Straight edge

I ambled around my family's spacious property, the same property I had traipsed around almost every day in my life. I had walked this property feeling elated, dejected, and even puzzled, but today I was feeling as aggravated as I feel when a teacher gives out homework on a sunny day. I would have much rather been inside my comforting house, eating a delectable dinner, as delicious to me as any five star restaurant, with my family, than looking for my annoying brother. Through our dense treeline…

Straight Outta Compton showcases the journey of how Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, and MC Ren made it big in the music world. This movie shows the struggles that they encountered in their lives, giving insight into how rough life is when living in Compton, California. These five young men started off with a dream to make music for their brutal neighborhood, exposing the truth about what really goes on in Compton. Their lives then take a turn for the better when they stumble across music…

much invested in the other's outcome. Every time Dartanyon wrestled, Leroy sat on the edge of the mat, serving as unofficial coach and chief encourager” (Rinaldi). Truly, despite their disabilities, Leroy and Dartanyon have found refuge in wrestling and it is something they take seriously and put much effort into. A slightly similar story is told by authors Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian in the article “Straight Outta Compton”. High school student Kitam Hamm, lives in a gang infested city,…

In 2015 their biopic Straight Out of Compton was a box office hit that received great reviews. Straight Out Compton directed by "F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton tells the story of N.W.A.’s rise and fall, the triumphs and struggles of the group over the years"(Dornbush) . The biopic had a "… Real-world impact is one of the biggest takeaways from Straight Outta Compton,"(Gale). The movie also related to today’s issues like police brutality…

“Straight Outta Compton” is a documentary film directed by F. Gary Gray. This film was a hit in the industry and marked the box office for more than two-hundred million tickets sold for “Straight Outta Compton.” “Straight Outta Compton” was nominated for over thirty awards for their outstanding cast and music involvement. The story is about an upcoming rap group called NWA in the late 1980’s. Their music contradicted, very controversial subjects like police brutality, violence, and gangs.…

In the late 1980’s, from the streets of Compton, California, an unapologetic and incredibly honest music group, brought life-changing lyrics and beats to the music industry. From 1986 to 1991, N.W.A shined light on their realities and everyday lives of living in the hood. Also in those five years, the group endured years of controversy due to their extremely explicit lyrics and song topics on drugs, crimes, and police brutality. The group was a very well known for their hatred of the police…

the Los Angeles Police Department. Menace II Society and Straight Outta Compton approach similar situations of conflict within South Central Los Angeles, examining the relationship between discrimination and violence. Directed by the Hughes Brothers and released in 1993, Menace II Society chronicles the life of fictional Caine Lawson, a son of drug dealers trying to escape the dangers of a Watts project neighborhood. F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton, released in 2015, follows the formation…

Throughout history we’ve always had catalyst that changed the course of time. Whether it was good or bad, on purpose or on accident they created a movement. The top three most influential agents were Ice Cube, the birth control pill, and women’s suffrage. What ties these 3 are the stereotypes that were created for them and how they changed them. Hip hop emerged in the late 1970’s and was developed by the lower income districts, mainly within the African American and Hispanic communities (History…

I liked how they showed their life in their music because it was so engaging, and got everyone’s attention. It shows the racial discrimination that coloured people go through, and it was so strong. Personally, what I really liked about Straight Outta’ Compton was that there was no peaceful resistance, it was all aggressive behavior. Peaceful resistance was successful in history events like Parihaka, Black Civil Rights Movement, and Gandhi’s Movement, however I think the authorities deserved…

The Groups’s second official album “Straight Outta Compton” (1988) sold even more than 2 million copies and it was marked the arrival of a new genre. He was breaking out his own and brand new record label. Andre hit the top of the hip-hop charts with The Chronic on Death Row Records in the year 1992. The BIGGEST single from his album was featuring Snoop Dogg and it was called “Nutin but a’G’ Thang.” With Andre’s latest release Andre helped introduce G-Funk, which incorporated musical samples…