Lil Eazy-E left Virgin Records for a deal with Blackground and Universal Motown Records Group in 2006. Lil Eazy E formally was signed to Virgin Records however, a change in executive management at Virgin, delayed the release of his anticipated album 'Prince of Compton'. However, no contract was actually signed. He first appeared on the hip hop scene with Daz Dillinger, during which time an independent album release was expected. He was 10 years old when his father died. was born and raised in Compton, California, in the same house his father grew up in. Well, it did seem like Shawn got a feel for the situation pretty soon when the ride started at the 7:30 mark, because we could see him grabbing and holding on tight while the ‘61 Impala hopped, dropped, and got on three wheels.Eric Wright, Jr better known by his stage name Lil Eazy-E is an American rapper and the eldest son of Eazy-E.

and the fact that he’s already doing it because “they all have a certain ride height where they ride best, and every car is different. Which is why he’s a little surprised by the owner mentioning that he wants to be able to cruise on the highway all the way to Las Vegas when the work on the ‘61 Impala is finally complete. He did get behind the wheel of a couple of lowriders at one point, saying it was an utterly scary experience when passing 40 mph. Shawn, the AutotopiaLA host, mentions at one point he’s not much of a lowrider type – although he definitely enjoyed (like a four-year-old) the hopping and pavement-scraping ride through the streets of Long Beach. much to the delight of his kids and family. That’s why the new owner actually went through all the customizations we see today on the car – the rebuilt engine, the new transmission, a complete suspension set, the matching yellow top (which is a custom job as well), and all the kit needed to make it a real hydraulics-hopping lowrider. Although the footage from “ To Live and Die in LA” shows Tupac and his “ crew” lowriding in the Impala, it turns out the car was stock – the production crew filled it up with sandbags to make it look cool. along with a massive roster of spectacular enhancements.

He came in possession of the ‘61 Impala in January, just before the start of the global health crisis, and has been working on it ever since.Īpparently, the ‘61 Impala had many technical issues and ended up getting back its original 283 cubic inch engine under the yellow hood. Although made famous by the association with the legendary rapper, the 1961 Impala lived a quiet life afterward – according to the new owner, founding member of the “ Plata o Plomo” car club from Long Beach.

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