talent and his style, and unique voice. But no one would ever put him in a GOAT MC list
ALonelyDad
Veteran
Yes..for his influence to the rap game.
Biscayne
Ocean air
The numerous artist from the NWA family tree(50, Em, Kendrick, Bone Thug, Black Eyed Peas) and setting the tone with as they called it back then "Reality Raps", Eazy-E, is Eazily a legend. Without Easy setting the tone, they'd still be rapping about food, kangos, and girls. Not that there weren't other "Reality Rap" groups out at the time. But NWA's material was waaaay harder and more distinct(especially with Eazy's voice) than Schooly D's and other "Gangsta Rap" pioneers. SOC was so much harder than Criminal Minded, Paid In Full, and the rest. And NWA selling as many records as they did with no real radio play, busted the doors down for the other controversial hardcore artist to get deals. NWA led to more record labels talking risk and signing the rough rugged rappers. Eazy's squeeky voice burst that door open and led to an influx of A&R's searching coast to coast for reality spitting MC's. Look at mainstream hip-hop pre-SOC and post-SOC. The only mainstream acts at the time that were as hard as NWA, was Public Enemy, but they were more militan/conscious, while NWA was more hard-edged, with a socio-political tinge. You can throw Ice-T in that group with NWA, and Public Enemy. Ice-T is the godfather along with Eazy, seems how they both dropped their respective Gangster Rap hits around the same time(1986). Six N The Morning by Ice T, influenced Boyz N The Hood by NWA.
Eazy didn't write his raps but without him NWA doesn't happen. You can arguably say the West Coast might've took longer to get noticed without the impact NWA had. He's definitely a legend in that sense.
JermaineTR
O.G.
Not really