If you have seen straight outta compton, i invite you to join me in breaking down and analyzing the movie. Pollack went on to work with eazye for several years before his death and insists that the rapper died. A closely supervised the making of their new biopic, straight outta compton. In this episode, learn about straight outta compton, which. Fiction, according to phyllis pollack, the publicist for the straight outta compton album. A and helping them become a hip hop group known all around the world. Did the fact that straight outta compton was produced by dre and cube result in them being portrayed more positively. Straight outta compton, an exultant raptoriches story about the group n. Facts are so much more interesting than fiction sometimes.
Nov 17, 2015 explore danaeclaytons board straight outta. Here are some moments in the movie that stay true for the most part to what happened in the real story of n. The experience of watching straight outta compton, getting caught up in its energy and bravado, is thrilling. Cube had written nearly half of the lyrics on the straight outta compton album. It wasnt like the movies kim jongil made about himself but saying it wasnt a complete fabrication doesnt mean content wasnt left out that could be considered a lie by omission. Straight outta compton is both the legend and the true. This is one of the most entertaining movies ive seen all summer and really, at the end of the day, a celebration of the artists whose story its telling. Still, its worth seeking out if you havent already and is just as good a second time. Straight outta compton shines in its righteous battle with authority, but doesnt hold on to that energy long enough to be considered a masterpiece.
Towards the middle of the film, ice cube becomes irritated that heller only seems to be catering to eazye, despite cube writing most of the songs on the straight outta compton album in reality, ice cube did actually leave n. Gary gray, depicting the rise and fall of the gangsta rap group n. Why straight outta compton is historically accurate, according to ice cube dec. On one hand, the group blazed many new trails in music and is still highly acclaimed today, but on the other hand, their behavior doesnt exactly qualify them as positive role models. Straight outta compton is confused as to whether we want to see nwa as the socially conscious group holding a mirror to society, or the string of debauched solo artists they became. The hiphop biopic straight outta compton, about the rap group n. Straight outta compton is most successful at showing the human realities behind a kind of music that, as soon as it was exposed to the mainstream, gave rise to media caricatures and kneejerk. One of the paintings shown in the movie is picassos les demoiselles davignon shown here, which depicts five prostitutes in a brothel. Straight outta compton was released in 2015 and was directed by f. American cultural zeitgeist, into a twoandahalf hour feature film. The film showed the origins of the group while also diving into the personal lives of ice cube, eazye, dr. Straight outta compton was one of the first albums to feature a parental advisory sticker. Eight facts that moviegoers probably dont know about the hip.
Why straight outta compton is historically accurate. Like most biopics, straight outta compton mixes facts with fiction in. There have been dozens of biopics about bands, but in 2015 a film was made about the worlds most dangerous group. Dre and eazye, straight outta compton is directed by f. Just a few years earlier, tipper gore was incensed when she heard the sexually explicit lyrics of princes darling nikki floating out of her young daughters bedroom. The band records straight outta compton at a recording studio in torrance, california. Jaimie truebloodap the truth according to ice cube. Early on, gray helmed music videos for ice cube and dr. Its almost shockingly blunt about the fact that cubes politically charged solo career was the byproduct. Eight facts that moviegoers probably dont know about the. Here are some moments in the movie that stay true for the most part to. Straight outta compton is as accurate as a hollywood music biopic can be. A movie, the true story reveals that ice cube left the group in 1989 over a royalty dispute with the groups manager, jerry heller portrayed by paul giamatti in the movie, who cube felt had cheated him out of royalties.
In the film, eazye loses his house as karmic payback for trusting jerry heller instead of going independent like dr. The subject matter and plot were the primary reasons given by 38% of moviegoers for coming out to see straight outta compton. In 1988, a groundbreaking new group revolutionizes music and pop culture, changing and influencing hiphop forever. With that in mind, we unearthed eight bits of straight outta compton trivia and tried to sort some fact from fiction along the way. See more ideas about straight outta compton, straight outta compton meme and straight outta compton movie. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers matt alvarez and tomica woodswright. Straight outta compton is a 2015 biopic detailing the rise and fall of the groundbreaking, and equally controversial, rap group n. Did the fact that straight outta compton was produced by. In some ways, soc traffics in some quite traditional story themes. A huge part of the film is jerry heller discovering n. Facts about for the ones living under rocks who havent seen the movie, straight outta compton, you are missing out on a film like no other.
Actor dale dye, a marine veteran of the vietnam war, was one of several advisors on the film. The members were involved in the production, including ice cube and dr. A produced the film, which opens nationwide friday. But the purpose of this blog isnt to throw stones at the ones who have yet to see the hit movie, though that could be fun, its to share some of the little known facts about the movie. As first studio album, straight outta compton, stirs controversy with its. Straight outta compton is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by f. Our town 2002 the song straight outta compton can be heard for a moment in the below trailer for this documentary because its a film aiming to show a different side of the city. Kansas gives the real history behind nwa and the film straight outta compton.
Shortly after, she cofounded the parents music resource center on a mission to help parents keep tabs on inappropriate material. Like the groups story, the making of straight outta compton which took 11 years is filled with drama. See more ideas about straight outta compton, memes and outta compton. Gary gray, the director behind films like friday, the negotiator, and set it off. Biopic straight outta compton tells the epic story of. Facts about straight outta compton some cool facts. Creative struggle leading to financial success leading to division and strife. As rise to fame in the late 80s, to their split in the 90s and its a story you cant turn away from. The song straight outta compton is the title track from the debut album of n. During a break in the recording, the guys go outside and are harassed by the racist lapd. Dre as producers, as was eazyes widow, tomica woodswright, while mc ren and dj yella served as creative consultants. Parents need to know that straight outta compton is a biopic about groundbreaking, incendiary rap group n.
If youre looking for the page about the groups album with the same name, click here. Jerry has given e his contract, but no one else has gotten theirs. Straight outta compton is an epic biopic about the controversial pioneers of gangsta rapn. This is an obvious point of humor in the movie, but it also raises the question as to whether or not these paintings were in fact part of titanic history. Straight outta compton 2015 trailers and clips moviefone. More than a decade in development, the rise and split of west coast hiphop group n.
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