The group described harassment by police officers. The biopic also depicts important contemporary parallels.
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While the movie has been praised by critics nationwide, it’s also attracted controversy due to lawsuits involving some former N.W.A. All over Facebook and Instagram, people layered avatars with “Straight Outta. The social media campaign was also stellar, DuPont said. 14, when other movie debuts weren’t an issue. “They were the first ones to put that kind of energy out there,” said Akil DuPont, a Tallahassee native who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Florida A&M and a master’s degree in film production at Florida State.ĭuPont, who teaches film production at Clinton State University in Atlanta, applauded movie producers for releasing the film on Aug. N.W.A.’s music carried a message, whether liked or loathed, that much of today’s commercialized rap songs lack. He said the group is a fixture in pop culture. It’s a great thing that the people who believe are not just the African American community,” said Barry Faulk, an associate professor who has taught pop culture at Florida State University. “Hip-hop is cultural enough in that it has a history that matters. Dre” Young, the beat maker and O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson the street poet, and other members as gangster rap pioneers.įrom 1986 to 1991, coupled with a partial reunion from 1998 to 2002, the group produced songs unlike anything on the radio. and cements the legacy of the late Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, the leader Andre “Dr. The box-office hit chronicles the rise and fall of N.W.A. “Straight Outta Compton” is straight up genius, film and pop culture experts with Tallahassee ties say.
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