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As anticipation grows for the release of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, more and more bumps in the road continue to arise. After the Universal Pictures produced film released a blatantly racist casting call earlier today through Sande Alessi Casting, all hell broke loose...
Iconic hip-hop group N.W.A. was once known as the World's Most Dangerous Group and now even their biopic, "Straight Outta Compton," seems to be causing trouble. A casting call for the film is raising eyebrows for its seemingly racist breakdown of women.
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NWA's former manager, Jerry Heller, voiced his anger as to why Lil Eazy-E wasn't able to participate in the audition process. According to TMZ, Jerry Heller wasn't even asked to participate in the legendary group's biopic.
"I haven't read a script...
For Curtis Young, the oldest son of Dr. Dre, carving out a name for himself in the entertainment industry has been an uphill battle. Young started rapping at the age of 12, right around the time a DNA test revealed that Dre, whom he had never met before, was his biological father...
UPDATE: We got an officially release date for The N.W.A Biopic Straight Outta Compton. Straight Outta Compton will be released on Friday, August 14, 2015. Here's more information on the film from a press release by NBC Universal:
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men tra
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The film's trailer is below:
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The upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton will be keeping it all in the family as Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., will reportedly be portraying his father. The film is being produced by Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods-Wright and is being directed by F. Gar...
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Dr. Dre turns 49 today. With the unveiling of our cover featuring heavyweights Dre, Eminem and Jimmy Iovine that highlights the launch of Beats Music, we thought it was only right to revisit some of the Compton rapper’s earlier work. Comb...