N.W.A’s former manager, Jerry Heller, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, the estate of Eazy-E and others involved in the making of 'Straight Outta Compton.'
The nominees for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are here and big names like Janet Jackson, N.W.A. and Chaka Khan are in the running to be inducted next year.
As 'Straight Outta Compton' continues to break records, rumors of more hip-hop biopics are sprouting up including one about Death Row Records. Although this one is proving to be true.
The N.W.A biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' retained its No. 1 position at the box office for the second consecutive weekend. The F. Gary Gray-directed movie pulled in an estimated $26.8 million over the three-day period.
The N.W.A biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' has become a huge box office success for Universal. Now comes word that a sequel involving two of the most respected West Coast icons in hip-hop -- Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur -- is in the works.
Hip-hop journalist Denise “Dee” Barnes criticized the producers of the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton of concealing the truth and not include the beating she suffered by the hands of Dr. Dre years ago in the movie. But it turns out that the violent incident was in the film’s original screenplay.
Music journalist Dee Barnes has penned a stinging commentary about 'Straight Outta Compton' and says the movie left out the beatings that she and other women allegedly suffered at the hands of Dr. Dre.
Straight Outta Compton is hitting theaters August 14 and Universal Pictures is said to be planning an N.W.A. reunion with Eminem stepping in for the late Eazy-E.
If you watched the Grammy Awards last night, then you likely saw a commercial for the N.W.A. biopic 'Straight Outta Compton.' The official trailer for the film can be summed up in one word: promising.