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- After two weekends at the top of the charts, the N.W.A. biopic is on track to spend its third at No. 1 too. F. Gary Gray’s Compton has been the breakout hit of August — and one of the biggest hits of the summer — and it’s eyeing a 40 to 45 percent drop, which should put it around $15 million for the weekend.
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"Straight Outta Compton" is a song by American hip hop group N.W.A. It was released on July 10, 1988 as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge.
Aug 19, 2015 · The N.W.A musical biopic, which has dominated the box office since its release, is expected to fall up to 45% in its third weekend. It will add between $13 million to $15.5 million, according...
Nov 3, 2023 · Straight Outta Compton is a groundbreaking rap song released in 1988 by the rap group N.W.A, which stood for Niggaz With Attitude. Composed by the group members, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, the track serves as an anthem and powerful commentary on the harsh realities of life in Compton, a city notorious for its crime and violence.
- Peter Freeman
- The group didn’t call their music “gangsta rap” when it came out. “We were trying to make records that can go on the radio, and when we started doing mixtapes — which we knew wasn’t going on the radio — that’s when we really started to talk about the neighborhood,” Ice Cube told Rolling Stone in 2015.
- N.W.A almost didn’t make it to Straight Outta Compton. At the conclusion of the group’s autumn 1987 tour opening for Salt-N-Pepa, Ice Cube informed the crew that he would be going to college.
- Ice Cube wasn’t from Compton, but that didn’t stop him from writing about it. The rapper was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. He’d met Eazy-E as a teenager and gave him the lyrics to “Boyz-N-the Hood.”
- The inspiration for “Fuck tha Police” is up for debate. Dr. Dre has recalled a story where he and Eazy-E went around shooting paintball pellets at people waiting for the bus.
- Talking To My Diary - Dr. Dre. Timestamp:0:00| Scene: The movie starts. Eazy E sets up his audio system in the trunk.
- Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity. Timestamp:0:05| Scene: Song is heard after the movie title fades in. Dre is in his room listening to music.
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears. Timestamp:0:09| Scene: Song can be heard on the school bus. Ice Cube writes his song lyrics in his notebook.
- More Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp. Timestamp:0:10| Scene: To be heard on the school bus. Kernshaw Mafia stops the bus.
The song debuted at #38 on the US Hot 100 in 2015 following the release of the Straight Outta Compton movie. It was N.W.A.'s first ever entry in the Top 40 of the US singles chart.
Oct 8, 2023 · Straight Outta Compton is a groundbreaking song by the rap group N.W.A, released in 1988. The track gained immense popularity and raised controversy due to its raw and unapologetic lyrics that depicted the harsh realities of life in Compton, a neighborhood in Los Angeles.
