LUMPENPROLETARIAT—Coming to a movie theatre near you, if not already playing at your favourite cinema…  Straight Outta Compton is the quintessential narrative of inner city/urban economics, rebellion, working class life, and thug life, taking some of us down memory lane, flashing back to the 1980s.

Notably, Ice Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., plays his father on screen.  Also starring Paul Giamatti, who smashed in Sideways, also Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell.

Directed by F. Gary Gray.

Produced by Ice Cube, F. Gary Gray, Dr. Dre, et al.

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“Straight Outta Compton” (official trailer) (2015)

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“N.W.A.: The World’s Most Dangerous Group“

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[Last modified 15:32 PST 14 AUG 2015]