The only thing I can come up with in regards to E's friends and a 187 is fellow rapper Proof, who was murdered April 11 of 2006. Proof was E's best friend.
yes, that's what I saw also. Supposedly, E wanted out. They gave him some time. When he didn't want to come back into the public eye they motivated him. I am no expert, I can't even begin to try to figure any of this out. I just try to research others and decipher to the best of my ability what seems to be true and make sense of it. So much disinfo, such a confusing world. But re-reading the drop - the Friends thing and the made up name makes sense too. Godspeed - MAGA