In interviews at the time, NWA liked to call themselves “street reporters.” But plenty of Compton residents didn’t like their message. “You know, when you watch ‘American Idol’ and there’s that ‘it factor,’ there’s a hood factor, and you get the authenticity when you’re in environments like this when you have an open call, and I’m seeing it and I’m pretty happy with it.” “It’s just a certain thing that a person from the 'hood has, you know. Gary Gray, the director of the film “Straight Outta Compton,” is looking for. “But you gotta suck it up and you really gotta hit your hustle or whatever you do, it’s legal or not legal, you gotta do it best that your capability, because if you don’t, you just gonna be a dog that got ate.” “It teaches it’s not always good in the world, sometimes it's gritty, sometimes it's stank,” said Joe Bryant, 23, who grew up in Compton. The anti-police rhetoric foreshadowed the Rodney King beating and the L.A. The FBI was worried enough to send the group’s label a warning letter.
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In the era of Reagan, AIDS and the crack epidemic, the NWA song “F- tha Police” put NWA - and Compton - on the map. “Real stories about what was going on in the world at that time.” “I feel like he was the leader, and because they gave us stories about the 'hood,” Word said. Word wants to play NWA founding member Dr. Joseph Word, 18, was here for his first-ever audition. Eazy-E died of AIDS in 1995 at the age of 31. Many came dressed like NWA rapper Eazy-E, with his trademark black Raiders hat, Jheri curls, sunglasses and gold chains. Most were born after the album’s 1988 release. Hundreds of young African-American men showed up on a hot Sunday afternoon to audition for the film.
Timothy Slater prepares to audition for the role of Ice Cube.
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This summer production is scheduled to begin on a movie about the group’s rise to fame.Īn open casting call for the film “Straight Outta Compton” was held recently in a crowded community center gymnasium in South Los Angeles, where NWA has its roots. It’s been more than 25 years since the groundbreaking rap group NWA released the controversial album “ Straight Outta Compton.”īeginning with the now-famous sentence, “You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge,” the record is widely credited as launching the gangsta rap genre.
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