Dre leaves N.W.A to form Death Row Records with Knight, who has his men threaten Heller and beat Eazy-E to pressure them to release Dre from his contract with Ruthless. This, combined with Cube's association with the Nation of Islam, outspoken criticism of the Los Angeles Police Department in the wake of the beating of Rodney King, and a starring role in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, make him even more famous and controversial.ĭre hires the imposing Bloods gang member Suge Knight as his manager after Knight proves that Heller has been underpaying him. When N.W.A heavily insults Cube on their next record, 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990), he responds with the diss track " No Vaseline", criticizing them and Heller. His debut solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), is released, but when Priority Records is unable to pay him his advance on his next album, he wrecks the label head's office. Heller delays the individual members' contracts with Ruthless, and when he insists that Cube should sign without legal representation, Cube quits the group. The concert stalls, and the police arrest the group, resulting in a riot. Police in Detroit forbid them from performing the song, but they perform it anyway. During a 1989 concert tour, the FBI demands N.W.A to not perform "Fuck tha Police" because it encourages violence against law enforcement. The album becomes a controversial hit due to its explicit lyrics, and the group's style is dubbed gangsta rap by the press. Heller, having witnessed the altercation and being disgusted by the officers, allows the track without hesitation. While recording their debut album, Straight Outta Compton (1988), the group is harassed by police due to their race and appearance, prompting Cube to compose a diss track-" Fuck tha Police"-towards the police. It becomes a local hit, and Eazy, Cube, Dre, DJ Yella, and MC Ren form the group N.W.A ("Niggaz Wit Attitudes").Įazy accepts Jerry Heller's offer to manage N.W.A and co-run Ruthless, and Priority Records offers N.W.A a record deal. When their song " Boyz-n-the-Hood" is rejected by a New York rap group, Dre convinces Eazy to perform it instead. Intrigued by Cube's "reality raps" reflecting on the crime, gang violence, and police harassment that they and other African Americans have endured recently, Dre convinces Eazy to fund a startup record label, Ruthless Records, with Dre as record producer. Meanwhile, Ice Cube is a high school senior aspiring to become a rapper. Dre is struggling with what he wants to do in life and is confronted by his mother for missing a job interview. One night, Eazy-E narrowly evades a police raid at a crack house. In 1986, Compton, California has become a chaotic dystopia due to street gangs, drug dealers, and police brutality. Heller filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers, protesting his depiction and claiming that parts were taken from his autobiography without permission. 1 on the Rap Albums chart and reached no. The soundtrack album, featuring music by N.W.A, debuted at no. 2 on the US Billboard 200 album chart a week prior to the film's release. Dre's third studio album, Compton, which debuted at no. Additionally, the film won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture at the 47th NAACP Image Awards. Straight Outta Compton was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2015 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was also a box office success, making over $201 million on a production budget of $28–$50 million. Released on August 14, 2015, Straight Outta Compton received positive reviews from critics with praise for its performances (particularly Jackson's and Mitchell's), direction, screenplay and musical sequences, though many criticized the historical inaccuracies. The film is dedicated to Eazy-E who died from HIV in 1995. The production faced several controversies, including casting call issues and several acts of violence on set. Much of the cast signed on in June 2014 and principal photography began that August, taking place around Los Angeles and Compton, California. Several directors were approached including Craig Brewer, Peter Berg, and John Singleton before Gray was eventually confirmed in April 2012. Talks of an N.W.A biopic began in 2010 by New Line Cinema. Paul Giamatti stars as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Dre, Jason Mitchell is Eazy-E, Neil Brown Jr. Ice Cube is played by his real-life son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., who made his film debut. MC Ren and DJ Yella served as creative consultants. Dre as producers, as was Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright. Members of N.W.A were involved in the production of the film, including Ice Cube and Dr. Gary Gray, depicting the rise and fall of the hip hop group N.W.A and its members Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by F.
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