Dr. Dre had success as a solo artist before shifting focus to production, mentoring artists like Eminem and 50 Cent. His headphone company Beats was acquired by Apple. He and Ice Cube are working on a biopic about NWA. Ice Cube has found success as an actor but also continues to release rap albums. DJ Yella retired from music to work in adult films but has reportedly returned to making an album. MC Ren also had solo success and recently released new music. Eazy-E died in 1995 from complications from AIDS at age 31, a month after being diagnosed, leaving behind a final album.

1. Where Are They Now?
Dr. Dre struck outon hisownafter the group'sfinal album, Niggaz4Life,droppedin1991. He hada
successful solocareerbefore shiftingtofocuslargelyonproduction,mentoringup-and-coming
artistsincludingEminemand50 Cent. Hissignature line of headphones,"BeatsbyDre,"wasrecently
acquiredbyApple.He andIce Cube are currentlyworkingonthe biopicStraightOuttaComptonthe
NWA movie.
Hard as it mightbe to believe,anyone bornafter1980 likelyconsidersCube anactor firstanda
rappersecond.He'sreleasedseveralsoloalbumssince N.W.A.separated,butnone matchedthe
commercial orcritical successof the group'srecords.His latestfilm, '22 JumpStreet,'toppedthe box
office whenitopenedonJune 13and is alsoworkingalongwithDr.Dre and producerF Gary Gray on
the biopicStraightOuttaComptonthe NWA movie.
DJ Yelladroppedhisownsoloalbumin1996, five yearsafterthe group split.Shortlythereafter,he
retiredfrommusicto focusona careerdirectingadultfilms.He hasreportedlyunretiredfrommusic
and issaidto be workingonan albumcalled'WestCoastin.'
MC Renhad successas a soloartistin the early90s — his 1992 EP "KizzMy BlackAzz" went
platinum.He releasedfourmore studioalbumsoverthe nexttwodecadesandrecentlyreleaseda
newsingle,'RebelMusic.'
Deathof Eazy E
On February24, 1995, Eazy-E wasadmittedto the Cedars-Sinai Medical CentreinLosAngeleswith
whathe believedtobe asthma.Insteadhe wasdiagnosedwithAIDS.He announcedhisillnessina
publicstatementonMarch 16. Eazy's sexual activitybeganatthe age of twelve andresultedinnot
onlya lethal disease,butalsoinsevenchildrenwithsix differentwomen.He dieddue to
complicationsfromAIDSone month afterhisdiagnosis,onMarch26, 1995, at approximately6:35
PM(PacificTime).He was31 yearsold.Duringthe weekof March 20, havingalreadymade amends
withDr. Dre andSnoopDogg, Eazy-E draftedhislastmessage tofans,"A few timesIusedJimmy-
Hats, butmost of the times,Ididitraw, and I ain'tgay". One weekafterthe release of thatmessage,
Eazy succumbedtothe disease.Eazywasburiedat Rose HillsMemorial ParkinWhittier,California.
In November1995, eightmonthsafterEazy-E'sdeath, hisfinal album, Str8off tha Streetzof
MuthaphukkinComptonwasreleased.