If you grew up in the late 80's and 90's you, at some point, will have heard of the name N.W.A, the group which saw the rise of the heavy rap scene and the rise of some of the biggest names in the world of rap and hiphop. No i must admit even though I knew of N.W.A I was never a huge fan heading more into the world or R&B or later in my teens rock and heavy metal, however lets admit it we have all listened to a bit of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON made me want to revisit the rap world I had only ever dipped my toe into. The power behind the music, the reasoning behind the big tracks has more to it than I first thought.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON was an eye opener, I wasn't expecting much but hey sometimes the hype is actually well founded. The films isn't so much a biopic of the music these men created together to get their voices heard but the awful treatment of black people in america during this period. The scene where the group are just standing outside the recording studio and are force to get face down on the ground just because they were black was disgusting and inhuman. Loved the scene where N.W.A are told to not sing Fuck The Police which leads to the group singing it out of principle which leads to a riot at the stadium which the fans singing Fuck the Police at the top of their voice as the group are led off in the back of a police van .
The behind the scenes story of Manager corruption, dodgy record labels and the murky world of being a rap star in that era was more shocking than i thought it would be, Paul Giamatti was great in the role of Jerry Heller and the dodgy goings on that led to Easy E losing money and the reason the group went their separate ways.
This is an EPIC biopic which is a great watch on its own but a great film for fans of the men behind N.W.A and rap in general.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON was an eye opener, I wasn't expecting much but hey sometimes the hype is actually well founded. The films isn't so much a biopic of the music these men created together to get their voices heard but the awful treatment of black people in america during this period. The scene where the group are just standing outside the recording studio and are force to get face down on the ground just because they were black was disgusting and inhuman. Loved the scene where N.W.A are told to not sing Fuck The Police which leads to the group singing it out of principle which leads to a riot at the stadium which the fans singing Fuck the Police at the top of their voice as the group are led off in the back of a police van .
The behind the scenes story of Manager corruption, dodgy record labels and the murky world of being a rap star in that era was more shocking than i thought it would be, Paul Giamatti was great in the role of Jerry Heller and the dodgy goings on that led to Easy E losing money and the reason the group went their separate ways.
This is an EPIC biopic which is a great watch on its own but a great film for fans of the men behind N.W.A and rap in general.
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