Straight Outta Compton Essays

Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 drama film that was directed by Felix Gary Gary and produced by original N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, as well as many others. In 1987, five young men put their anger and frustration about life through music in one of the most dangerous places in America, Compton, California. Straight Outta Compton tells a story of how these young men stood up to authorities who tried to keep them down. In doing so, they formed the most dangerous group called N.W.A. They use

Intersectionalities in Straight Outta Compton Straight Outta Compton is the critically acclaimed and financially successful biopic following the pioneering rap group N.W.A. (Metacritic.com, 2015). Rising in the late 1980s and somewhat quickly disbanding in the early 1990s, N.W.A. has had a profound effect on the subgenre gangsta rap, and well as causing much controversy at a time during which drugs and gang violence heavily affected communities around the United States, including the city of Compton (Jennings

While watching some scenes from "Straight Outta Compton" you cannot help but be in some kind of shock. We have all heard of police brutality and discrimination, but watching scenes based on a true story raise many eyebrows. You can see the anger that the characters feel after being discriminated because of their skin color. To this day, police brutality is a big issue across the country and it is always making headlines. You would think that by now we would have come a long way, but that is not the

Investigating Set Forms: The Film Industry With reference to Straight Outta Compton and I, Daniel Blake, outline some of the key differences between the mainstream and independent film industries. Straight Outta Compton is a Legendary production co-produced by former members of N.W.A. Dr Dre and Ice Cube and distributed by Universal Pictures that portrays the journey of the world’s best know gangsta rappers from 1980s onwards up until the point of their alleged decline. I, Daniel Blake, on the

Straight Outta Compton is one of the most violent songs produced. The song Straight Outta Compton by the N.W.A. was released and not long after was censored. The song starts by saying “ you are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge”, and by hearing that you would think the song was about street knowledge but the song ends up being very violent. It was censored because it has ostentatious lyrics, is profane and strident, and unrelentingly depicts violent defense. Because of these descriptions

Music has captivated society as a vital entertainment source over decades. Music has transformed culture, told narratives,and contained meaningful messages through lyrics from an inspired artists. Society has revolved around music and welcomed the power behind the music. Even when music took a dramatic shift society continued to remain listeners throughout history. Music has continued to play a key role and a reflection of how society continues to transform. Overtime as music continued to gain popularity

In the mise-en-scene of films, “…there are at least two different levels of story telling, the actual narrative which is the upfront story and the visual story which is the undercurrent (Sanchez 22). Although Drumline (2002) and Straight Outta Compton (2015) were released over a decade apart, there were similar conflicts in black communities that were highlighted and represented through music and the mise- en-scene in both films. Of the black community issues, the main ones that were similar were

The movie “Straight Outta Compton,” is a biography about a group of young men who turned their everyday life struggles in Compton into music. The group was called N.W.A (Niggas with Attitude) and their genre of music was gangsta rap, the main characters in the movie were Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre), Jason Mitchell (Eazy-E), and O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Ice Cube). It was released on August 11, 2016 and the director was F. Gary Gary. N.W.A gave minorities who were living in the urban and inner cities a voice

brutality. Straight Outta Compton is a movie written and directed by Oshea Jackson J.R. or better known as Ice Cube who was a member of the group. He continually expresses the unfairness of how they are treated and how nothing has been changed. The racial and cultural tensions between African Americans and police has been an issue for many years. The movie shows how little the world has changed and how politics serve a role in the unfair treatment. The Cultural conflict in Straight Outta Compton shows

Vivid, ultra-violent, sexually charged and unapologetic, “Straight Outta Compton” stripped hip-hop to its core and sounded the alarm for change, and rap music hasn't been the same since. "That record is perfect," says Rick Ross. 1982 to 1989 was truly the period that transformed rap music from nothing into a categorized music genre. People of certain group needed a voice and a voice which needed to be heard. The song “Straight outta Compton” was the one that gave that voice and install a theme of

Straight Outta Compton A film that falls under the category of being “controversial” tends to shy away from mainstream audience because of it’s subject matter or lack of diversity. For example, filmmakers like Tyler Perry only caters to the African American audience and don’t have any success overseas with different viewers. However, this stereotype defuse once “Straight Outta Compton” was release during the summer of 2015. The film grossing over $201 million worldwide. “Straight Outta Compton”

O’Shea Jackson Sr. is well known as Ice Cube. He was born June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles he made this fact known in his music hit creation called “Straight Outta Compton”. He rose to popularity as a member of the atrocious gangsta rap group N.W.A. in the late 1980s together with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren. Following his independence in 1989, Cube has built a successful career in both acting and recording. Ice Cube is currently 53 years old and married to Kimberly Woodruff where they had

Straight Outta Compton is a movie that focuses on five teenagers who have this love and desire to perform, entertain, and make music. The hip-hop group, N.W.A, is a group of guys known by their stage names, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, who are all from Compton, California. Compton, during this time, was known to be one of the worst cities to live and grow up in because of gangs, drugs, crime rates, and police brutality. Police brutality has been around for years now, and in Compton

is defined as “the framework of society that was already laid out before you were born” (Henslin, 2015, p. 99). The social structural factors that influence the characters in N.W.A are the environment where they live (inner city neighborhoods of Compton, CA), gang-related crime, racism, and police brutality. These factors shape the characters’ personalities and actions. They are brought up to believe that because they are minorities, they have no hope and need to find a way to deal with everyday

other scenes in Menace II Society that further the stereotype of the gangsta image is when he is buying cocaine or when he steals the wheels for the car he purchased from an illegal chop shop. The portrayal of these negative activities in both Straight Outta Compton and in Menace II Society only further the stereotype of the gangsta image amongst the younger African American community. Although the gangsta image was prominently displayed throughout

importantly, we will dig deeper into how N.W.A.’s hit song F**k the Police affected society's viewpoint on law enforcement and how it affected law enforcement in general. In 1988, popular hip-hop and rap group N.W.A. released an album named "Straight Outta Compton," where a particular song called "F**k the Police" was released. N.W.A.

For this week’s journal I chose the film, Straight Outta Compton starring Jason Mitchell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, and Paul Giamtti. This film was released in 2015 and was written by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff. The screenplay in this film holds true to the three act structure, without trying to give away too much details, at the beginning you meet every character and get a sense of what they are going through in their everyday lives such as Ice Cube being harassed by the police

and the politicians that resided there. The lyrics of the gangsta rapper were harsh and truthful. Originally, gangsta rap was used to depict the harsh realities of growing up on the streets of poor black neighborhoods in Los Angeles, most notably Compton. It was a new mass medium that allowed poor urban youth to tell their life stories and shed light on a situation that was going unnoticed by the masses. This new medium not only reached the ears residing in the state’s capital, but Washington D.C

The biopic, Straight Outta Compton, explores the rise to fame of hip hop group N.W.A. from Compton, California. The film contains many themes such as, overcoming adversity, friendship, and following one’s passion. Growing up in Compton, the young members of N.W.A. were required to overcome many challenging circumstances in their rise to prominence. One example of the challenges faced by the group can be seen in the various forms of police harassment they experienced during their career

The song “Fuck Tha Police” by N.W.A highlights the issues between police and the black community. Stories are told about male African American individuals, one who is being arrested, one who is getting pulled over, and how their interactions with the police go ending with a trial against the police. Also included is how interactions with the police go during daily life and with the black community in general. The acknowledgment that the black community is targeted more heavily by police than the