When N.W.A heavily insult Cube on their next record, 100 Miles and Runnin' (1990), he responds with the His debut solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), becomes a hit, but when Priority Records is unable to pay him his advance on his next album, he wrecks the label head's office. Heller delays the individual members' contracts with Ruthless, and when he insists that Cube should sign without legal representation, Cube quits the group. During a bridge, the police stop them and arrest the group, resulting in a riot. Police inĭetroit forbid them from performing the song, but they perform it anyway. During a 1989 concert tour, theįBI demands N.W.A to not perform "Fuck tha Police", because it encourages violence against law enforcement. The album becomes a controversial hit due to its profanity and violent lyrics, and the group's style is dubbed While recording their debut album, Straight Outta Compton (1988), the group is harassed by police due to their race and appearance, prompting Cube to compose aĭiss track towards the police. Priority Records offers N.W.A a record deal. Jerry Heller's offer to manage N.W.A and co-run Ruthless, and It becomes a local hit, and Eazy, Cube, Dre, New York rap group, Dre convinces Eazy to perform it instead. Intrigued by Cube's "reality raps" reflecting on the crime, gang violence, and police harassment that they and otherĪfrican Americans encounter daily, Dre convinces Eazy to fund a startup Heller filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers, protesting his depiction and claiming that parts were taken from his autobiography without permission. Soundtrack album, featuring music by N.W.A, debuted at no.
2 on the USīillboard 200 album chart a week prior to the film's release. Dre's third studio album, Compton, which debuted at no. Top ten films of 2015 and was nominated for theĪcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Released on August 14, 2015, Straight Outta Compton made over $201 million on a production budget of $50 million, was chosen by The production faced several controversies, including casting call issues and several acts of violence on set. Principal photography began that August, taking place aroundĬompton, California. Much of the cast signed on in June 2014 and John Singleton, before Gray was confirmed in April 2012. Several directors were approached, including Talks of an N.W.A biopic began in 2010 by
Paul Giamatti also stars as N.W.A's manager Producers, as was Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, while MC Ren and DJ Yella served as creative consultants.
N.W.A were involved in the production of the film, including Ice Cube and Dr. Gary Gray, depicting the rise and fall of the Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 Americanīiographical musical crime drama film directed byį.