Why I’m going straight to the theater for “Straight Outta Compton”
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a movie coming out that tells the story of the rap group names N.W.A., some of the “OGs” of the hip-hop era and revolutionaries in their own right.
In case you don’t recognize the name, N.W.A., I bet you may have heard a song or two of theirs. Maybe this one? It used to be pretty popular back in the day.
I’m a fan of rap music, so this movie immediately draws my attention. An in-depth movie on how one of the first truly impactful rap groups came to be and what they went through — how could any fan of rap music and/or history not want to check this out??
Similar to a movie like Notorious, this should be an action-packed film that takes its viewers through the years of abuse that the African-American communities of Compton, CA and how the rap crew rebelled against authorities through brutally honest rap songs.
Not only will viewers receive valuable insight into a hard time that wasn’t too long ago in our country, but the movie as a whole should serve as a well-documented history lesson.
Ice Cube and Dr. Dre — past members of N.W.A. — have worked along side the makers of the movie to help ensure that any scenes that are shot accurately capture what the environments were like back in Compton in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although the two moguls have their own fairly successful acting careers, they have chosen to not play themselves in the movie depiction of their lives.
I completely agree with them; it just wouldn’t work very well.
I’m pumped to be able to see what these incredible artists had to go through to come up with the amazing songs that they’ve produced. Considering that the movie will be about things that happened before I was even born, I’m looking forward to learning what transpired back then and what it was all like.
Unless you’re a kid who has yet to reach middle school, I’d suggest you watch this movie once it comes out. It should prove to be a well-made account of how one of the most revolutionary groups in hip-hop rose to prominence and then fell out of it along with all of the social developments that were going on at the time.
Sure, it doesn’t come out in theaters until later this summer, but why does that mean I can’t be excited now?
The Rating: 72/100
Pro: A movie about some of my favorite rappers and their upbringings? And made as an actual full-length movie? Yes please.
Con: I still have to wait another four months before it even comes out in theaters and I have no clue how it’ll actually turn out.
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