Damn good flick. Really gritty look at those times. Had to go see it. Compton aint no joke. Parts of Cincy here are turning worse, true. Sad, but true.

You all see it?

It was good and very entertaining...but I didnt learn anything I didnt already know about them. I thought they would go a little more in depth, like the gang riots that erupted at some of their early shows (I saw them in San Diego in 1989/1990...seeing as San Diego is a predominantly "Blood" city and they come from "Crip" Compton, every Blood hound rushed the stage, waved their red rags, and the show was over...they maybe got thru two songs), or the fact that their second album "Niggaz4life" was the first hip hop album to debut at #1 on the pop chart, and we've all read about the "domestic violence" issues Dre had. Still...very entertaining, far from a "docu" film

UncleJam said:

It was good and very entertaining...but I didnt learn anything I didnt already know about them. I thought they would go a little more in depth, like the gang riots that erupted at some of their early shows (I saw them in San Diego in 1989/1990...seeing as San Diego is a predominantly "Blood" city and they come from "Crip" Compton, every Blood hound rushed the stage, waved their red rags, and the show was over...they maybe got thru two songs), or the fact that their second album "Niggaz4life" was the first hip hop album to debut at #1 on the pop chart, and we've all read about the "domestic violence" issues Dre had. Still...very entertaining, far from a "docu" film

I believe it. Bloods are(and have always been) deep in San Diego, and i can see them set tripping like that. A person would think they(bloods) would have respected what NWA was about, and not trip on the gang stuff, though.

Anyway i was never a big NWA fan, and wasn't planning on seeing the movie. But after all the positive reviews and such, im gonna check it out.

JoeyC said:

UncleJam said:

It was good and very entertaining...but I didnt learn anything I didnt already know about them. I thought they would go a little more in depth, like the gang riots that erupted at some of their early shows (I saw them in San Diego in 1989/1990...seeing as San Diego is a predominantly "Blood" city and they come from "Crip" Compton, every Blood hound rushed the stage, waved their red rags, and the show was over...they maybe got thru two songs), or the fact that their second album "Niggaz4life" was the first hip hop album to debut at #1 on the pop chart, and we've all read about the "domestic violence" issues Dre had. Still...very entertaining, far from a "docu" film

I believe it. Bloods are(and have always been) deep in San Diego, and i can see them set tripping like that. A person would think they(bloods) would have respected what NWA was about, and not trip on the gang stuff, though.

Anyway i was never a big NWA fan, and wasn't planning on seeing the movie. But after all the positive reviews and such, im gonna check it out.

Ice Cube had a line in one of the songs on the first album (I dont remember which track)...

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"Ice Cube is equipped to rip shit in a battle..."

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Every Bloodhound thought he said...

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"Ice Cube is a Crip to rip shit in a battle..."

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That's all it took...dummies

@UncleJam.^Yeah bangers can be a sensitive bunch. Its funny though. From what i know, Eazy and MC Ren were the only gang affiliates in NWA. As far as Ice Cube. Here's a interesting video of a real gang member talking about Ice Cube, about how he sometimes portrays himself. I don't necessarily agree with what the guy (Monster Kody) is saying about Cube, but i can somewhat understand why some gang menbers(and former gang members) get upset with some rappers.

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That was a well put together movie.

Ice Cube, even back in 1991 when he was getting solo interviews, always said he was never a banger, but he saw it growing up. I believe that's enough to write about.

I saw the movie and it was really good. I can see why they had to leave out stuff like JJ Fad and Dee Barnes because the movie itself had to portray the stories of the 5 men in NWA and even THAT was difficult to cover in a two and a half hour movie. BUT they did a great job! Everything that IS in the movie is the truth.

I've seen it at the cinema. Excellent film. But I was disappointed that Michel'le & Yo-Yo were never mention as characters or by name.

TonyVanDam said:

I've seen it at the cinema. Excellent film. But I was disappointed that Michel'le & Yo-Yo were never mention as characters or by name.

Remember when Jerry was pleading with Eazy "Don't throw Ruthless away! It's an important label!" I am 100% sure he listed off Michel'le along with D.O.C, and Above The Law.

