N.W.A

Straight Outta Compton tells the mostly true story of the formation, rise, and eventual separation of the hip hop group N.W.A. in the late 1980s. N.W.A. was an influential force in rap music and is today considered the forerunner of gangsta rap. In this movie, Eazy E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube are the main characters while other featured characters are manager Jerry Heller, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. The movie gives a brief background on each of the main three characters and shows how they joined forces to

From 1986 - 1991 N.W.A had some of the most controversial gangster rap lyrics of the times. The group was lyrically ruthless, they were raw and uncut with the messages they were delivering making sure to touch on racism and police brutality. In the movie Straight outta Compton the hip hop group N.W.A is portrayed as being one of the most influential and iconic hip hop rap groups of all times. The movie shows how the group changed hip hop forever by telling their day to day struggles growing up in

N.W.A (an abbreviation of Niggaz Wit Attitudes)[1][2][3] was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap and west coast hip hop sub-genres, sometimes credited as the most important group in the history of rap music.[4] Active from 1986 to 1991, the rap group endured controversy due to the explicit lyrics that many considered to be disrespectful to women, and glorifying drugs and crime. The group was subsequently banned from many

One of the biggest influences in the Hip Hop community during the 1980s and to this day is N.W.A. A song of theirs titled Fuck tha Police from the album Straight Outta Compton caused controversy because of the seemingly harsh lack of respect for law enforcement officers. Which, is primarily a consequence of the police department's heavy use of racial profiling. N.W.A. also known as Niggaz With Attitude is a Hip Hop group originating in Compton, California formed around 1986. The original members

The film Straight Outta Compton was a biographical film that followed the young rap group the N.W.A. The struggles and obstacles shown throughout the movie shows the viewers what it was like growing up as a black male in Compton, California during this time while also trying to become successful in the music industry. Throughout the movie it is very noticeable that there was an excessive amount of stereotyping towards the average black male. In one of the first scenes of the movie an act of gang

Eazy E Eazy E was a west coast rapper. He was the Co-founder who was part of the group N.W.A. known for albums like Straight Outta Compton. Eazy E was born on September 7, 1963 in Compton, California. His original name was Eric Lynn Wright. He started a group named N.W.A. with his other rappers Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. They were known for their violent lyrics. They made A album called Straight Outta Compton. At that time Eazy was a solo artist. During his early years he dropped out of high school and

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

“Fuck Tha Police” - N.W.A. In the year of 1988, a song called “Fuck Tha Police” was published and publicly released to the world by the famous rap group N.W.A. on August 9th. The song is an ultimate form of protest. Not only did it reveal racism and police brutality towards African Americans, but it was a real eye opener for the whole world to see how Caucasian people treated people of color back then. The song transcended into a slogan and is now a movement in pop culture all over the world today

"Straight Outta Compton", a song made by the controversial rap group of the 1980’s N.W.A. Its music video features Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren, Krazy Dee, and DJ Yella. The video introduces itself with the main members of the rap group stomping through the streets of Compton. Following the introduction, throughout the music Ice Cube and MC Ren are pursued by the LAPD and arrested. Throughout the whole music video the viewers can sense a certain lifestyle that is lived for African Americans

N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitude) emerged in Compton, California, they were a hip-hop based group that was widely considered as one of the seminal acts of the gangster rap sub-genre of hip-hop. The group was active from 1986 to 1991 and endured controversy due to their explicit nature of their lyrics (6). The things they said in their music was of a shocker to society or mostly to their white listeners. These explicit lyrics were not supposed to be said out loud in public, let alone in music. During