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But Seriously, How Did Eazy-E Get HIV?
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But Seriously, How Did Eazy-E Get HIV?

He might not have been telling the truth about his lifestyle

Ben Westhoff
May 25, 2021
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Eazy-E’s March 1995 announcement that he had AIDS was one of the most shocking moments in hip-hop history.

The co-founder of N.W.A, born Eric Wright, portrayed himself as an insatiable mac daddy for whom the normal rules didn’t apply. That he would be dead only weeks after going public with the disease seemed inconceivable. Magic Johnson announced he was…

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