Eazy-E - Impact of a Legend (Bonus Dvd)

Hip-hop culture may still be in its infancy (at best, it's a toddler), but the late businessman, musician, and cultural icon Eric "Eazy-E" Wright is already a legend. A two-disc multimedia package, Impact of a Legend honors the legacy of rap's original gangster. For better or worse (perhaps a bit of both), he redirected the music's focus by creating gangsta rap, a genre that put America's romanticized notions about pulling yourself up by the boot straps through the grinders of poverty, desperation, and violence. More significantly, Eazy-E's death from AIDS was an entire generation's wake-up call.

Disc 1 is a well-produced, informative DVD-format documentary. Disc 2 is an eight-song compilation of previously unreleased music recorded late in 1994 and just prior to Eazy's death in early 1995. The selections on Impact don't sound at all dated and are definitely worth adding to your collection. Disc 2 has two additional features: a comic book that summarizes the documentary's narrative and a PC video game called Hittin' Switchez. If you've ever wanted to be Eazy-E for a day, here's your chance. --Rebecca Levine Amazon.com

Poster

I am thinking about buying this because I just baught a great eazy e shirt a few listings under this one. If anyone who has this can you please reply and give me a discription of the poster. is it big, what kind of picture is it? Write back please. R.I.P EAZY E July 16, 2006

Great Package, Great Price

Impact of a legend, Great 8 track EP with the Bonus DVD with all the Clips,
its worth every cent you pay for it, you get a Poster, Comic book CD, DVD
and 2 games. Every track is rated 5/5 according to me, If you have most
of Eazy's albums get this. If you are a fan of Rap & Hip Hop, get this. If you
Like West Coast rap, Get this. The DVD shows a whole lot of music videos and
clips from Arsenio Halls tv show and also footage of Bone Thugs.

He is my favourite artist of all time with Notorious BIG, and you must remember
if it wasnt for him, finding NWA and starting up GANGSTA Rap, there would never
have been no 2Pac, Biggie, Cube, etc.

Also another great feature is the fact that it has a video Megamix totally awesome
you get to see Steffon, ATL, Eazy E, Dresta, BG KO, NWA, Michele, Blood of abraham
etc. Total classic, i actually listened to it then put it in a snap lock bag
and stored it away with my classic collectables., dont want it to get ruined.

Awesome work i hope they release another one of these with more unreleased material.
GET THE DAMN ALBUM YOU WONT REGRET IT.

R. I. P. EAZY-E Tha hiphop thugsta. October 24, 2005

R.I.P. Crip'sta E aka The Hip Hop Thugsta!

Born Eric Wright in Compton, CA in 1963, Eric Wright at the age of 16 dropped out of El Dominguez High School, in Compton, CA. Eric Wright became a drug-peddler and in Compton, his own city easly gained his street name "Eazy-E', namely Eazy Eric. Eazy-E became soonly became a legendary drug dealer in Los Angeles, which Eazy-E rolled with the Kelly Park Crips, yet deceded from the Crip gangs, then took $25,000 of his drug money and hooked up with Jerry Heller.

Impact On A Legend doesn't feature Eazy-E's homies MC Ren, Gangsta Dresta, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre or anyother of his Ruthless Homies. Though it does include artists such as Phalos Mode, Loco S.A.B., Loesta, Roc Slanga, The Genie, Cashish, and more. The beats to pretty much almost every track are solid gangsta, though there are very few song, its worth buying if your a True Eazy-E fan! October 23, 2005

God Father of this S**t

BUY THE FU**IN THING.I cant make it any simpler, the dvd alone is worth your money. Then on top of it all it comes with unreleased material which is all classic material. This album makes you realise what a shame it is the E is no longer with us and that he deserves to be put in the same category as tupac and biggie. Because with out eazy-e and N.W.A who knows what would of happened to the careers of artists such as biggie and tupac who both have harsh lyrics that N.W.A made exceptible. GIVE ME A HELPFUL VOTE IF YOU BELIEVE EAZY-E HAS THE RIGHT TO BE CATAGORISED ALONG TUPAC AND BIGGIE. September 13, 2005

One of the best ep's ever made

Not only does the actual ep have 8 tracks and all of them being absolute classics the best thing about Impact of a legend is that It comes with a dvd featuring heaps of the ruthless records families hit video clips and the dvd also features a autobiography, a ruthless records mega mix and has unseen interviews with eazy-e. This ep is a must get for any Eazy-e fan. January 5, 2005

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