Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton chronicles the rise of the hip hop group NWA from Compton, California. The film tells the story of the formation of the band, the controversy surrounding gangsta rap, police brutality, and the tragic death of Eazy-E. Straight Outta Compton stars Ice Cube's son O'Shea Jackson Jr. as his father, Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella, and Aldis Hodge as MC Ren.
Straight Outta Compton
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Release Date
- August 14, 2015
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Corey Hawkins , Neil Brown Jr. , O'Shea Jackson Jr. , Aldis Hodge , keith stanfield , Paul Giamatti , Jason Mitchell
- Writers
- Jonathan Herman , Andrea Berloff
- Runtime
- 147minutes
- Budget
- $28–$50 million
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