Did N.W.A really try to get back together? (2023)

Did Dr. Dre and Ice Cube attend Eazy E funeral?

Dre (Andre Young) and Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson)--were in attendance. Cross said the fifth member, MC Ren (Lorenzo Patterson), did not want to attend. “Ren just didn't want to see Eazy like this,” Cross said.

Was N.W.A planning a reunion?

biopic Straight Outta Compton comes out August 14. To promote the film, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where it was revealed that an N.W.A. reunion tour involving Eminem is in the works.

Did N.W.A members go to Eazy-E funeral?

N.W.A. made a poor showing at Eazy-E's funeral four years after the group disbanded. In a recent interview with VladTV, DJ Yella said that he was the only member of N.W.A. to attend Eazy-E's funeral. “Some people probably just couldn't take it,” he said.

Why did N.W.A split up?

Dr. Dre had become dissatisfied with his deal at Ruthless Records by the time of Efil4zaggin's release. In early 1992, he and The D.O.C. left N.W.A and Ruthless Records for Death Row Records, effectively ending N.W.A.

Did police raid N.W.A concert?

As one might imagine, N.W.A. were never going to give in to those demands and performed the song anyway. The crowd bounced and swelled with heavy intensity, and as a 'gun' went off (it was actually a firecracker), the police shut the venue down and arrested the group as soon as they arrived back at the hotel.

Did N.W.A incite a riot?

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The group, which included Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E and MC Ren, had just released their protest song 'F*** tha Police' and the furore around the song was growing each day. Local police prohibited the song being performed in Detroit, suggesting doing so would incite a riot.

Are Ice Cube and Dr Dre still friends?

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have a long and storied history as friends and collaborators. Yet despite having spent time together as part of the legendary group NWA, the pair have only linked up on a handful of tracks in the years that followed.

Was Eazy friends with Dre?

Eazy and Dre were friends from even before their NWA days. NWA was founded by Eazy and Jerry Heller, who also was their manager.

How many people went to Eazy-E's funeral?

He was buried on April 7, 1995, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. Over 3,000 people attended his funeral, including Jerry Heller and DJ Yella.

Did Eazy-E and Ice Cube ever reconcile?

For the 20th anniversary of his passing, Eazy's N.W.A partner in crime Ice Cube spoke with Billboard about his late comrade, describing everything from the first time they met to their eventual reconciliation after a very public beef — and why N.W.A would have recorded another album if Eazy hadn't died.