Straight Outta Compton Film Analysis

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Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 drama film that was directed by Felix Gary Gary and produced by original N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, as well as many others. In 1987, five young men put their anger and frustration about life through music in one of the most dangerous places in America, Compton, California. Straight Outta Compton tells a story of how these young men stood up to authorities who tried to keep them down. In doing so, they formed the most dangerous group called N.W.A. They use their music to expose the truth about life growing up in the projects. The movie “Straight Outta Compton” includes police brutality, frustration among the N.W.A group, and their distrust of the system to bring justice.
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Scenes showed that the N.W.A. crew is repeatedly abused and harassed by cops, therefore, one can’t help but draw a connection between then and now. It revealed that while the group was on break from recording, they are harassed by the LAPD, who are under instructions to search any young black men dressed like gang members. Angered by their rough treatment by the police, Cube writes the controversial track, Fuck The Police. ‘Fuck tha Police’ remains a powerful song, and Gray does an admirable job of shining a light on its still-relevant source material.” It is a protest song by the N.W.A that provoked the F.B.I. This song stood out the most from the many songs produced by the group. It pin points many of the tensions amongst black urban youth and the police. Before a sold-out concert in Detroit, police warned N.W.A against performing the song, in which it included public indecency …show more content…

A’s manager, Jerry Heller. Cube claimed that he cheated him out of royalties. The two settled out of court in 1990, and Cube moved on to a successful solo career. N.W.A continued recording and selling records but fell out of precarious favor. This caused frustration among the group. By early 1992 N.W.A was over, its members scattered to solo careers. Dre left both the group and Ruthless to co-found Death Row Records with Marion "Suge" Knight. Aside from Ice Cube, Dr. Dre has had the most chart success. As a sign of ongoing bad feelings, Dre also used his solo album and accompanying videos to mock