Eazy-E

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Eric Lynn Wright, known professionally as Eazy-E, is a rapper and businessman who help propel West Coast rap and gangsta rap. He co-found N.W.A with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, and led the group and its label, Ruthless Records. Eazy-E is often called the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". His 1988 debut album Eazy-Duz-It and N.W.A.'s 1988 album Straight Outta Compton brought gangsta rap into mainstream America. You are a fan and can be anything, good luck!

Dr Dre

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Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of Death Row Records. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1984, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A, which he formed in 1987 with Eazy-E, Ice Cube and Arabian Prince. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip-hop to detail the violence of street life. N.W.A's debut album Straight Outta Compton (1989) was one of the most successful albums in the West Coast hip-hop scene, and is often credited for the rise in popularity of gangsta rap. During the early 1990s, Dre was credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk, a subgenre of hip-hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow, heavy production. You are a fan and can be anything, wish you luck!