Some hip hop legends earn that title for different reasons, whether it be lyricism or impact. Guys like Eazy-E are impact legends, as he opened the door for Dr. Dre and Ice Cube to do what they do. In turn, this brought Snoop Dogg, Chris Tucker, Eminem, Mike Epps, and 50 Cent.
Eazy-E also made Compton a go-to place for hip hop, prompting such figures as Game and Kendrick Lamar to emerge. The impact and the business acumen makes Eazy-E unmatched. Most feel as if he died too soon, and they are right.
This morning, someone apparently compared G-Eazy to Eazy-E. Even with the similar names, most older hip hop fans would never consider the two in the same sentence, let alone comparing them. Thus, this is the basis for debate on Twitter, as people are going in on this one.
