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N.W.A.'s Eazy-E death in 1995 L.A....
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N.W.A.'s Eazy-E death in 1995 L.A....

Item # 728708 ·
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 27, 1995 

* Eazy-E death from the AIDS epidemic 
* West Coast gangsta rapper - N.W.A. 
* "Niggaz Wit Attitudes" hip-hop group

The front page of section B has a one column heading: "Rapper With AIDS Dies at 31" with subhead. Coverage continues inside this section with photo. (see images) Great to have from the city where he lived and died.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with 60+ pages, nice condition.

Background: The rise of Eazy-E and N.W.A fundamentally shifted the cultural, economic, and geopolitical center of gravity of American popular music. Prior to Straight Outta Compton, hip-hop was dominated by New York’s East Coast aesthetic, but Eazy-E's raw, unvarnished depiction of Compton street life proved that localized, anti-establishment stories could command a massive, global audience. By utilizing Ruthless Records as an independent powerhouse, he laid the blueprint for modern hip-hop entrepreneurship, showing subsequent generations of artists that they could own their masters and control their own distribution. Furthermore, the political lightning rod of their music—specifically their stark critiques of police brutality and institutional racism—preceded the 1992 Los Angeles riots and forced a mainstream American audience to confront the volatile realities of urban neglect. Ultimately, Eazy-E's tragic, sudden death from AIDS-related complications in 1995 humanized a devastating epidemic for a generation and a subculture that had previously ignored it, cementing his legacy as a tragic catalyst for both social awareness and musical revolution.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$88
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.