Out in cinemas today!
Hip hop biotic drama, Straight Outta Compton follows five young men and their experiences in the mid-1980’s in California. They share the brutally honest depiction of life within their music; revolutionising music and pop culture, and changing hip-hop forever.
The streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. Following the meteoric rise and fall of rap group N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters influenced hip hop the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and sparked a cultural war.
Band members Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren navigate their way through the industry, acquiring fame, fortune and a place in history
An album was inspired by the film; Compton, which was released by Dr. Dre in August. “During principal photography of Straight Outta Compton, I felt myself going to the studio and being so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album” Dre said on The Pharmacy, his radio show on Beats 1.
Watch the trailer here;
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