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Eric Lynn Wright ( September 7 , 1964  March 26 , ___MASK51___ ), better known by his stage name Eazy - E , was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N . W . A . Wright is affectionately called " The Godfather of Gangsta Rap ". He was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton , California . After dropping out of high school in the tenth grade , he supported himself primarily by selling drugs before founding ___MASK10___ and becoming a rapper . Arabian Prince , Eazy - E , Dr . Dre and Ice Cube formed N . W . A . After DJ Yella and MC Ren joined the group , N . W . A released their debut single " Panic Zone ". In 1988 , they released their most controversial album , " Straight Outta Compton ". The group released two more albums and then disbanded after Eazy released Dr . Dre from his contract . Tha Last Meal is the fifth ___MASK49___ by American rapper Snoop Dogg . It was released on December 19 , 2000 . It was his third and final ___MASK49___ released on ___MASK2___ and his first album on his newly founded ___MASK58___ Doggystyle Records in the United States . The album was produced mostly by Master P and Dr . Dre along with Timbaland and Soopafly . The album included the singles " Snoop Dogg ( What ' s My Name Pt . 2 )", " Hennesey n Buddah " featuring Kokane , " Lay Low " featuring Nate Dogg , " Loosen ' Control " and " Wrong Idea " featuring Bad Azz . Jerry B . Long Jr . ( born March 10 , 1969 ), better known by his stage name Kokane , is an American rapper best known for his distinctive vocal style and numerous guest appearances , such as on Snoop Dogg ' s " Tha Last Meal ". He started his career at Eazy - E ' s ___MASK10___ in 1989 , co - writing songs for N . W . A and Above the Law , before releasing his first album , " Addictive Hip Hop Muzick ", in 1991 . Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr . ( born October 20 , 1971 ), known professionally as Snoop Dogg ( formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion ), is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach , California . His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr . Dre of N . W . A , and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr . Dre ' s solo debut ___MASK8___ , " The Chronic " ( 1992 ). He has since sold over twenty - three million albums in the United States and thirty - five million albums worldwide . ___MASK87___ is a music genre that originated in the mid - 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic , danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music , jazz , and rhythm and blues ( R & B ). ___MASK87___ de - emphasizes ___MASK30___ and chord progressions used in other related genres and brings a strong rhythmic groove of a bass line played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer to the foreground . ___MASK87___ songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord , distinguishing them from R & B and soul songs , which are built on complex chord progressions . ___MASK87___ uses the same richly - colored extended chords found in bebop jazz , such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths , or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths . In show business , a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer ( such as a musician or actor ) in an event such as a music ___MASK62___ or concert , show , etc ., when the performer does not belong to the regular cast , band or other performing group . In music , such an outside performer is often referred to as a guest artist . In performance art , the terms guest role or guest star are also common , the latter term specifically indicating the guest appearance of a celebrity . The latter is often also credited as " special guest star " or " special musical guest star " by some production companies . ___MASK87___ Upon a Rhyme is a G - ___MASK87___ - based ___MASK8___ from 1994 by rapper Kokane . The rapper , however , previously released an ___MASK8___ under the name `` Who Am I ? '' , making ___MASK87___ Upon a Rhyme his second full - length and his first recording as `` Kokane '' . The ___MASK8___ is now out of production and very rare . Addictive Hip Hop Muzick is the debut ___MASK8___ by rap singer Who Am I ?, now more commonly known as Kokane . It was produced by Above the Law and Cold 187um , and executive produced by Eazy - E of N . W . A . Dr . Dre , also a member of N . W . A , engineered the ___MASK8___ as well . G - ___MASK87___ , or gangsta - ___MASK87___ , is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s . Ruthless is an American ___MASK62___ ___MASK58___ , founded by Jerry Heller and gangsta rapper Eazy - E . The ___MASK62___ ___MASK58___ was in Torrance , California and it was founded in 1987 . The ___MASK58___ ' s acts over the years have earned RIAA certifications of Platinum or higher on 15 of its released albums , including releases by N . W . A , Eazy - E , MC Ren , The D . O . C ., Michel ' le , J . J . Fad and Bone - Thugs - n - Harmony .