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After 'Straight Outta Compton,' Eazy-E actor Jason Mitchell keeps following his instincts

3089 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentSome of Jason Mitchell's most important scenes in the breakout summer hit "Straight Outta Compton" involved his character, N.W.A co-founder Eric Lynn Wright (a.k.a. "Eazy-E"), and the group's manager, Jerry Heller, played by veteran actor Paul Giamat... more info

Musician Behind Iconic “Amen” Break Finally Gets Paid

3102 days ago
StereogumThe Amen break is a six-second drum solo in “Amen, Brother,” a 1969 b-side by the American funk/soul group the Winstons. It’s one of the most sampled drumbeats — and loops in general — of all time, showing up in songs by N.W.A., the Prodigy... more info

Straight Outta Compton Hit With Defamation Lawsuit by Former N.W.A Manager

3113 days ago
TimeFormer N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller is slamming the film more info

Jerry Heller Sues Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Straight Outta Compton Producers For Defamation

3114 days ago
StereogumIn 1991, not long after he left N.W.A, Ice Cube ripped his old group apart on his scathing diss track “No Vaseline.” But he saved most of his venom for Jerry Heller, the group’s manager, a middle-aged Jewish music-industry veteran who had helpe... more info

Why N.W.A belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

3136 days ago
L.A. Times - Entertainment"F— tha Police.” One song. Ten years ago, there would have been a different argument for why N.W.A should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and 10 years from now, there could be a better reason. But this song does a lot of work in a small spa... more info

Rock Hall of Fame 2016: Who will get in? Here are the favorites

3136 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaJanet Jackson, Nine Inch Nails and (finally!) N.W.A. among the favorites for induction. more info

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 nominees revealed (Janet Jackson, Cheap Trick, The Cars, The Smiths, NWA & more)

3136 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThe 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced, and first-time nominees include Janet Jackson, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Los Lobos and more. Returning nominees include The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A., Yes, Chic, Deep Purple... more info

Rock Hall 2016 Nominees Include The Smiths, NIN, N.W.A, Janet Jackson

3136 days ago
StereogumSomeone is getting in this year. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have announced the nominations for next year’s inductions, and the list has a whole lot of names who have been nominated, sometimes multiple times. There are a few artists who are bein... more info

Janet Jackson, N.W.A Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

3137 days ago
TimeThe winners will be announced in December more info

N.W.A, Los Lobos, Janet Jackson top 2016 Rock Hall nominations

3137 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThe groundbreaking gangsta rap of N.W.A, the catholic pan-American rock of Los Lobos, the expansive progressive rock of Yes and the boundary-stretching R&B of Janet Jackson have earned each of those acts a shot at induction next year into the Rock an... more info

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