NWA

Preventative steps taken as worries of violence loom as N.W.A. biopic opens in theaters nationwide  Movie theaters around the country and police departments are preparing for today’s release of “Straight Outta Compton.” The biopic is based on the rap group N.W.A. and depicts the brutal gang violence that rocked South Los Angeles in the 1980s. […]

Veteran actor and rapper Ice Cube is the producer for the movie Straight Outta Compton about his group, NWA. The story chronicles when five young men…

Roland Martin traveled to Hollywood to talk with the cast and director of the hip-hop biopic Straight Outta Compton. In this NewsOne Now interview, Martin talks…

NewsOne Now host Roland Martin recently spoke with Jason Mitchell (Easy-E), Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre) and O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Ice Cube) about their experiences channeling…

George Clinton, principal architect of P-Funk,  joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his music career and new memoir “Brothas Be, Yo Like George,…

  Sources say that Universal Pictures is planning to create a remake of the 1983 classic “Scarface.” The script for the film will be written by the writer for the upcoming NWA movie. The movie will include LA setting with Mexican Drug Cartel story line.

Straight Outta Compton – Red Band Trailer with Introduction from Dr. Dre and Ice Cube (HD) (Official) The Story of N.W.A. – In Theaters August 14th http://www.straightouttacompton.com/ 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 […]

  Recently, Ice Cube performed in Sydney, Austraila where he unveiled the trailer to his anticipated N.W.A biopic, “Straight Outta Compton.” The film stars Ice Cube’ son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (playing Cube), Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E. Also, it co-stars Carra Patterson, Keith Stanfield and Paul Giamatti as Eazy-E’s widow Tomica Woods, Snoop Dogg and the group’s manager Jerry Heller. “Straight Outta Compton ” is directed by F. Gary Gray and produced by Ice Cube […]

The life and death of West Coast rapper Eazy E is chronicled in a new documentary arriving on DVD today. “Ruthless Memories” arrives on the 18th anniversary of Eazy’s death. Director Sergio Hernandez posted a six-minute trailer for the film on YouTube last month. Told through the eyes and stories of those who knew him, […]

Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, entrepreneur, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics. Dre was previously the co-owner and artist of Death Row Records. He has produced albums for and overseen the […]