A Lawsuit Against Straight Outta Compton's 'Sleazy Manager' Portrayal Is Moving Forward
NWA’s ex-manager Gerald Heller can proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Straight Outta Compton, after a judge ruled against its dismissal on Monday.
Straight Outta Compton Used 'Racial Marketing' to Promote the Trailer on Facebook
Straight Outta Compton was one of the top 20 highest-grossing films of 2015 and a lot of that had to do with its marketing. Promotion for the movie was damn near everywhere, including Facebook. But as it turns out, white users saw an entirely different trailer for the film than black and Latino users.
The Straight Outta Compton Cast Wasn't Invited to This Year's Oscars, But They Could Have Been
Straight Outta Compton was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. This is notable not only because it’s the critical and commercial hit’s only Oscar nomination, but because it means the film’s only representatives at the ceremony will be white. When the words “Straight Outta Compton” are uttered by…
The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Will Play 2Pac's Mom Afeni in Biopic
Danai Gurira (Michonne on The Walking Dead, aka the best friend to have in a zombie Apocalypse situation) has signed on for the role of Tupac Shakur’s mom Afeni Shakur in the upcoming 2Pac biopic All Eyez On Me.
Dr. Dre's Ex Michel'le Thinks His Apology for Abusing Women Is Bullshit
Dr. Dre, who’s in the middle of promoting the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, publicly apologized last week for abusing women in his past. His former fiancée Michel’le is not buying the apology and calls it “good PR.”http://jezebel.com/dr-dre-on-his-...
"This Is Bigger Than Me and Bigger Than Hip-Hop": Dee Barnes Responds to Dr. Dre’s Public Apology
On Friday, three days after Gawker ran Dee Barnes’s essay “Here’s What’s Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up,” the New York Times ran a piece that included an official apology from Dr. Dre addressed to “the woman I’ve hurt.” Barnes’s response to Dre’s apology is below.
Dr. Dre on His Abusive Past: 'I Apologize to the Women I’ve Hurt'
Dr. Dre has issued a public apology to the women he’s abused in the past, following heavy criticism of the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton.
Here's the Dr. Dre Abuse Scene Cut From Straight Outta Compton's Script
The omitted Straight Outta Compton scene of Dr. Dre beating television host Dee Barnes has been found.
Here's What's Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up
On January 27, 1991, at a record-release party for the rap duo Bytches With Problems in Hollywood, producer/rapper/then-N.W.A. member Dr. Dre brutally attacked Dee Barnes, the host of a well-known Fox show about hip-hop called Pump It Up! Dre was reportedly angry about a Pump It Up! segment hosted by Barnes that aired…
Dr. Dre's Ex Has an Idea Why His Abusive Past Didn't Make the NWA Biopic
While reviews for the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton have been fairly positive, one prevailing critique is that the narrative conveniently leaves out Dr. Dre’s abusive past. In a recent interview, his ex-fiancée—R&B singer Michel’le—states the obvious in explaining the reason that storyline was neglected.
Ava DuVernay Shows Love For Straight Outta Compton
About a week ago, Oprah tweeted at Selma director Ava DuVernay asking if she had yet seen Straight Outta Compton. DuVernay, who replied that she was curious at how her hometown would be represented, ended up watching the film during its opening weekend. She showed her praise for the N.W.A. biopic through a series of…
Listen Right Now to Women With Attitude (WWA), a Fire New Rap Supergroup
Old school West Coast rap fans who are also feminists are having a rough month, not that it’s ever been a comfortable position to occupy: Straight Outta Compton, the NWA biopic which drops today, whitewashes the misogyny that comprised a good amount of the seminal rap group’s music and does nothing to mention Dr.…
Remember When Dr. Dre Bashed a Female Journalist’s Face Against a Wall?
In January of 1991, producer/rapper and then-N.W.A. member Andre “Dr. Dre” Young attacked hip-hop journalist Denise “Dee” Barnes in a nightclub. If you hadn’t heard about the incident going into F. Gary Gray’s N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which hits theaters in two weeks, you’d leave the theater none the…
NWA's Straight Outta Compton Movie May—Or May Not—Tell the Real Story
As a California girl, I grew up in the shadow of NWA even though I was absolutely not allowed to listen to Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy E, MC Ren and Yella outside of my headphones. Now the group's biopic Straight Outta Compton is on the way, starring Ice Cube's son O'Shea Jackson Jr. playing his father, and from the…
Straight Outta Compton Casting Call Is Racist as Hell
Universal Pictures is hard at work on the film Straight Outta Compton, an N.W.A. biopic set for release next year. The movie is happening with the cooperation of heavyweights like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. Here is a casting call for the film that went out yesterday.
Let Gwyneth Paltrow Tell You About How Much She Loves Gangster Rap
Now that they each have their own somewhat pointless "lifestyle" websites, the GOOPy one and the Hova decided to interview each other. Gwynnie takes Jay-Z's questions on his site, while he fields inquiries on hers. And the results are...strange. Who knew Gwyneth had opinions about gangster rap that are both deeply…
