"We Want Eazy" was a single by Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...

 featuring fellow N.W.A members Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

 and MC Ren

MC Ren

Lorenzo Jerald Patterson , better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A. His moniker is derived from his first name .-Early life:...

 from his 1988 debut album, Eazy-Duz-It

Eazy-Duz-It

Eazy-Duz-It is the debut album of rapper Eazy-E, released on September 16, 1988, through both Ruthless and Priority Records. The production by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was deemed dense and funky by critic Jason Birchmeier. The pieces were written primarily by MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C.. The...

. The song was produced by Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

 and DJ Yella

DJ Yella

DJ Yella is the stage name of Antoine Carraby , a DJ, drummer, music producer, film director and pornographer from Compton, California. He was a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later became a founding member of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A...

. "We Want Eazy" appeared on his greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

, Eternal E

Eternal E

-Reception:*Entertainment Weekly - "...hits like the groundbreaking 'Boyz-N-the-Hood' and the funky 'We Want Eazy' are enjoyably raw...

. A 12-inch remix of this song was released as a single and appeared on rappers posthumous compilation, Featuring…Eazy-E

Featuring…Eazy-E

Featuring...Eazy-E is a compilation of songs on which the late rapper Eazy-E was featured, including popular songs from his group N.W.A., solo songs from Eazy-E himself, as well as from other rappers outside the group, being similar in genre to a 1997 Priority release, Featuring...Ice Cube, which...

. The music video begins with a scene where Ice Cube

Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

 and Eazy-E are sitting in a prison and talking to each other (as an intro). While the song begins Eazy is seen running away from police chasing him and while he is trying to flee, he drops his hat on way. Other scenes of the video include Eazy-E performing on-stage. The song cover art is also featured as the album cover for Dr. Dre's multiplatinum debut album The Chronic

The Chronic

The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...

and pays homage to the Zig-Zag

Zig-Zag (company)

Zig-Zag is a brand of rolling papers that originated in France. It is marketed in the USA by National Tobacco, in Europe by Republic Technologies, and in Japan by Tsuge Pipes...

cigarette rolling paper company which had become very prominent in Hip-Hop culture as it was a used to wrap cannabis

Cannabis

Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...

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The song borrows heavily from the 1977 Bootsy's Rubber Band classic "Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!

Bootsy's second album is widely considered his best: the Motherpage gives it five-star ratings. Similar to most of Bootsy's other work, it is divided between dance tracks and slow jams...