Outkast hasn’t really been part of the music conversation lately, despite the consistent studio work from Big Boi since the Atlanta duo’s Idlewild album in 2006. With the success of N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, could a movie delving into the background of Outkast enjoy the same kind of success?
Straight Outta Compton is the biggest movie in the country, but no everyone is totally thrilled with the presentation from “The World’s Most Dangerous Group.”
Before Straight Outta Compton rose to a historic box office weekend, there was Suge Knight killing Terry Carter nearby the set of a promotional video spot used to promote the film.
All the sonic booms created by the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton has given new life to nearly everyone who was around Eazy-E at the time and Mexican rap group Brownside is apparently no exception.
The surviving members of the N.W.A have been experiencing a surge of celebrity like it’s 1988 all over again as of late. And thanks to Dr. Dre’s professional connection with Apple, a limited edition pair Beats By Dre Straight Outta Compton headphones has been birthed on the market.
Since the release of Straight Outta Compton, there have been several (new) conspiracy theories brought forth by those closet to Eazy-E on how the iconic gangsta rapper contracted the HIV virus.
YG’s 2015 was supposed to be enormous, seeing that he released arguably the most enticing rap album the year before. However like the title of his studio debut album My Krazy Life allude to, having one red Converse in the Los Angeles gang culture and the other in the entertainment world can often breed nearly […]
Kendrick Lamar has shown that he respected his Hip-Hop and musical forefathers, showing a humility and reverence to the legends that came before him. Fellow Compton icon Eazy-E of N.WA. fame was the latest artist K Dot paid tribute to in PAPER magazine.
Before the next wave of baby boomers take over the economy, there will likely be a new biopic done for dozens of iconic artists. Next up in the line upheld by James Brown, the N.W.A and Bessie Smith, the baddest man to ever wield a trumpet–Miles Davis–is set to have his story told in the […]
The long-awaited N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, sat in Hollywood limbo for some time, but it’s finally due to release. Ice Cube, a founding member of the legendary Hip-Hop group and one of the film’s producers, debuted the trailer during a concert in Sydney, Australia.
Unlike his cousin Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg really isn’t too thrilled with the thought of doing a theatrical biopic on his life and times–as of right now.
For his latest visuals, Cee-Lo Green borrows a mourning veil from Lil B’s closet and delivers an inspiring melody in “Music To My Soul.” Performing in the streets alongside a New Orleans jazz funeral where in death a celebration of the life of the recently deceased is as much a part of the funeral as is the […]
