The famed N.W.A album “Straight Outta Compton” turned 30 on Wednesday. It’s rightfully looked upon as a groundbreaking, paradigm-shifting release.

2. N.W.A almost didn’t make it to Straight Outta Compton. At the conclusion of the group’s autumn 1987 tour opening for Salt-N-Pepa, Ice Cube informed the crew that he would be going to college.

N.W.A and the brilliant fury of “Straight Outta Compton” would change rap forever and provide a foundational text for hip-hop’s growth into the protest music of the 21st century.

As if they didn't know it already, Oakland Raiders players recently found out there are perks to being a professional athlete. Rapper and actor Ice Cube—who is a Raiders fan—gave the team a ...

In the 2015 movie "Straight Outta Compton," which depicts the rise of the pioneering West Coast rap group N.W.A, Taylor, a Plainfield native who goes by R. Marcos Taylor plays Marion "Suge" Knight ...

When you hear the city of Compton mentioned, you might think about gangsta rappers like Dr. Dre, N.W.A, Eazy-E and DJ Quik. You may even think of ...

The question of whether life imitates art – or if art imitates life is a perennial one.The best answer I can find is that the cycle between art and life is circular, but it allows new elements ...

I was drawn to the film, Straight Outta Compton because this is where I’m from: Compton, California, where I lived from 1954 through 1967, when I graduated Compton Senior High. My family were ...

When hip-hop group N.W.A released its debut album “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988, the rappers were probably clueless that the title also could apply to a small, short-lived group of postwar ...

Style pro Andrew Weitz walks THR through the process as he helps writer Jonathan Herman get dressed for his first Academy Awards — and buy the first tux he's ever owned.

Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff said they hope their Oscar nomination for "Straight Outta Compton" can be part of a catalyst for change within the film industry.

In the fall of 2013, as production was gearing up for the Universal Studios biopic about the 1980s rap group N.W.A, the producers needed a screenwriter to help pare down an existing script.