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Lil Eazy-E
Person · male · United States · Compton · born 1984 · recording since 2007
American rapper
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Also known as E. Wright · Eric Wright, Jr. · Lil Easy E · Lil Eazy · Lil Eazy‐E · Lil' Easy · +2 more
Timeline
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: I Got That
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
Eric Darnell Wright Jr. (born April 23, 1984), known professionally as Lil Eazy-E, is an American rapper. He is best known for being the son of Eazy-E. He is the president of Rich & Ruthless Records, an entertainment and business firm for musicians and entertainers. He and his brother Derreck Wright, formally known as Baby Eazy-E, also founded Rich & Ruthless Cannabis, a cannabis grower and supplier.
Early life
Eric Darnell Wright Jr. was born in Compton, California on April 23, 1984, and is the son of popular rapper Eazy-E. Wright was mostly raised by his grandmother; however, on the weekends, he would see his father until his death in 1995. He was 10 when his father died of HIV/AIDS.
Career
In 2003, he entered the rap scene with his mixtapes and songs he wrote. He later signed with Virgin Records.
On September 13, 2012, it was reported that Lil Eazy-E was in contract negotiations with Death Row Records. The artist backed off from the deal, stating he would always be "Ruthless Records for life".
In 2014, he became the president of Rich & Ruthless Records and later created Rich & Ruthless Cannabis, one of the first celebrity marijuana brands. On May 17, 2021, he released the song "It Ain't Over."
Mixtapes
2006: Cali Untouchable Radio 14: Rebirth Of Gangsta Rap
2006: This Ain't a Game [Hosted by Mixtape Messiah]
Singles
2005: "Gangsta Sh**"
2021: "It Ain't Over"
Also featured on
"Lets Get It Crackin'" (with RizzyBoy) – True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
"Consequences" – True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
"We the Shit" (with Caviar) – O.G. Daddy V – O.G. Daddy V Presents Compton's Finest Mixtape Volume 1 (2003)
"A Lil' Eazier Said" – Eazy-E – Eternal E (2005 reissue)
"My Confession" – The Game – Nigga Witta Attitude (2006)
"Men of Respect" (with Jim Jones & Rell) Papoose – The Fourth Quarter Assassin (2006)
"What We Claimin' (Edited)" – DJ Nik Bean – Streetz Of L.A. 6 (2008)
Rap or Die Vol. 3
September 7 – Western Hospitality 2
September 7 – Western Hospitality 3
"Come Outta Compton" – Spider Loc – Bangadoshish (G-Unit West Special Edition) (2006)
"The New West Coast" (with Mr. Capone-E) – Thug Radio Mixtape 15: Hard As Steel (2006)
"This Ain't a Game" (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) – Waist Deep (2006)
"Outside" (The Game featuring E-40, Mvrcus Blvck and Lil Eazy-E) - The Documentary 2.5 (2015)
"Sick Kidz" (Violent J featuring Nova Rockafeller, Lil Eazy-E & Young Wicked) – Tour Single (2016)
L.W.A. (Mr. Criminal featuring Lil Eazy-E) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Lil Eazy (Blue Intro) (Mr. Criminal featuring Lil Eazy-E) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Kickin' Back Being Blue (Mr. Criminal featuring Glasses Malone, Big Tray Deee, Lil Eazy-E, Tha Chill, Big 2da Boy) - L.W.A: Latin with Attitude (2016)
Studio Gangstas (Spice 1 featuring Lil Eazy-E, MC Eiht, Nawfside Outlaw) - Platinum O.G. (2019)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups)
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | I Got ThatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:041I Got That5:04 | 20 August 2007 | ||
| 2014 | Straight Outta Compton (Sons of N.W.A)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:531Straight Outta Compton3:47 2Straight Outta Compton (G-House Remix)4:06 | 9 January 2014 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | This Aint A Game (Hosted By Mixtape Messiah)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 47:521Gangsta Shit3:57 2Let’s Get It Crackin’3:39 3Letter to My Homeboys3:55 4Me and My Gang3:46 5They Know Me2:57 6This Ain’t a Game4:08 7Let’s Get Paid3:10 8Life of a G3:35 9Coming From Compton2:48 10Us Against the World3:48 11Consequences3:31 12That Fire3:51 13In tha City4:47 | Remix | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Lil Eazy-E head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lil_Eazy-E_%28cropped%29.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/16270aa2-da78-476d-a599-5396e4334211discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/16270aa2-da78-476d-a599-5396e4334211core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4042897genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4042897seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Eazy-Ebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Eazy-E
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: "Knife" Sotelo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q4042897 · MusicBrainz: 16270aa2-da78-476d-a599-5396e4334211
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