Straight Outta Compton (2015)

One of my favourute movies of all time, and one of the best biopics ever written, Straight Outta Compton is the birth of an iconic legacy that made the world explode into thrill-seeking hip-hop music that we love today.The movie firstly explores the true origins of one of the most beloved artists of all time, all their actors' portrayal knock off an act so beautifully, it details such a dazzling exploration of the real-life icons that made it to their success. From the rise to the hip-hop group N.W.A., to the fall of their band leader, Eazy-E, it surely brings it to a jam-rollercoaster, to an emotional level that becomes tearful, it shines a light on what REALLY happened to their lives that will never be forgotten. It really shows you the issues of Ice Cube leaving the band abs making his own Diss Track, and when Eazy-E's disagreement coming to see his illness. O'Shea Jackson, Jr knocks off a terrific performance of portaraying his real-life father and kicks off a new fresh turn of what he really experienced in the band. Corey Hawkins portrays the rap's doctor, who is now the owner of Apple's Dre beats, and the Jason Mitchell brings to life an artist that changed history until his faithful death. The movie makes it even better with unknown, fantastic new faces that portray one of the best artists ever: Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and many more.The movie gives it all, and is one of the best biographical movies ever to be out on screen. GO AND WATCH THIS MOVIE! It will be a crime to miss it.

I would have given this film a better rating if the Dre/Dee Barnes incident had been included. Maybe a 6 for authenticity or something. I've been in South Central at midnight--and places in L.A. just as dangerous. So I've brushed shoulders with those who have been marginalized and have not looked to Jesus for their salvation but to drugs, sex, and money/power--all of which fail every one of us in the end. Anyway, this film should be Rated X even if for the one scene alone that shows actual cunnilingus and very possibly coitus, though the latter could have been simulated. But the Dee Barnes attack by Dr. Dre was never mentioned, and this is wrong. It should have been. It's an important part of the picture. Without it, the NWA crew are mostly made out to be good guys battling White America. But as rapper Sevin of HOGMOB so adroitly puts it, "It's not a skin issue, it's a sin issue."

In F. Gary Gray's docudrama biopic, Straight Outta Compton, it tell's the story how six men from Compton, California (Eazy-E (singer), Ice Cube (songwriter, singer), Dr.Dre (DJ), DJ Yella (backup vocals), MC Ren (backup vocals), and The D.O.C. (backup vocals)) rose to fame their debuting album Straight Outta Compton by their band N.W.A. previously they all worked together on the hit- single Boyz In Da Hood by Eazy- E. After Boyz In Da Hood blow up, Eazy-E met with music manager Jerry Heller who was played by Paul Giamatti who I think did a great job playing the manager. Ice Cube's son O'Shea Jackson Jr. play's his father in the movie and does a good job at it acting like his old man and capturing his charm, eventually the manager Jerry doesn't pay Ice Cube the money he deserves and the legal representation to sign a record contract. So Cube leaves the group and start's his own music label and becomes a film actor starring in Boyz N the Hood and also becoming a film writer for the 1995 movie Friday and the film show's both these event's. Before Ice Cube splits the group their controversial song f the police show's the crew getting arrested and fighting for their freedom of speech. Leading to other rapper's basing their material to what N.W.A. did. Dr. Dre would leave and would discover Snoop Dogg, Tupac, 50 Cent, and Eminem which I personally loved how they introduced them. N.W.A. would now just be Eazy-E, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, Eazy-E now finally realizes that Jerry was screwing him over from the beginning and Dre and Cube were trying to tell him but he didn't listen, he tries to reunite N.W.A. without Jerry being involved which I think is pretty cool, he reconciles with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre but find's out he has HIV/AIDS dying shortly after he's diagnosed causing the group to grieve, but people will always remember him, finally Dr. Dre leaves Death Row Records because Suge Knight wasn't fair to him and starts his own label Aftermath which becomes very successful. The music for the movie was perfect, what wasn't was they never explained what happened to Jerry Heller after he was fired by Eazy-E. N.W.A. led a movement of modern day rap to let it be what it is, N.W.A. wasn't afraid to have changes in music which is what's great about the group.

Being a huge NWA fan since year 10 in high school,now (29)this movie was a dream come true,about my favourite hip hop act of all time. The cast did a great job especially the actors playing the 3 main leads(DR.DRE,ICE CUBE,EAZY-E). The movie paces itself brilliantly and everyone is given ample screen time.