Eazy-E’s Daughter Ebie Hopes to One Day Unveil the Truth Behind Her Father’s Passing

On Thursday (Aug 12), WE Tv premiered The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E, a four-part limited series, under the guidance of his daughter Ebie, more than 26 years after his death. Billboard speaks to Ebie…

Eazy-E poses for a portrait in 1993 in New York, New York.Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

On Thursday (Aug 12), WE Tv premiered The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E, a four-part limited series, under the guidance of the legendary rapper’s daughter Ebie, more than 26 years after his death. In March 1995, it was reported that the N.W.A. frontman, born Eric Wright, had succumbed to AIDS after a month-long hospitalization at LA’s Cedars Sinai, but many remain skeptical of what has been claimed as his cause of death.

In the first episode, “My Own Father’s Death,” Ebie shares, “I feel like a lot of my father’s accomplishments have been overshadowed by his death — but I’m hoping that once we get to the bottom of this, he can finally be highlighted in the way he deserves.”

On the premiere, viewers hear details from the publicist who worked at Cedar Sinai at the time of his hospitalization, a behavioral analyst, and Eazy’s artist B.G. Knocc Out. Ebie says there’s more to come, although The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E won’t necessarily reveal the reality of the situation. “This series is a good introduction to my story,” she tells Billboard. “It covers conspiracy theories, but I don’t feel it covers my personal journey and story enough.” (She mentions generational differences with certain family members in the episode, insisting that regardless of their hesitation to challenge “fishy” inconsistencies, she vows not to stop pushing until the truth is found.)

Either way, Ebie is doing exactly what she feels her father would approve of in this moment. “I think that he would tell me to own everything of my own,” she says thoughtfully. “Be independent just like he was, and stand up for what I believe in.”