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Jacques Baynes ENG 101 October 2, 2015 Brad Baumgartner Straight Out Of Compton “Any publicity is good publicity. “Aspiring rapper Eric “Eazy-E” Wright states to the rest of his fellow N.W.A brothers as they sit to discuss the police and F.B.I threats that they have been receiving in the mall. The movie Straight Out of Compton is based on the true story about six troubled some young black men residing in Compton, California who rise unexpectedly to fame, using their viciously honest rhymes

and violence, and a distinct absence of white people. It's the mid-1980s, gang and police violence are every day. Out of all this comes N.W.A: a rap group that decided to take a showdown with the community and writes songs about how life really was for five black, young boys from Compton. Straight Outta Compton is based on the rise and fall of the rap group N.W.A. The acting in this film is memorable. There are especially two actors who deserve recognition. The first one is the O'Shea Jackson Jr

theyseparated in the 80’s, everyone knew their music would never die, it is a legacy. The way theymade this happen was by taking hip hop and rap away from funk and disco and made it its ownsound. Run DMC was not worried about the West Coast, however in 1988 N.W.A came out with“Straight Outta Compton” and that's when Run DMC had to come out with “Tougher thanLeather”.In 1984, Arabian Prince was a producer that produced a hit single for J.J. Fad. AntoineCarraby, aka DJ Yella, was a record producer and a film

One of the most well-known, political songs in history is N.W.A.’s “Fuck Tha Police” written in 1988. “Fuck Tha Police” is a protest song that appears in the N.W.A.’s album Straight Outta Compton. The main idea being protested in the song is, clearly, the apparent issue of police brutality and racial performances, but it also expresses violence against the police in a way that would be acceptable. “Upon its original release on N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton LP in 1988, the song was safely titled

Gangsta rap originated in the late 1980’s. “Ice Cube (O 'Shea Jackson) of the rap group NWA (Niggaz with Attitude) wrote the song "Gangsta Gangsta," and it shocked America with its violent, sexist, and obscene lyrics. "Gangsta Gangsta" ushered in a new genre of hip-hop music called gangsta rap, which became identified with Compton, a predominately black and Latino working-class and working poor neighborhood in Los Angeles”. Many people did not agree with the sexist and indecent lyrics in gangsta

still had a huge impact for it showed that any race could stand up for they believe in. As the ‘golden age’ came to an end at the start of the 1980s, a new type of hip-hop was developed, it’s called “gangsta rap” and was created by artists such as N.W.A, Schoolly D and Ice T. This variation of rap was different because of the violent lyrics and inappropriate

Hip-hop wasn’t a new form of music in 1989, in fact it started in 1982 with Run DMC, but nobody was ready for this form. The police and politicians didn’t like what N.W.A was saying in their lyrics, but all of the things they were rapping about were things that were going on around them on a daily basis. They were seeing people being shot, drug deals going down, and women being called b*tch*s. "I remember when

generations to come. Niggas with Attitude, otherwise known as N.W.A, was comprised of the rappers; Ice Cube, MC Ren, Easy E, Yella, and Dr. Dre. Theses rappers spoke the truth about life in the streets; the hustling, the trapping, the sexual encounters, the gang life, and the most important, the racism. They shined a light on these issues in a violent, sexually explicit, yet intelligent and revolutionary way. The Facebook page, *N.W.A* creates an environment that connects people of all races, backgrounds

article published in 1981; showing that America has not changed for the better for minorities. In the film Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray is a biopic film about the rise to fame and demise of the highly controversial hip-hop group N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes). Depicting the lives of its members, Straight Outta Compton address the issues that were facing America during that period of time; most of them racial issues. The film addresses issues such as Capitalism in terms of the group’s

influence music. But no group impacted music such as Compton rap group, N.W.A. N.W.A. brought a new culture to music and made not only white people, but the whole country aware of what went on in neighborhoods of lesser fortune. Their music sent shockwaves across the country, so large that the F.B.I. was in contact with the infamous group. The three main players of the group were its founder Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. N.W.A., often considered the God Father’s of rap and hip hop music, were often