LOS ANGELES (AP) — The boys from Compton smashed opening weekend expectations, while the stylish “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” struggled to find its footing. Universal’s N.W.A. biopic earned an astonishing $56.1 million in its debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Director F. Gary Gray’s well-received film charts the formation and rise of the influential rap […]
Veteran actor and rapper Ice Cube is the producer for the movie Straight Outta Compton about his group, NWA. The story chronicles 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. The film premieres today and he talked to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unprecedented security was in place for the “Straight Outta Compton” film premiere. Invited guests had to navigate various barricades and pass through metal detectors before picking up their tickets for Monday night’s world premiere at the Microsoft Theatre at LA Live. Universal Pictures, which will release the film nationwide Friday, did […]
The long-awaited trailer for ‘Straight Outta Compton‘ has finally arrived. Ice Cube gave us all a brief preview of what to expect, but that…
The long-awaited trailer for ‘Straight Outta Compton‘ has finally arrived. Ice Cube gave us all a brief preview of what to expect, but that…
Recently, Ice Cube performed in Sydney, Austraila where he unveiled the trailer to his anticipated N.W.A biopic, “Straight Outta Compton.” The film stars Ice Cube’ son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (playing Cube), Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E. Also, it co-stars Carra Patterson, Keith Stanfield and Paul Giamatti as Eazy-E’s widow Tomica […]
The exclusion of Eazy-E’s son, Eric Wright Jr., from playing his dad in the highly-anticipated N.W.A. biopic may have produced rumors of him being upset from the snub, but according to Ice Cube, there’s a legit reason behind the selection of another entertainer for the role. In a phone interview with a Colorado radio […]
Dr. Dre, a.k.a. Andre Young, put the kibosh on plans for his son to play him in the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” because he thought the teen’s acting skills weren’t up to par. Newcomer Marcus Callender landed the role of Dre, but the rap producer’s son Curtis Young reveals he auditioned for the role […]
Our family over at Dish Nation brought this point up and we have to wonder…are they on to something here? Take a look at the…
The members of hit rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are feeling some type of way about the amount if respect hip-hop pays their mentor Eazy-E. Bone…
The line-up for the tenth annual Rock The Bells tour was announced on Tuesday May 14th and two names have been making more news than…
The huge Calabasas, Calif. mansion once used by the late Eazy-E to throw wild, all-night parties was foreclosed on earlier this year because his widow allegedly stopped making payments, reports TMZ. The property saw much action back in the early 90s as the rapper’s go-to party spot for entourage members and women, according to the […]
