Straight outta Compton

humanji wrote: »

Yeah, I wouldn't be a fan of the people involved or the music, but that actually looks like it'll be a pretty good watch.

I like the nwa music, its proper hip hop and not the watered down ****e were fed today. I like ice cube but never had time for easy e always seemed like a thug to me. Also if I remember correctly Dr dre beat the **** out of a female presenter backstage at an award ceremony in the early 90s.

Anyway trailer looks fantastic I will be going to see it.

ricero wrote: »

I like the nwa music, its proper hip hop and not the watered down ****e were fed today. I like ice cube but never had time for easy e always seemed like a thug to me. Also if I remember correctly Dr dre beat the **** out of a female presenter backstage at an award ceremony in the early 90s.

Anyway trailer looks fantastic I will be going to see it.

Of course Easy E was a thug!!! The music and lifestyle is based on ThugLife .......... NWA as a band and album was funded by drug money ......... no Easy E, no NWA.

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

First of all it's Eazy E

Second of all Thug Life was a Tupac idea, not NWA

First of all ........... relax with the Grammar Nazism, take it eazzzzy.

Second of all, I'm fully aware that Tupac Amaru Shakur (is "2pac" acceptable? :rolleyes:) coined the phrase "ThugLife" (he had it tattooed on his abdomen ffs!) and made it famous, however I was referring to "ThugLife" as a recognisable phrase used in Gangster (excuse me, "Gangsta") Rap and Gang Culture ( to describe the lifestyle of Mr. E before and during his rise to fame ........ that ok Cuz? :rolleyes:

Just seen it - Left out a lot of stuff in it such as the diss songs.

Never said that Eazy E recieved a good percentage of what Dre released to get out of contract as Suge beating Eazy didn't get him out of contract.

Film never mentioned that Dre used to wear lipstick and dress like a women lol!



Still pretty awesome for people who like hip hop and how corrupt the cops were!

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

That's because it's not, it's an embarrassment nowadays.

I'm not aiming this at you specifically, but some people just don't seem to understand that hip hop isn't one single thing.

Hip hop, taken generally, is alive and well and there's no shortage of quality albums. It's just that the most critically-lauded artists don't break through as they once did.

In the early to mid 90s the best albums were also the most commercially successful. That day is gone. There are some exceptions, like Kendrick Lamar, who (while you may or may not like him) is certainly not an embarrassment.

There are so many unique movements and sub-genres that have really pushed the 'genre' forward. The instrumental and experimental scene, occupied by people like Flying Lotus, is incredibly vibrant and, thankfully, it's actually making it into the mainstream (albeit in a somewhat watered down form) via albums like Lamar's latest.

So yes, the big, loud, ugly hip hop that we hear these days, most especially in its mutant EDM form, is a total embarrassment. But genuine hip hop, in the spirit of all of those great albums that we know and love, is still delivering and evolving.

Personally, I don't think 90s hip hop will ever be topped, and I also think the same about 90s house. The mistake, however, would be hearing 'deep house' on the radio, or watching Kanye at Glastonbury, and thinking that that's all there is.