Earlier this month, an enterprising Ice Cubefan in Australia uploaded a bootleg recording of the trailer for the upcoming N.W.A.biopic, Straight Outta Compton, which the rapper showed during a concert in Sydney.
Though the video quality isnt the best, the clip offers a clear look at what the movie has in store. Over a montage of a DJ cutting records, LAPD officers patrolling the block and a low-rider bouncing through a crowd, Paul Giamatti, who plays Jerry Heller N.W.A.s manager and the co-founder of Ruthless Records sets the scene. Let me tell you what I see here: A lot of raw talent, swagger, bravado. People are scared of you guys, they think youre dangerous, but you have a unique voice the world needs to hear it.
The rest of the clip focuses on the key players, Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins) and Ice Cube (OShea Jackson Jr., the rappers actual son), and shows the turbulence surrounding the bands rise to fame. Amidst shots of Dre during a prison stint and Eazy-E telling off Heller (Youve got your way of dealing with it, Ive got mine), the trailer boasts footage that capturesthe torrid conditions of South Central Los Angeles, which informed the groups game-changing sound.
During an interview with radio station KCRW in April, director F. Gary Gray who was then holding open auditionsfor the five members of N.W.A. spoke about the importance of making a movie that solidified the bands cultural importance by placing them in the proper historical context. Its not unlike Social Networkor American Graffiti where you take a place and time in America, especially as it relates to popular culture, and you see the shift, and they were right there and created part of the pivot that America took in entertainment, he said.
After initially being announced in 2009, Straight Outta Compton is scheduled to open in theaterson August 14th.
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