For The Fans

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2015)

I saw "Straight Outta Compton", starring O'Shea Jackson Jr.-In his first movie and he is the real life son of Ice Cube, which is nice, since he is playing him; Corey Hawkins-Non-Stop, Iron Man 3; Jason Mitchell-Broken City, Contraband and Paul Giamatti-San Andreas, Rock of Ages.
This is the story of how the rap/hip hop group NWA formed. If you know me, you know that I am not a fan of this type of music but the story is interesting. I'm sure you know what NWA stands for but just in case you don't, it's the 'N' word, With Attitude. Straight Outta Compton was the name of their first album and Compton is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California that is famous for the rough street life, what with all the gangs and drug dealers, not to mention corrupt police that would harass people just because of their skin color. Remember the Rodney King beating? O'Shea/Ice Cube, Corey/Dr,Dre and Jason/Easy E were the core members that formed the group that used their music to talk about life in the hood in the late 1980's and early 1990's. They paved the way for lots of other stars and they were arrested during their concerts for their lyrics-some of which were 'F The Police!'-and inciting riots. Paul plays their manager. Other artists during this time period are shown, including Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg and Tupac. It also shows some stuff after NWA break up, including Ice Cube's getting the acting bug. It's rated "R" for language, violence, drug use and sexual content- including nudity-and has a running time of 2 hours & 27 minutes. If you are a fan, you will probably like it more than I did. I would not buy it on DVD. It would be a good rental.