L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson) has had hit movies before, but even he couldn't have predicted that a film about his former rap group N.W.A would one day break box office records as the No. 1 musical biopic and the biggest August opening for an R-rated mov... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — As audiences were leaving "Straight Outta Compton" on its $60.2-million opening weekend, many were asking about the unknown actor playing N.W.A member Eric "Eazy-E" Wright. In scene after scene, the rise, fall and eventual death of Eazy-E provides th... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton" dominated the box office this weekend with its gritty West Coast story - and the hip-hop music that informs its sensibility and fills its soundtrack. Rap is also driving another theatrical success this summer... more info

TMZ — Lil Eazy-E and Dr. Dre's son Curtis took TMZ to the place of origin for N.W.A.  ... and it's awesome!!! It's the house that belonged to Eazy's mom and is featured prominently in "Straight Outta Compton."… more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — In "Straight Outta Compton," the biopic that follows the rise and fall of Los Angeles rap icon N.W.A, there's a scene that might fly under the radar of all but longtime L.A. residents.  A few minutes into the film, Dr. Dre brings the N.W.A crew to p... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Director F. Gary Gray is no stranger to the music or back story of N.W.A. He grew up in the same neighborhoods as the South L.A. rap group, worked on Ice Cube's early videos before directing the rapper's first major film, "Friday," and worked with Dr... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When N.W.A burst out of Compton in the late 1980s, the hip-hop group's powerful music and political message resonated with young fans around the world. The new movie about N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton," which opened to strong box office ($5 million... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The N.W.A film "Straight Outta Compton" had a good day at the box office.  more info