Ruthless Records CEO Tomica Wright Talks Candidly In New Documentary "The Legacy Of Eazy-E"

LOS ANGELES - Aug. 31, 2015 - PRLog -- In this 41 minute documentary program, The Legacy Of Eazy-E, Tomica Wright, CEO and heir of Ruthless Records and widow of rapper and label founder, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright talks openly with best-selling author and filmmaker Maxie Collier. Ms Wright also discusses her goals and dreams of producing a movie version of Eazy-E’s story, an ambition that would take another 13 years to bring to life, which is now in the form of the hit movie Straight Outta Compton, the highest grossing musical biopic of all time with over $130 million in box office numbers to date.

In the fall of 2002, Maxie Collier and his small film crew sat down and recorded this intimate interview with Tomica Wright, in which she shares personal details of her struggles and efforts to maintain control of Ruthless Records after Eazy-E’s untimely death in 1995.  In this previously unreleased footage, she offers first hand recollections about Eazy-E’s life, career, and impact on the music industry.  The interview was filmed during production of Collier’s feature film Paper Chasers, an Independent Film Channel (IFC) co-produced documentary exploring hip-hop entrepreneurship across America. The film profiles veteran and emerging artists and executives including Ludacris, Daymond John, J Prince, Fat Joe, Donnie Simpson, Sway Calloway, Chivon Dean, Chuck Brown, James Brown and many others.  The Paper Chasers movie premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, was broadcast on the independent Film Channel, was distributed on DVD by Koch/E1, was distributed internationally by Weinstein Company, and streamed on Netflix.

Two excerpts of the Tomica Wright interview posted online generated both controversy and commentary.  Collier says,"Over the years, I had many people interested in this interview and many others in our archives. Despite other opportunities that presented themselves, I was determined to wait until after the movie came out to release highlights from our memorable conversation."

The successful release of Straight Outta Compton, produced by Wright, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre generated substantial new interest in the interview. Maxie Collier retrieved the full footage from the Paper ChasersTV/New Vista Archives archives, and with his wife and business partner, producer and actress Schatar Sapphira Collier, produced this insightful 21 part documentary entitled The Legacy Of Eazy-E As Told By Tomica Wright.  Little did Maxie know, 13 years later, the clips would go viral around the world, receiving tens of thousands of views daily.

The Legacy Of Eazy-E is produced and released by New Vista Studios. The entire film can be viewed here for free online:

http://PaperChasers.TV

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About New Vista Studios:

New Vista Studios is an independent technology, media, and production company based in Southern California. The company was founded in 2013 by husband and wife team Maxie Collier (Urban Freelancers, Paper Chasers, DV Filmmakers Handbook, BMore Hacks, Mind Games), and Schatar Sapphira Collier (Boston Legal, Flavor Of Love, Charm School, What’s Next, He’s Mine, High Roller).

New Vista currently owns and operates specialty websites including http://www.UrbanFreelancers.com, a job portal and online training center for freelancers and http://PaperChaser.TV, a blog and video portal for creative entrepreneurs.  In addition, they have developed, produced, and published more than two dozen video programs, e-learning content (including Rise Of The Drones https://sellfy.com/p/jubd/, Reality TV 101 http://rtv101.com/), podcasts, and e-books.  The Legacy Of Eazy-E is the second documentary released by their motion picture division.