Okay musical biopic..

Rating: 5/10 (27 June 2016)

Okay... "Straight outta Compton" meant nothing to me before I saw this film. The rapping sounds of NWA and their tales of woe weren't near as popular outside the US as there; plus I'm a Jazz and R&B musician so regarded most rap music as s h i t; plagiarised grooves and riffs with someone yelling words over it; hardly original and far less soulful than the original... And a turntable / sampler is NOT a musical instrument... however; it is what it is.
I found the back story behind NWA and the offshoot acts from Compton quite compelling but no more so than most other musician bioflicks... (Ray; Walk the Line; The Doors etc etc..). The movie was enlightening to me and the characters were painted and acted well.
I found it dragged toward the end and it sort of petered out in a way.