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Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by F. Gary Gray about the rise and fall of the Compton, California hip hop group N.W.A. The film borrows its title from the name of their 1988 debut studio album and the album's title track. Straight Outta Compton stars O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Among the film's producers are Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-Eāā'ās widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, with MC Ren and DJ Yella as creative consultants.
The film was released on August 14, 2015 and has grossed over $199 million worldwide.[3][4] An album inspired by the film, Compton, was released by Dr. Dre on August 7, 2015, and debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 charts.
In 1986, Eazy-E enters a crack-house to sell drugs, but, it is soon raided by the police, who gain entry into the house via a battering ram. Eazy escapes through the house's rear window. Later, Eazy goes to a club with MC Ren to see friends Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and DJ Yella, who perform the song "Gangsta Gangsta", while Eazy and Ren stand in the audience. After Dre leaves the club, he is arrested after breaking up a fight involving his brother, Tyree. Eazy bails him out the next day. The next morning, Dre talks to Eazy about investing money into a start-up record label, in order to record a track that Cube has written. Cube and Dre want rapper H.B.O.(Homeboys Only) to record the track. Eazy agrees to fund the project. After a conflict arises during the recording session, H.B.O. leaves and Dre convinces Eazy to perform the track. They record and release "Boyz-n-the-Hood". Jerry Heller approaches Eazy and asks if he can be their manager. The group accepts Heller's offer. While performing "Dopeman", they garner the attention of Bryan Turner, a producer at Priority Records, with which they sign. Afterwards, N.W.A commences recording their debut album, "Straight Outta Compton", with Heller. During one of the sessions, they are harassed by some police officers. Frustrated by the situation, Cube writes "Fuck tha Police".
After Straight Outta Compton is released and becomes a smash hit, N.W.A goes on a national tour. Dr. Dre promises Tyree that he will bring him along on tour with him someday. Afterwards, they receive a letter from the FBI, declaring that their music encourages violence against law enforcement and asks them to stop. Jerry advises that they should obey, but, everyone ignores him. Soon afterwards, the group encounters many protests directed against them. At one show in Detroit, a violent riot escalates after the group is arrested for performing "Fuck tha Police" against the police's wishes. Also during the tour, Dre gets a call from his mom and she tells him Tyree has died, following a fight and Dre blames himself for Tyree's death by not taking him on tour like he promised. Shortly thereafter, Ice Cube becomes suspicious of Heller and his relationship with Eazy-E. He promptly confronts the two and is told that the remaining contracts are still being written. Finally, on the night before the group returns home from their tour, Ice Cube meets with Heller to sign the contract papers. He decides not to sign when he discovers that all the other group members would earn less money than Eazy-E, despite the fact that each one, as a collective, performed the same amount of work to make the group successful. In addition, Ice Cube learns that he was the last member to sign off on the contract. Angered by these discoveries, Ice Cube leaves the group after the tour and pursues a solo career.
After leaving N.W.A, Ice Cube has a very well-received first solo album, which also gains more popularity than Straight Outta Compton. Envious of his success, the group immediately releases the EP 100 Miles and Runnin', where they attacked Ice Cube for leaving. Angered, Ice Cube makes a diss track attacking the group and Heller. Following the production of N.W.A's second album, Niggaz4Life, and The D.O.C.'s near fatal car accident, Dre becomes associated with Suge Knight, who tries to convince Dre to leave N.W.A to start his own company with him. Realizing that Heller is taking advantage of him, Dre meets with Eazy-E to try and work out the contract. When this fails, Dre leaves the group and forms Death Row Records with Knight. Following these events, Eazy-E is physically assaulted by Knight and his crew in their effort to persuade him to sign off on Dre's contract with him and Heller. Afterwards Eazy decides to kill Suge, but, Heller soon discourages the attempt and decides to take legal action. In the midst of professional chaos, Dre enjoys his new found freedom, releases The Chronic and begins producing tracks for other rappers, including Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. When he observes Suge Knight's violent behavior and lifestyle up close, Dre asks himself if he had made the right choice.
In 1993, now that Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have left the label, Eazy-E begins to suspect that Heller is being less than forthright in his business practices, as money begins to disappear from their label. He also becomes ill, but continues to ignore suggestions by others to see a physician. At a club in New York City in December 1994, Eazy-E and Ice Cube cross paths and rekindle their friendship, with Cube saying that without Heller, he is ready to re-form N.W.A. After returning home, Eazy-E finds out that Heller had indeed embezzled money from the group and fires him. He later calls Dre to advise him of his dismissal of Heller and of his desire to revive N.W.A. Dre agrees and Yella, Ren and Eazy-E begin working on new material. During the session, Eazy-E collapses and is taken to the hospital where he is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. During his treatment, each member of the group have emotional visits with Eazy-E before his death on March 26, 1995. The film concludes with Dr. Dre meeting with Suge Knight and telling Knight he is leaving to start his own label.
During the credits, it is shown that Ice Cube still records music and has become a successful actor with films such as Boyz n the Hood, Friday, XXX: State of the Union, and Ride Along. Dr. Dre is responsible for the success of other rappers like Snoop Dogg and 2Pac and after having formed Aftermath Entertainment in 1996, where he signed fellow Detroit rapper Eminem and Queens rapper 50 Cent. Both credit him for their success. Dre also started Beats Electronics which was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion. The film then reads, "In loving memory of Eric 'Eazy E' Wright" which it (the film) is in his honor.
