The most subversive scene in “Straight Outta Compton”’s first half depicts the angry response of the group’s manager Jerry Heller ( Paul Giamatti) to his talent’s treatment by the cops. There will be many thinkpieces written about the depiction of the LAPD in “Straight Outta Compton,” and the film makes no apologies for drawing a correlation between events that transpired almost 30 years ago and the events we hear about today on an almost daily basis. Screenwriters Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff invoke the old adage that rap music is “CNN for brown people” by fearlessly presenting the environment that fostered that song. The record also quickly courted controversy with its profane, violent lyrics, earning one of Tipper Gore’s “parental advisory” labels and a threatening letter from the F.B.I. The fed’s involvement had to do with “Straight Outta Compton”’s controversial second track, a rather stinging commentary on law enforcement interaction with the minority community entitled “Fuck Da Police”. Ushering in the era of gangsta rap, the album earned millions of fans and hearty record sales, opening the floodgates for West Coast rappers. The release of “Straight Outta Compton” coincides with the 27 th anniversary of the eponymous debut album. At other times, it evokes an almost meta recreation of '90s dramas like “Boyz N The Hood,” which was shot in the same city with one of this film’s characters.
Sometimes the film looks like a rap video, filling the screen with scantily clad women and bling. There’s a lot more complexity here, both in the storytelling and the occasional shifts in tone. While “Straight Outta Compton” samples the familiar biopic beats, it surprises by spitting some new lyrics atop them. We follow them from their humble beginnings to the height of their fame, stopping along the way to hit the expected milestones and musical cues. Dre ( Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E ( Jason Mitchell), DJ Yella (Neil Brown, Jr.) and Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson, Jr, doing a great job playing his Dad). This film’s Guardians of the West Coast Rap Galaxy are the original members of N.W.A., MC Ren ( Aldis Hodge), Dr.
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