*In wake of the nationwide opening of the N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” Eazy E’s daughter, E.B. Wright, (Erin Bria), is sharing her thoughts about her father’s portrayal in the film. Though she was only four when he died, E.B. recalls fond memories of her dad, and she praises Jason Mitchell ‘s performance as Eazy.
“He did a phenomenal job,” she says of Mitchell. “I’m so incredibly proud. All my life I’ve been hearing these stories. Jason is everything I imagined [my father] to be … I really felt like I was watching him on the screen.”
NBCNews reports that E.B.’s resemblance to her father is so strong that “when “Rock the Bells” [music festival] wanted to create a hologram of my dad, they used my face,” E.B.says.
In a recent interview with City Pages, E.B. said Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and director F. Gary Gray did a “good job” focusing on the ‘brotherhood’ of the band. However, in a series of tweets posted over the weekend, she revealed that a lot of her father’s story isn’t mentioned in the movie.
A LOT of Eazy-E’s storyline was missing but that’s okay because I’m producing a documentary that will show EVERYTHING including his death ?
— E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
A lot of “Death Row” story in what was the “N.W.A.” story .. They don’t show that my dad went to court and still made money off of Death Row — E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
E.B. is producing a documentary about her father that she says will reveal the truth and fill in the missing details. Called “A Ruthless Scandal,” the doc will focus on the controversy and greed surrounding her father’s estate after his death in 1995.
The entire “No Vaseline” record was played but not ONE snippet of “Real Muthafuckin G’s”. You GOTTA show the get back of the MAIN MAN! #Eazy
— E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
Wright said her rare behind-the-scenes footage will fill in important layers of her father’s story and his personal accomplishments outside of N.W.A. Her mother, music manager Tracy Jernigan, will co-produce. Tracy and Eazy were together through the rise of N.W.A., and broke up about a year before his death, according to NBCNews.
Peep the rest of E.B.’s tweets below:
How about Eazy finding Bone Thugs after Cube and Dre left ? Bone Thugs one of the biggest groups of all time ! — E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
Just saying a lot of pivotal moments in Eazy’s life were left out . But let’s all remember this was the N.W.A. story as a collective ?
— E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
All in all .. I’m still happy . Go see Straight Outta Compton ? and then sit tight and wait for the doc “A Ruthless Scandal: No More Lies” . — E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
Last but not least … The acting in Straight Outta Compton is absolutely INCREDIBLE ! So proud of ALL the guys ! ??? .
— E.B. (@WeWantEB) August 15, 2015
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