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Directed by F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton is a biopic that focuses on the formation of the seminal west coast rap group N.W.A. The film stars O’shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown, Jr., Aldis Hodge, and Paul Giamatti.
Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels— armed only with their lyrics, swagger and raw talent— stood up to the authorities who meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the ’hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Founding members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre came onboard the project as producers, and they had no doubt that they wanted to dedicate the film to their late friend and co-founder Eric “Easy-E” Wright, who passed away in 1995. “Thank God for Eazy,” says Cube, “who had the vision and saw this music as the future, the records that people want to hear. He was so adamant about putting Compton on the map. He used to be like, ‘Everybody, y’all in Brooklyn. Everybody, y’all got Queens in the house, the Bronx, uptown. Nobody here on the Compton. What about Compton?’ He was adamant that he would put Compton on the map if that’s the last thing he did.”
Straight Outta Compton is rated 18A.
