Straight Outta Compton

However, that quote was from an 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

Straight Outta Compton and Menace II Society are both films that investigate cinematic portrayals of young African Americans in unfortunate situations. One film displays how a couple of individuals made it out of that situation through hip-hop music. The other film displays what can happen if those individuals become stuck in troubled environments. Both these films are related because they direct ambitious characters through unwarranted circumstances, like police brutality, that either lead to a

I decided to compare reviews for the motion picture film Straight Outta Compton. The film features three founding members from a famous rap group known as N.W.A. I read the reviews from both The Washington Post and a website called rogerebert.com. Both reviewers claim that the film is both exhilarating and entertaining to both fans of the rap group and others who are unaware of the group presence. The reviewers describe the storyline of the film of how the group started up their careers along with

The film Straight Outta Compton does an excellent job illustrating what it was like to be an African American back in the 1980s. In the 1980s police brutality was at an all time high and it is clearly shown throughout this movie. The audience gets a good feel for what it was like back then. It can be a very eye opening movie. During the mid-1980s, a small city near Los Angeles was Compton, California, this was one of the most dangerous places in the country at the time. When five young men show their

gangsta rap group to become mainstream in the music industry. Eazy E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Dj Yella were the original members. Straight Outta Compton chronicles the creation, rise and fall of the iconic rap group NWA along with the social unrest occurring during this era. The film gleemed its name from the group’s first album, Straight Outta Compton released in 1988. The controversial album went double platinum and rubbed many government and police officials the wrong way with the real

The movie I picked to do this culture analysis on was "Straight Outta Compton". I had the opportunity to watch this film a few months ago, and I completely loved it. I was not raised in the United States so, my knowledge about the group N.W.A was very little. I had always heard about them, here and there. I even recognized a few of their members like Dr. Dre and Ice Cube separately, but never imagined their history and why their impact was so big. N.W.A and their members had to go through a tough

Why You Have to Get Outta Compton if You Want To See Compton The movie Straight Outta Compton was tops at the box office in its opening weekend knocking Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation from the top spot. Mega-site Rotten Tomatoes rates it 89 percent on the Tomatometer with 96 percent of the audience saying they liked it. The film not only gave diversity to the offerings at theaters across America but was a "win" for black actors and filmmakers. Strangely, residents of the namesake city had to

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 rap even though the lyrics were telling the story of many people who lived in this

As N.W.A fell into the laps of the mainstream target audience: white, middle class, suburban males and their angst filled teens, more problems began to arise regarding the misconceptions of gangster rap and appropriation of the experience of black men in low income cities. Most of the rap that this demographic would hear on the radio was the lighter Pop-Rap of MC Hammer and The Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff. According to GZA, the founder of the Wu Tang Clan, “the label (Gangster Rap) was created by

N.W.A. Biopic Expected to Top Box Office Again Straight Outta Compton made an impressive $60.2 million at the box office, earning the film the Number 1 slot in its debut. The film continues to breaks ground, and it is expected to top the box again for a second week. According to reports, the N.W.A. biopic will earn around $30 million- which should be enough for the top position. The film stars O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, and it was directed by famed director