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Monthly Archives: Aug 2015

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

14 Fri Aug 2015

Posted by ztnh in Fiction, Free Speech, History of Funk, History of Hip Hop, Music, Police State, Racism (phenotype)

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DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton

Straight_Outta_Compton_poster303pxWikiUserLUMPENPROLETARIAT—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.

—Messina

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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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[Image entitled “Straight Outta Compton poster” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia.]

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