
So basically, what we are met with in the first verse is Dre picking on and threatening to shoot Eazy. The vocalist acknowledges, a couple of times actually, that he and the addressee were once friends. He never specifies what exactly destroyed their relationship. Rather, the lyrical emphasis revolves around the notion of Dr. And we already know how such issues are resolved in the world of rap music.

However, Dre was able to do so and went on to co-found Death Row Records, which proved to be an even bigger gangsta-rap label.Īnd you may be thinking to yourself, ‘why would Eazy-E release his top artist at the time from his contract?’ Well as the story goes, Dre used his Death Row business partner, businessman/thug Suge Knight, to, shall we say persuade E the ‘hood way. So even though Eazy and Dre were no longer officially affiliated, an acrimonious relationship remained between the two of them. but also his Ruthless contract, at a time when both business entities were peaking largely due to his contributions.


Initially Dre was signed to Ruthless, a label co-owned by Eazy. Eventually he wanted out of not only N.W.A.
