Gary Gray-directed biopic on the seminal rap group N.W.A., has been the subject of scrutiny over accusations that the film whitewashes the band’s history of sexism and misogyny.
“‘Straight Outta Compton, ‘ we thought that was impossible too, but here we are”, he continued.
Ice Cube’s own son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., gave his piece of mind to Rolling Stone on how he climbed his way to reenact his father’s own stories which he had heard all his life.
“F*** the police straight from the underground”. I was very young when gangsta rap was exploding on the east and west coasts, when these hip-hop pioneers were in their prime, and I had a vague understanding of the socio-political events of the early 90s that inspired their lyrics. Ice Cube hopes this film would make Easy-E proud.
“You got a few bad apples that ruin it for everybody else”, said City Councilman Wengay Newton, Sr.
“We are hiring a little extra security in a couple of our theaters”, said Phil Zacheretti, chief executive of Phoenix Theatres Entertainment, a Knoxville, Tenn., chain with 10 theaters in Maryland, Kansas and several other states. Sources indicate it could mean reimbursement for security. “I don’t think anything’s ever been hidden from me”. They say they believe that if a few police officers are convicted and subsequently given large prison sentences for killing African American individuals, things might change on how policing happens in America. “That’s it”, actor Corey Hawkins told CNN at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
Theaters also hired additional security around the release of 1991’s Boys N The Hood, which did result in “more than 20 incidents of violence during its opening weekend”.