<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1964</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Eazy-E is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On September 7, 1964, Eric Lynn Wright, better known as Eazy-E, was born in Compton, California.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Founds Ruthless Records</div><div class='timeline-text'>Eazy-E co-founded Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller, marking the start of his music career.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Forms N.W.A.</div><div class='timeline-text'>Eazy-E forms N.W.A. with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, launching a new era of gangsta rap.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1988</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Straight Outta Compton"</div><div class='timeline-text'>"Straight Outta Compton" is released, cementing N.W.A.'s place in hip-hop history.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Str8 off tha Streetz"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Eazy-E releases his second and final solo album, "Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Diagnosed with AIDS</div><div class='timeline-text'>Eazy-E is diagnosed with AIDS, publicly announcing his illness in a statement to fans.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Eazy-E Passes Away</div><div class='timeline-text'>On March 26, 1995, Eazy-E passed away due to complications from AIDS.</div></div></div>