Straight Outta Compton
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- F. Gary Gray
Summary
F. Gary Gray's biopic of N.W.A., covering the group's formation in late-1980s Compton through Eazy-E's 1995 death from AIDS-related illness. O'Shea Jackson Jr. plays his father Ice Cube; Corey Hawkins plays Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell plays Eazy-E. Produced by Cube, Dre and Tomica Woods-Wright. Grossed over $200 million worldwide.
Hip-hop relevance
The highest-grossing hip-hop biopic on record at the time of release and a major commercial event for the genre on screen. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards. Helped re-cement N.W.A.'s mainstream legacy in the year of their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
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