What I am surprised at is that Dre's brother Tyree and Dre's cousin Sir Jinx were casted but not Arabian Prince. He's on the damn album cover of Straight Outta Compton. He helped produce NWA and JJ Fad.

Cinny said:

TonyVanDam said:

I've seen it at the cinema. Excellent film. But I was disappointed that Michel'le & Yo-Yo were never mention as characters or by name.

Remember when Jerry was pleading with Eazy "Don't throw Ruthless away! It's an important label!" I am 100% sure he listed off Michel'le along with D.O.C, and Above The Law.

What I am surprised at is that Dre's brother Tyree and Dre's cousin Sir Jinx were casted but not Arabian Prince. He's on the damn album cover of Straight Outta Compton. He helped produce NWA and JJ Fad.

Arabian was on the album cover in the movie! And on the WCWC part of the story, notice that Cli-N-Tel & Shake'spear were never mention neither?!?

Snoop Dogg makes an obvious appearance, no doubt. But how come Warren G (Dre's half-brother) & Nate Dogg didn't? And these guys were guest stars on The Chromic album.

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The movie wasn't about Yo Yo, plus she sucked.

TonyVanDam said:

Cinny said:

Remember when Jerry was pleading with Eazy "Don't throw Ruthless away! It's an important label!" I am 100% sure he listed off Michel'le along with D.O.C, and Above The Law.

What I am surprised at is that Dre's brother Tyree and Dre's cousin Sir Jinx were casted but not Arabian Prince. He's on the damn album cover of Straight Outta Compton. He helped produce NWA and JJ Fad.

Arabian was on the album cover in the movie! And on the WCWC part of the story, notice that Cli-N-Tel & Shake'spear were never mention neither?!?

Snoop Dogg makes an obvious appearance, no doubt. But how come Warren G (Dre's half-brother) & Nate Dogg didn't? And these guys were guest stars on The Chromic album.

I am sure we will see Warren G and Nate Dogg casted in the Death Row sequel.

2freaky4church1 said:

The movie wasn't about Yo Yo, plus she sucked.

Yo-Yo is one of the best female rappers of all times. Show some damn respect for the original queen of West Coast hip-hop!

Above The Law invented G-Funk. The whiny synths, the spoon noises, repurposed P-Funk... all them.

as much as (still) I enjoy their first album, I don't really wanna see a movie about these guys...

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starkitty said:

can't get past dre's woman beatin ways. passssss

morningsong said:

I want to see it even though I wasn't NWA fan, but they were such an impact they were definitely hard to miss.

I'm from LA so I am always interested in bio pics that took place here - epsecially during my lifetime

It is a good movie. It's true they took some dramatic license (as most bios do) with the story. In order to get it down to 2 hours 20 min, they truncated events, omitted others, and included some names/events while others fell by the way side - but it was a compelling and enjoyable ride overall. NWA is an important group and the movie illustrates just why that is.

I will say this - SOC was cast very well - from the primary roles right down to the cameos by Snoop and Tupac.

reviews:

as for me i saw the movie twice. while it showed the truths about police brutality and harrassment in compton. imo it does nothing but reinforce the status of the women in a degrading manner.

imo some sort of movement should be started so young afri-american females can realize their strengths are above the shoulders. aka; intelligence is something that the world of gangsta rap seems to discourage amongst the women.

did i like the movie, ahhh no.

DiminutiveRocker said:

morningsong said:

I want to see it even though I wasn't NWA fan, but they were such an impact they were definitely hard to miss.

I'm from LA so I am always interested in bio pics that took place here - epsecially during my lifetime

It is a good movie. It's true they took some dramatic license (as most bios do) with the story. In order to get it down to 2 hours 20 min, they truncated events, omitted others, and included some names/events while others fell by the way side - but it was a compelling and enjoyable ride overall. NWA is an important group and the movie illustrates just why that is.

I will say this - SOC was cast very well - from the primary roles right down to the cameos by Snoop and Tupac.

I agree!

The actor that played Eazy E did such a good job. But I'm still SMHing at how Ice Cube's son looks like the spitting image of him

Yo Yo, where is her big new album? She hasn't made one.