Straight outta Compton.
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen edition.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Widescreen (2.40:1). Special features: N.W.A. the origins; Impact; director's journey; The streets: filming in Compton; N.W.A. performs in Detroit; feature commentary with director/producer F. Gary Gray. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Straight outta Compton Flash light We want eazy Gangsta gangsta (Not just) knee deep Boyz-n-the-hood Everybody loves the sunshine Express yourself F**k tha police 8 ball The nigga ya love to hate Real niggaz Nuthin' but a 'g' thang. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Billy Fox; director of photography, Matthew Libatique. |
Participant or Performer Note: | O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: R; for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 (English, French, Spanish), Dolby digital 2.0 (English), English DVS 2.0. |
Language Note: | English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | N.W.A. (Musical group) > Drama. Rap musicians > California > Compton > Drama. |
Genre: | Biographical films. |
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"Straight Outta Compton tells the riveting and critically-acclaimed true story of five young men - Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren - who, as N.W.A , forged their anger and inner-city frustrations into the most potent weapon imaginable: their music. ""Straight Outta Compton is epic. An explosively entertaining hip-hop biopic that raps home truths about race and police brutality as timely now as they were during the 1980s in Compton. What stands is an amazement, an electrifying piece of hip-hop history that speaks urgently to right now."" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)" - Baker & Taylor
A true story of how five young black men from the dangerous streets of Compton in Los Angeles formed N.W.A., a musical group that revolutionized the American music industry and pop culture. - Universal Studios Home Entert.
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. 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. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.