In 1989, Eazy signed hip-hop's first white female rapper Tairrie B to Ruthless' new Comptown label subsidiary. Above the Law's Livin' Like Hustlers was also released during this period (by way of Epic Records). and the group's sophomore effort, Niggaz4Life, which reached Platinum status. Dre and DJ Yella following these efforts, Dre returned to N.W.A, producing the 100 Miles and Runnin' E.P. Fad's gold-certified album Supersonic, produced by founding N.W.A member Arabian Prince and in 1989, singer Michel'le's eponymous self-titled album, and The D.O.C.'s critically acclaimed No One Can Do It Better (all released through Atlantic), all produced by N.W.A beat-smiths Dr. Though Heller continually claims that everything was in order, and has even offered them to open the account books to prove his innocence, the ensuing confrontation ended in Ice Cube leaving Ruthless without signing on as a solo artist, which the remaining members proceeded to do.ġ988 also saw the release of J.J. After coming off tour, group member Ice Cube voiced his opinions on the group's finances. The success of their song " Fuck tha Police" led to a threatening F.B.I. The label also experienced outside pressure due to the group. Jerry Heller, in his 2006 memoir Ruthless, disputes any allegations of financial misconduct. There’s gold leaf trimmings all in the bathroom and all kinds of other shit. Then you go to his house, and this motherfucker lives in a mansion. You do all those fucking shows trying to get known, and then you come home to a fucking apartment.
We were the ones making the records, traveling in vans and driving all around the place. We felt he didn’t deserve what he was getting. According to group member MC Ren, it was a common opinion that N.W.A manager and Ruthless co-founder Jerry Heller was the one receiving their due: Immediately following this was the release of Eazy's solo debut, Eazy-Duz-It.Īs the six members went on tour in support of their project, some began to voice their displeasure with the financial situation at Ruthless. The label's first album was N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton, which was eventually certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA. It also released singles by underground California acts Frost and J.J. The label's first successful single was Eazy's " Boyz-n-the-Hood". 1.2 N.W.A breakup and other Ruthless artists.
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