Straight Outta Compton

[primetime]

"You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge" - Dr. Dre

I have seen this movie twice, and without a doubt, this is one of the best movies of the year. For3 straight weekends, it has topped the box office. No one expected that. I am damn proud that it has done so well. I had friends work on the movie set itself. The fact that two of the original members, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre produced it, you know it was going to be done right

I remember when N.W.A. first hit the scene. The city I grew up in, neighbors Compton, and I was in High School. It was crazy back then because we all kept saying "They re CUSSING in records? Wow!!!" You had the great beats and lyrics and you got hooked., A lot of their songs were hilarious stories of what they see, but also stories of the harsh environment. The song "Fuck the Police" was a smash hit as it helped bring to light the brutality of police profiling. All these incidents you see today are exactly what was going on back in the 80s and way before that too. The only difference between then and now is there are cameras everywhere.

When a rap group can get the Federal government to make comments about them, then you know you made an impact. Funny how people claim "freedom of speech!" is a right, until a group of black men demonstrate their freedom of speech and everyone (government and certain segments of the population) wants to censor them.

Whether you like them or not, the members had tremendous talent. Dr. Dre is arguably the best music producer alive today, Ice Cube is a brilliant lyricist and has made himself well known through acting as well. Eazy-E had that voice and really was like a "class clown" while MC Ren and DJ Yella also had tremendous rap and recording skills respectively.

The movie chronicles them as a group with all their major points being discussed. From their founding, to their explosive popularity, to Ice Cube leaving, to Dr Dre leaving, to their reconciliation and then Eazy's death from AIDS, the acting was very well done, and it brought back memories of that time.

I recommend EVERYONE to go see this movie. It is VERY WELL DONE.

Some of their great hits:

Fuck the Police

https://youtu.be/9jOqOlETcRU


Straight outta Compton

https://youtu.be/y-tmbrUCR6Y


Boyz N tha Hood

https://youtu.be/cMJzzVnkYeQ


Dopeman

https://youtu.be/NDfF-1vifSc


Gangsta Gangsta

https://youtu.be/mX1lDrVQKy0


We want Eazy

https://youtu.be/xgFNoWez2Kg


and of course, You got to include Ice Cube's all time greatest diss track,

No Vaseline

https://youtu.be/NkEcNmBPlVg

Damn, these guys were very entertaining

 

[chicago]

I saw it a couple weeks ago and it was awesome. Ice Cubes son and the guy that played Eazy E really did an amazing job and it was really interesting to see where Dre's inspiration for all those hits came from.

I died laughing during the scene towards the end where Ice Cube is being interviewed by some douche and he's like "What's your name again? Bob? Well, Bob, you have a nice day and eat a dick."

Super excited to hear they are going to be making a sequel focusing on Tupac and Snoop called "Tha Dogg Pound."

 

[drewskee]

I loved it. I especially enjoyed Ice Cube's son dead-on portrayal of his father. However, I'm surprised that they completely left out any mention of J.J. Fad or the incident where Dre beat the shit out of that journalist Dee Barnes.

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

 

[chicago]

What does this even mean lol

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

I'm thinking it means that Bats isn't a fan.

 

[chicago]

I'm thinking it means that Bats isn't a fan.

That's crazy, he's like the target audience

 

[Alliekat]

I'm thinking it means that Bats isn't a fan.

Obviously he would be partial to straight outta Gotham

 

[Dussicar]

*sigh*

The good old days.

Before white rich kids fucked it all up.



Fuckin' wiggers.

 

[Johnny lea]

I'm put off watching and probably won't due to the artists having creative control of the project. I watched the Notorious BIG film and left disappointed how one sided it ended up being . Love the music though and still listen to this day.

 

[chicago]

I'm put off watching and probably won't due to the artists having creative control of the project. I watched the Notorious BIG film and left disappointed how one sided it ended up being . Love the music though and still listen to this day.

Give it a chance. It's a completely different movie with completely different people, after all

 

[UpSide2Gravity]

I'm put off watching and probably won't due to the artists having creative control of the project. I watched the Notorious BIG film and left disappointed how one sided it ended up being . Love the music though and still listen to this day.

I've read and heard SO many people complain about that as well. I don't know why people are complaining about that aspect. The movie The Theory Of Everything, which won an Oscar, was based on the book about Stephen Hawking which was written by his wife Jane. Stephen Hawking was also a producer for the film as well, but NO ONE complained about that. I'll now go back to sipping on my tea.

 

[Johnny lea]

I've read and heard SO many people complain about that as well. I don't know why people are complaining about that aspect. The movie The Theory Of Everything, which won an Oscar, was based on the book about Stephen Hawking which was written by his wife Jane. Stephen Hawking was also a producer for the film as well, but NO ONE complained about that. I'll now go back to sipping on my tea.

I haven't seen the hawking film and it doesn't really interest me either. Hope the tea was delicious though 🙂

 

[Johnny lea]

Give it a chance. It's a completely different movie with completely different people, after all

Since you put it like that Chicago maybe if I'm at a loose end and ever cross paths with the film I'll at least think about it 🙂

 

[chicago]

Since you put it like that Chicago maybe if I'm at a loose end and ever cross paths with the film I'll at least think about it 🙂

Idgaf if you see it or not, but saying you wouldn't see SOC because of Notorious makes no sense lol

 

[Dussicar]

LOL!!!!!!

What does this even mean lol

Trophy wife, shut up, lol.

 

[xionking]

Conveniently skipped the whole Dr Dre the wifebeater controversey.

 

[primetime]

Addressing a few things on this thread...

The reason why this movie was good was due to the fact that the artists had control of the film. It is THEIR story. Plus, with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre producing it, you know it was going to be done right. You allow "outsiders" to tell the story, they might not get it right.

As for the whole "they left out the Dr. Dre controversy" please keep in mind that if they included EVERYTHING, the movie would be 5 hours long. The movie was about the dynamics of the group and their relationships. What Dr. Dre did was an individual act. Ice Cube and Eazy E did other things as well, but this movie was about their dynamics with each other. I heard Michel'e also complained her part was left out. MC Ren and Yella also felt a little left out. They couldn't put everything in. How would that controversy move the movie along? Think about it..