![]() ![]() ![]() In protest, the station went on strike and played third single from the record, ‘Express Yourself,’ on repeat for 24 hours. A senator protested the song, which led to the ABC banning the station from playing it. My favourite story about this song is upon its release, triple j had been playing it regularly (swearing is allowed on the station). Smashing through the gates with the title track, it’s a take-no-prisoners affair, before being smashed in the face with one of the great modern-day protest songs ever, ‘Fuck tha Police.’ The song protests police brutality and racial profiling, and unfortunately it’s still relevant to say, especially in the US. Incidentally, upon its release, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was the first rap album ever to receive a 5-star review from Rolling Stone. In a retrospective review, Rolling Stone said that it’s a "bombastic, cacophonous car ride through Los Angeles' burnt-out and ignored hoods," and I couldn’t have said it better myself. The production is groundbreaking and the flow of the music is astounding. took the bourgeoning subgenre of Gangsta Rap and made it their own. suburb of Compton, but it threatened to incite it. Self-styled as “the world’s most dangerous group,” ‘Straight Outta Compton’ not only depicts the violence, brutality and racism experienced by those living in the L.A. ![]() Dre, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince, and lyricists Ice Cube and MC Ren. N.W.A., aka Niggaz Wit Attitudes, was led by Eazy-E, but features the iconic producers, Dr. How hard is it to run a record label? Here’s what King Tee has to say about his experience with Ruthless Records after Tomica got involved.“You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge.” And so begins one of the most influential Hip Hop records of all time. She is busy managing Ruthless Entertainment. READ MORE: Clayster Net Worth FAQ Is Tomica Woods married? In return, he was allowed to keep the trademark for his own brand-Rich & Ruthless. The matter was settled out of court in August of 2018, and the eldest child of Eazy-E agreed to stop infringing on the Ruthless brand. She also claimed her stepson had used the Ruthless Records and NWA name for financial gain, and to promote his own events. and his business partner tried to obtain a trademark for the online store owned by Ruthless Records Inc. In the wake of the new accusations, which followed the release of the uber-successful NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, Woods filed a trademark infringement suit against Wright Jr. Now it’s like there’s nothing left but turmoil.” “It’s sad…a lot of people who claim to know him really didn’t. Woods, now going by the surname Woods-Wright, didn’t address the accusations publicly, although during earlier will contestation she issued a statement saying: had been under the influence of heavy medications at the time that he signed his will-which left everything to Tomica. noted that the marriage license didn’t include his father’s signature and that Wright Sr. Wright, at that stage, was already on a stratospheric rise to fame, having already released Straight Outta Compton and son, Eric Wright Jr., questioned the legitimacy of Tomica and his father’s marriage in a November 2017 suit. Tomica met Eric Lynn Wright in 1991 at a nightclub in Los Angeles. Her son, Dominick Wright, was born in 1993, and her daughter, Daijah Wright, was born in 1995-six months after her father’s death. The outgoing and driven LA native has three children-one from a relationship prior to her marriage to Eazy-E and two children with the rap great. When Avant made the move to Motown Records in 1993-where he acted as chairman-he took Tomica with him. The community college allowed Woods to earn a degree in media studies and management-something that would set her up well for life after her future husband’s death.Īfter graduating, Woods worked in several departments in the music industry-at one point in the role of executive assistant to legendary music executive Clarence Avant, at Tabu Records. Woods attended high school at San Fernando Valley High before enrolling at West Los Angeles College. ![]() Her parents divorced when Tomica was young, and she divided her time between both their homes-as well as some time in foster care when her parents were unable to care for her. Woods was born on December 7th, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. ![]()
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