RELATED: Making 'Straight Outta Compton': From the Streets to Silver Screen The family resemblance between the two is so strong, Wright asserts, that “when "Rock the Bells" wanted to create a hologram of my dad, they used my face.” From there, they customized the details of Eazy-E’s likeness. Like her father, Wright’s determined to garner her share of the spotlight: recording music that’s more pop than rap, launching a hat line, and leveraging her initial 15 minutes of fame on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 into bigger showcases for her projects. Her dad also had a laser like focus, hence his choice of a name for his company: Ruthless Records. Wright remembers tender moments with her father, Eric Wright. Though she was only four when he died, E.B. Living with him, spending time in his office, and in his arms with him pulling her in close, she saw everything and enjoyed the sillier side of his personality. Their rise also triggered a swirl of controversy that set off alarms with everybody from law enforcement to the PTA but Wright remembers a warmer, fuzzier version of her dad.
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