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Straight Outta Compton<\/strong>
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Release Date: August 14, 2015
\nDistributor: Universal Pictures
\nDirector: F. Gary Gray
\nRating: R (for language throughout, strong sexuality\/nudity, violence, and drug use)
\nScreenwriter: Andrea Berloff
\nCast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge,Paul Giamatti, Marlon Yates Jr., R. Marcus Taylor, Carra Patterson, Alexandra Shipp, Lex Montgomery, Elena Goode, Keith Powers, Keith Stanfield, Lisa Renee Pitts,<\/p>\n

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton” tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.<\/p>\n

The film stars\u00a0O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr. <\/strong>as Ice Cube, Jason Mitchell<\/strong> as Easy-E, Corey Hawkins <\/strong>as Dr. Dre, Neil Brown Jr.<\/strong> as DJ Yella and Aldis Hodge<\/strong> as MC Ren.<\/p>\n

Also featured in the film are Keith Stanfield<\/strong> as Snoop Dogg, Corey Reynolds<\/strong> as Lonzo Williams, Carra Patterson<\/strong> as Tomica Woods, Eazy-E’s widow, Paul Giamatti <\/strong>as Jerry Heller, manager of the group and Alexandra Shipp <\/strong>as Kim Jackson, Ice Cube’s wife<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.<\/p>\n