5. Eric “Eazy-E” Wright
Via passionweiss.com
One of the three founding members of the influential and controversial rap group N.W.A., Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright was a tough inner city black man who railed against the establishment and was a strong personality wherever he went. In 1995 he fell ill and when it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with AIDS, it shocked millions of people throughout the music industry and his fans. He died just one month after he had been diagnosed, at the age of 31. His death was a key moment in bringing more awareness to the general public about this disease.
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