Calgary Public Library

Straight outta Compton

eng

videorecording

OFRB rating: 18A

Straight outta Compton

"Director F. Gary Gray turns the meteoric rise and fractious fall of rap supergroup N.W.A. into a sprawling, exhilarating Los Angeles hip-hop epic."--Variety"Straight Outta Compton functions as both a compelling, damnably topical political statement and a slickly produced piece of commercial art."--Globe and Mail"Straight Outta Compton makes that same thudding power echo in the thrill of a fresh track and the first rhymes from five young men who changed the music landscape nearly 30 years ago."--Toronto Star

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In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A

adult

live action

Straight out of Compton