Great movie, a must watch

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2015)

In the movie Straight Outta Compton you learn a lot about the rap group N.W.A. The movie not only gives you an insight on how they came up from the dangerous streets of Compton to making millions but also shows you the immense impact they had on they're surrounding culture and fans. As the movie progresses it shows you the historical importance of this group and how the individuals were able to strike an uproar within the fans and listeners of their music. Many of it spoke about the race inequality and the imbalance that authorities had on African American's still. Many of the songs they made had hard lyrics and crazy beats. They wrote a lot about their frustrations of being from the hood and the daily struggle that was their lives.
In the beginning of this powerful movie it follows each character as they are trying to make a dollar hustling whatever jobs they can. Whether it's making beats at their house, to rapping at local clubs, to making money at whatever they do. It wasn't until one day they all came together to make a song combining all of their talents to make what then became their powerful group called N.W.A. which consisted of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E , MC Ren, and DJ Yella. After playing a show at a small club they were found and heard by Jerry Heller. He gave them the money and publicity they needed to succeed but as things grew it began to fall part. As it appeared to many he was siding with Eazy-E and only paying him so in the end after the success they all split up. Most of the N.W.A character went on to make millions in their respective careers but one , Eazy- E , passed away at an early age due to AIDS.
The rap group N.W.A not only wrote very good music but also began a historical culture movement. They were a group many people across the national across the nation could relate to and get behind to rally. They formed a movement against abusive authority and created what many believed to be a cultural war for human right and was found to be successful as even the government was sending them warnings to not play their song called F*** The Police. Another big thing that this movie taught me was that as the money came in, people began to develop egos and forget why they started the movement. They were also very heavily influenced by one of the most controversial people to ever be around the rap game, Suge Knight. He would twist peoples words and make them believe one thing to try and gain trust so he could then follow to make money from them. As the movie comes to a close it is apparent that when famous it is not easy to maintain your original personality. We see in the end the group sort of comes back together after the passing of Eazy-E. As Ice Cube famously said, "How you go from selling rocks in a dope house to eating dinner in the white house?".
Overall I left the movie theater feeling very inspired and well informed about their whole movement. I enjoyed the whole experience and it was so well done I didn't think the 2 1/2 hours was too long at all. If anything I wish it showed a little more of their lives after they all split up but I also understand that the movie was not necessarily made for that purpose. Great watch and I would recommend it to anyone.