The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 28 wins & 40 nominations total
- Snoop
- (as Lakeith Lee Stanfield)
- Jinx
- (as Cleavon McClendon III)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors re-recorded NWA's entire Straight Outta Compton album (with producer Harvey Mason Jr.) to help them get into character.
- GoofsThe opening scene is set in 1986, and Eazy-E is seen wearing the black and white Chicago White Sox hat. However the White Sox did not adopt that logo until 1991.
- Quotes
Eazy-E: Hey, ya'll lookin for Felicia?
Felicia's Man: She in there or what?
Eazy-E: She kinda preoccupied with some real nigga dick.
Felicia's Man: [Revealing the gun] The fuck you say little nigga?
Eazy-E: [Comes out with a machine gun, Cube and Ren behind him with guns too] I said, she got a muthafuckin dick in her mouth nigga!
- Crazy creditsThe only opening credits are graffiti writings of the main characters and their actors.
- Alternate versionsThe "Unrated Director's Cut" is 18 minutes longer than the theatrical release.
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Letras Explícitas
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $161,197,785
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $60,200,180
- Aug 16, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $201,634,991
- Runtime2 hours 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1