The film was released on August 14, 2015 and has grossed over $199 million worldwide.[3][4] An album inspired by the film, Compton, was released by Dr. Dre on August 7, 2015, and debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 charts.
In 1986, Eazy-E enters a crack-house to sell drugs, but, it is soon raided by the police, who gain entry into the house via a battering ram. Eazy escapes through the house's rear window. Later, Eazy goes to a club with MC Ren to see friends Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and DJ Yella, who perform the song "Gangsta Gangsta", while Eazy and Ren stand in the audience. After Dre leaves the club, he is arrested after breaking up a fight involving his brother, Tyree. Eazy bails him out the next day. The next morning, Dre talks to Eazy about investing money into a start-up record label, in order to record a track that Cube has written. Cube and Dre want rapper H.B.O.(Homeboys Only) to record the track. Eazy agrees to fund the project. After a conflict arises during the recording session, H.B.O. leaves and Dre convinces Eazy to perform the track. They record and release "Boyz-n-the-Hood". Jerry Heller approaches Eazy and asks if he can be their manager. The group accepts Heller's offer. While performing "Dopeman", they garner the attention of Bryan Turner, a producer at Priority Records, with which they sign. Afterwards, N.W.A commences recording their debut album, "Straight Outta Compton", with Heller. During one of the sessions, they are harassed by some police officers. Frustrated by the situation, Cube writes "Fuck tha Police".
After Straight Outta Compton is released and becomes a smash hit, N.W.A goes on a national tour. Dr. Dre promises Tyree that he will bring him along on tour with him someday. Afterwards, they receive a letter from the FBI, declaring that their music encourages violence against law enforcement and asks them to stop. Jerry advises that they should obey, but, everyone ignores him. Soon afterwards, the group encounters many protests directed against them. At one show in Detroit, a violent riot escalates after the group is arrested for performing "Fuck tha Police" against the police's wishes. Also during the tour, Dre gets a call from his mom and she tells him Tyree has died, following a fight and Dre blames himself for Tyree's death by not taking him on tour like he promised. Shortly thereafter, Ice Cube becomes suspicious of Heller and his relationship with Eazy-E. He promptly confronts the two and is told that the remaining contracts are still being written. Finally, on the night before the group returns home from their tour, Ice Cube meets with Heller to sign the contract papers. He decides not to sign when he discovers that all the other group members would earn less money than Eazy-E, despite the fact that each one, as a collective, performed the same amount of work to make the group successful. In addition, Ice Cube learns that he was the last member to sign off on the contract. Angered by these discoveries, Ice Cube leaves the group after the tour and pursues a solo career.
After leaving N.W.A, Ice Cube has a very well-received first solo album, which also gains more popularity than Straight Outta Compton. Envious of his success, the group immediately releases the EP 100 Miles and Runnin', where they attacked Ice Cube for leaving. Angered, Ice Cube makes a diss track attacking the group and Heller. Following the production of N.W.A's second album, Niggaz4Life, and The D.O.C.'s near fatal car accident, Dre becomes associated with Suge Knight, who tries to convince Dre to leave N.W.A to start his own company with him. Realizing that Heller is taking advantage of him, Dre meets with Eazy-E to try and work out the contract. When this fails, Dre leaves the group and forms Death Row Records with Knight. Following these events, Eazy-E is physically assaulted by Knight and his crew in their effort to persuade him to sign off on Dre's contract with him and Heller. Afterwards Eazy decides to kill Suge, but, Heller soon discourages the attempt and decides to take legal action. In the midst of professional chaos, Dre enjoys his new found freedom, releases The Chronic and begins producing tracks for other rappers, including Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. When he observes Suge Knight's violent behavior and lifestyle up close, Dre asks himself if he had made the right choice.
In 1993, now that Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have left the label, Eazy-E begins to suspect that Heller is being less than forthright in his business practices, as money begins to disappear from their label. He also becomes ill, but continues to ignore suggestions by others to see a physician. At a club in New York City in December 1994, Eazy-E and Ice Cube cross paths and rekindle their friendship, with Cube saying that without Heller, he is ready to re-form N.W.A. After returning home, Eazy-E finds out that Heller had indeed embezzled money from the group and fires him. He later calls Dre to advise him of his dismissal of Heller and of his desire to revive N.W.A. Dre agrees and Yella, Ren and Eazy-E begin working on new material. During the session, Eazy-E collapses and is taken to the hospital where he is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. During his treatment, each member of the group have emotional visits with Eazy-E before his death on March 26, 1995. The film concludes with Dr. Dre meeting with Suge Knight and telling Knight he is leaving to start his own label.
During the credits, it is shown that Ice Cube still records music and has become a successful actor with films such as Boyz n the Hood, Friday, XXX: State of the Union, and Ride Along. Dr. Dre is responsible for the success of other rappers like Snoop Dogg and 2Pac and after having formed Aftermath Entertainment in 1996, where he signed fellow Detroit rapper Eminem and Queens rapper 50 Cent. Both credit him for their success. Dre also started Beats Electronics which was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion. The film then reads, "In loving memory of Eric 'Eazy E' Wright" which it (the film) is in his honor.