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  • Movies With Black Casts Are Suddenly Red-Hot but Is Hollywood Paying Attention?

    “The Perfect Guy,” “War Room” and “Straight Outta Compton” have all topped the box office in recent weeks

    By

    Todd Cunningham
    September 14, 2015 @ 6:34 AM
    6:34 AM
    Movies With Black Casts Are Suddenly Red-Hot but Is Hollywood Paying Attention?
  • 5 Reasons ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Shot Down Box-Office Records

    Ice Cube’s charm, broad social themes and witty lines like “bye Felicia!” help N.W.A biopic connect with audiences

    By

    Todd Cunningham
    August 16, 2015 @ 12:59 PM
    12:59 PM
    5 Reasons ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Shot Down Box-Office Records
  • ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Gangsta on Box Office With $56 Million Debut

    The biopic about rap group N.W.A plays across ethnic lines to post biggest opening ever for an R-rated movie in August

    By

    Todd Cunningham
    August 16, 2015 @ 7:54 AM
    7:54 AM
    ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Gangsta on Box Office With $56 Million Debut
  • Straight Outta Compton Heads for $55 Million Explosion at Box Office

    Biopic about iconic rappers blows away projections with $24.2 million Friday and leaves “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in dust

    By

    Todd Cunningham
    August 15, 2015 @ 7:26 AM
    7:26 AM
    Straight Outta Compton Heads for $55 Million Explosion at Box Office
  • ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Tops Charts With $5 Million at Thursday Night Box Office

    Warner Bros.’ “Man From U.N.C.L.E” grosses $900,000 the same night

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    August 14, 2015 @ 7:16 AM
    7:16 AM
    ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Tops Charts With $5 Million at Thursday Night Box Office
  • Ice Cube Gets Real on Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter: ‘I Tell My Kids to Make It Home’

    Rapper says little has changed since the 1980s during live streamed Q&A promoting N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton”

    By

    Anita Bennett
    August 11, 2015 @ 8:24 PM
    8:24 PM
    Ice Cube Gets Real on Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter: ‘I Tell My Kids to Make It Home’
  • Watch Livestream: ‘Straight Outta Compton’s’ Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Discuss the Rise and Fall of N.W.A. (Video)

    DJ Yella, MC Ren, the film’s stars O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and members of the Compton community also join the discussion

    By

    Debbie Emery
    August 11, 2015 @ 1:20 PM
    1:20 PM
    Watch Livestream: ‘Straight Outta Compton’s’ Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Discuss the Rise and Fall of N.W.A. (Video)
  • Ice Cube on Why N.W.A Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Was Almost DOA in Hollywood (Video)

    “It was one of the hardest movies I ever had to get made,” hip-hop mogul tells TheWrap

    By

    Anita Bennett
    August 5, 2015 @ 8:35 PM
    8:35 PM
    Ice Cube on Why N.W.A Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Was Almost DOA in Hollywood (Video)
  • 11 Best Lines From Ice Cube’s ‘Friday’ in Honor of Movie’s 20th Anniversary (Video)

    What’s up, Big Perm? TheWrap revisits the cult classic about two unemployed slackers Craig and Smokey

    By

    Anita Bennett and Lia Haberman
    April 20, 2015 @ 2:43 PM
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    11 Best Lines From Ice Cube’s ‘Friday’ in Honor of Movie’s 20th Anniversary (Video)
  • Ice Cube Says He’s Ready to Make Another ‘Friday’ Movie: ‘That’s My Dream’ (Video)

    “It’s really up to the movie companies to step up,” the producer, writer and co-star of the franchise tells TheWrap

    By

    Anita Bennett
    April 15, 2015 @ 8:37 PM
    8:37 PM
    Ice Cube Says He’s Ready to Make Another ‘Friday’ Movie: ‘That’s My Dream’ (Video)
  • ‘Selma’s Keith Stanfield to Play Snoop Dogg in Universal’s N.W.A. Movie (Exclusizzle)

    The “Short Term 12” star, who’s a musician himself, will play the young rapper in “Straight Outta Compton”

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    August 25, 2014 @ 10:14 AM
    10:14 AM
    ‘Selma’s Keith Stanfield to Play Snoop Dogg in Universal’s N.W.A. Movie (Exclusizzle)
  • Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Find Their MC Ren, DJ Yella for N.W.A. Biopic

    Aldis Hodge and Neil Brown Jr. join Universal and director F. Gary Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton”

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    July 29, 2014 @ 11:00 AM
    11:00 AM
    Ice Cube, Dr. Dre Find Their MC Ren, DJ Yella for N.W.A. Biopic
  • Corey Hawkins to Play Dr. Dre in N.W.A. Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’

    Ice Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., will play him in the drama, while Jason Mitchell will play Eazy-E

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    June 18, 2014 @ 11:08 AM
    11:08 AM
    Corey Hawkins to Play Dr. Dre in N.W.A. Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’
  • Ice Cube’s Son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., to Play Rapper in N.W.A. Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (Exclusive)

    Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s widow are producing the Universal movie, which F. Gary Gray is directing

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    June 9, 2014 @ 11:59 AM
    11:59 AM
    Ice Cube’s Son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., to Play Rapper in N.W.A. Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (Exclusive)
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