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1. Ice Cube -- Group
   Despite N.W.A.'s massive success, Ice Cube got into a dispute with the group's manager, Jerry Heller. After a 50-city tour and record grosses of over $3 million, Cube found he'd earned a mere $32,000. Following further negotiations he was compensated, but decided to leave the group. "N.W.A.'s still a strong group without Ice Cube, " the rapper remarked to Musician. "But Ice Cube is not as strong with N.W.A. as he is by himself.
2. Eazy E -- Eazy-E
   Whether as a member of N.W.A., a solo act, or a label head, Eazy-E was one of the most controversial figures in gangsta rap. While his technical skills as a rapper were never the greatest, his distinctive delivery (invariably described as a high-pitched whine), over-the-top lyrics, and undeniable charisma made him a star. Following N.W.A.'s breakup, E's street credibility took a major beating, though his recordings continued to sell well when they appeared; unfortunately, he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995, and died not long after. Eric "Eazy-E" Wright was born September 7, 1964, in Compton, CA, a rough part of the Los Angeles metro area that N.W.A. would later make notorious. A high school dropout, Wright turned to drug dealing to support himself, and eventually used the profits to start his own rap label, Ruthless Records, with partner and music-business veteran Jerry Heller.
3. Dre -- Albums
   More than any other rapper, Dr. Dre was responsible for moving away from the avant-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions as well as the party vibes of old-school rap. Instead, Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound, G-funk. BDP's early albums were hardcore but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with N.W.A. celebrated the hedonistic, amoralistic side of gang life. Dre was never much of a rapper -- his rhymes were simple and his delivery was slow and clumsy -- but as a producer, he was extraordinary. With N.W.A.
4. Dre -- Songs
   Besides slamming Napster, Dr. Dre ... appeared in a related story by demanding that Musicmaker.com immediately remove any of his songs from their website. Musicmaker is a custom-compilation and download site, and it had recently announced a licensing deal with Dr. Dre's former label, Death Row Records. The Musicmaker website listed 27 of Dr. Dre's songs for use in custom compilations.
5. Boyz N the Hood -- Ice Cube
   Boyz n the Hood is an Oscar-nominated 1991 film directed by John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Regina King, Nia Long, and Morris Chestnut, the film depicts life in economically deprived South Central (now South) Los Angeles, California, and was filmed and released in the summer of 1991. It was nominated for both Best Director and Original Screenplay during the 1991 Academy Awards, making John Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African-American to be nominated for the award.
6. Eazy E -- Album
   Daytime talk-show hosts take note: New proof of life after death surfaces this week in the music industry, as Eazy-E's posthumous album makes a vital debut near the top of the Billboard charts. Perhaps it's homage to the rap pioneer; maybe it's the afterglow that surrounds most post-N.W.A projects. Whatever the reason, few expected Eazy to have an easier chart ride in death than in life. Otherwise, it's business as usual in a largely static top 10, marked only by a second-week sales drop-off for Tori Amos' latest.
7. Ice Cube
   O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name, Ice Cube (The Don-Mega) is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, screenwriter and film director. Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists,[1][2] he began his career as a founding member of the famously controversial rap group N.W.A, and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. In 1992, he married Kimberly Woodruff, with whom he has four children.[3] Later, in 1992, he converted to Islam.[4] From the mid-1990s onwards, Cube focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate gangsta rap. He is particularly well-known for his incendiary raps on political and racial topics, particularly the treatment of blacks in the United States.
8. Ice Cube -- Albums
   In the late 1980s, Ice Cube began his career as a member of Compton, California's pioneering, critically acclaimed and notorious gangsta rap group, N.W.A. On his first solo album, 1990's platinum-certified AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Ice Cube's razor-sharp sociopolitical and cultural missives from the streets went beyond N.W.A's gangbanging braggadocio, and he dismissed bi-coastal rap rivalries to collaborate with New York's hip-hop heavyweights Public Enemy. Rolling Stone awarded the album its highest 5-star rating, the album's title track topped Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, and the album peaked at #6 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
9. Rap Music -- Miscellaneous
   [W]ho were amongst the first to reach the rap music charts? So to speak, The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, are said to be the first ever rappers with their compositions and performances dating as far back as the late 1960s and early 1970s.
10. Bizzy Bone -- Group
    Bizzy Bone started in hip-hop as a founding member of the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. This Cleveland-based crew first caught the ear of N.W.A. member Eazy-E. They sold more than 25 million records. They won a Grammy. They ..ed hip-hop’s sonic direction.

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