The famous rap group N.W.A. really changed the face of the music industry in the 1980s, hitting at one of the peak moments for the MTV generation. The new movie STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON explores how Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube came together to make history. The first red band trailer features an introduction by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, and gives us an idea of what to expect from the highly-anticipated biopic. In the movie O’Shea Jackson Jr. plays Ice Cube (who happens to be his father in real life), with Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E. It’s directed by F. Gary Gray and co-stars Paul Giamatti as manager Jerry Heller. This wasn’t a film I was terribly excited about before, but the trailer looks pretty great. Take a look for yourself and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, Straight Outta Compton is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job). The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.