The Best Rap Movie Ever Made!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2015)

That's right, this is the best rap flick ever. It tops other flicks of its kind such as 8 Mile and Notorious. While I don't like hip-hop music, the SOC documents the days when it had a technique and was had meaning. Aside from that, Straight Outta Compton has so many things to offer.
NWA was a rap band in the 80s and 90s that was part of the hip-hop explosion during that time. Public Enemy and Run DMC were other hip-hop groups around that time, but NWA broke new ground with aggressive, shocking, and truthful lyrics. They were just a group of guys from the inner city that dealt with poverty, drugs, racism and crime. Sure these things are shown in nearly every urban movie, but the way SOC deals with these issues is better done as it helps enhance the plot and evolve the characters. All other flicks have these elements but are not used best like in here. You feel like you are watching something truly excellent. Each member of the group is developed well (some more than others) and the relationship with each other and society is awesome. As a bunch of black guys from the ghetto, they are often harassed by racist cops. It is things like these that they write about and rap about with lots of conviction. There's meaning, not just wining about a bad life. This movie really takes us into what inspires them to rebel and be themselves.
When they get to be famous, we get to see life on the road and parties just like in other musical biopics. One thing I loved was the subplot with exploitive managers and producers. Biopics hardly ever show this. If they do, they don't dive deep into like this does. Doesn't sound interesting? SOC make it very interesting. That is ultimately what breaks them up and moves them to different record companies. Something I loved was they showed NWA's influence of society. Not just rappers, general society. In the backdrop of the last little bit is the Rodney King Controversy and how NWA's rebellious attitudes could have influenced shock waves in society such as the Rodney King Case. Most musical biopics hardly show the influences on society and relationships with other groups this well.
I hate rap music, but I love this film. Easily one of the year's best.
4/4