Aldis Hodge, from left, as MC Ren, Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube and Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre in “Straight Outta Compton.” (Universal ...

Since the characters in the film were often based ... and I could not account for all key players. (This means “Straight Outta Compton” wouldn’t have made the cut even if it had been ...

“Straight Outta Compton” isn’t just a story about ... You could not have compiled a better cast of characters to represent the original members of N.W.A. Even grabbing Ice Cube’s son ...

and you hardly have time to develop the stars as human characters. So Straight Outta Compton, about the fractious career of gangsta-rap doorbusters N.W.A., turns into a bio-epic, running well over ...

‘Straight Outta Compton’ is loath to pass rash judgments on its characters, whose motivations Gray and the writers strive to understand even when their actions verge on the monstrous.

"And so, when I think about Compton, I think about redemption." Characters in Straight Outta Compton tell a story of redemption. In fact, Dr. Dre — a founding member of N.W.A, the group the film ...

The 2001 documentary turned book features many of the same characters — Snoop Dogg ... Hollywood could be staying in Compton. Compton has become a breakout for Universal, earning $141 million ...

CHICAGO — The story of the pioneering hip-hop group N.W.A. has soared straight to the top of the box office charts, but a costume blooper is the talk of the film in Chicago. An opening scene of ...