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I know right??!! Kids these days need to go back and listen to real rap like Bigge, Two Pac, and N.W.A.
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I know right??!! Kids these days need to go back and listen to real rap like Bigge, Two Pac, and N.W.A.
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"real rap" is such a stupid label
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Sarcasm?
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Lol. It all seriousness some kids today think the classic rap artist like N.W.A are trash but think someone like OG Maco ( the dude that made that dumb song B*tch You Guessing) is good.
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Well, I was mainly poking fun at the spelling. Never seen anyone type Tupac/2Pac as Two Pac. And I'm not sure who Bigge is but I'll give you a pass there for missing the 'i'
. But yeah I hear what you're saying. It's like that with a lot of genres though. Every generation will have their classics. It's not like I'm not guilty of not loving some classic artists here and there even though they're considered pioneers of a genre or something.
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I mean who cares though. Let the kids listen to what they want.
I personally don't like many of the mainstream acts, but f*** it I just ignore them.
I personally don't like many of the mainstream acts, but f*** it I just ignore them.
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Well, I was mainly poking fun at the spelling. Never seen anyone type Tupac/2Pac as Two Pac. And I'm not sure who Bigge is but I'll give you a pass there for missing the 'i'
But yeah I hear what you're saying. It's like that with a lot of genres though. Every generation will have their classics. It's not like I'm not guilty of not loving some classic artists here and there even though they're considered pioneers of a genre or something.
iPhone auto correct lol.
Ice Cube Says Son Playing Him in 'Compton' Was Like 'Back to the Future'
When it came time to cast the upcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, the filmmakers didnt have to go far to find the perfect person to play O'Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube. Their choice: the rapper-actors 24-year-old son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., who doesnt just have the bloodline but is also a spitting image of his dad.
Both Jacksons insist that O'Shea Jr. wasnt just handed the role, though, even if he had an obvious inside connection: It wasnt a shoo-in because he had to do a screen test for Universal, Cube told us from the Los Angeles set of Compton in September, which you can watch above. It wasnt just me who was giving him the OK, but the studio was saying that he was the best man for the job.
Compton marks the acting debut for O'Shea Jr., also a rapper who goes by the stage name OMG (Oh My Goodness). He prepped for the role for two years, working with acting coaches in both New York and Los Angeles. It got to a point where I didnt want to see anyone else play him, it wouldve killed me to see someone else play him, the younger Jackson said. So it became an obsession to get this part.
O'Shea Jackson, aka Ice Cube (left) and O'Shea Jackson Jr. (right) The biopic, directed F. Gary Gray follows the rise of the seminal gangsta rap pioneers NWA which also consisted of Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell), MC Ren (Aldis Hodge), and DJ Yella (Neil Brown, Jr.) in the late '80s and early '90s, and their tense relationship with law enforcement and government.
Im living the ultimate dream as a producer, as an artist, and as a father, Cube said from the set. Though the surreal experience reminds him of the exploits of a certain Marty McFly, who tinkered with the time-space continuum when he encountered his high-school-aged father.
Its already like Back to the Future for me anyway, he said. I feel like if I run into my son in the hallway at the wrong time, I could change history.
Kind of like NWA did.
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/ice-cube-son-playing-him-straight-outta-compton-119948269327.html
When it came time to cast the upcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, the filmmakers didnt have to go far to find the perfect person to play O'Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube. Their choice: the rapper-actors 24-year-old son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., who doesnt just have the bloodline but is also a spitting image of his dad.
Both Jacksons insist that O'Shea Jr. wasnt just handed the role, though, even if he had an obvious inside connection: It wasnt a shoo-in because he had to do a screen test for Universal, Cube told us from the Los Angeles set of Compton in September, which you can watch above. It wasnt just me who was giving him the OK, but the studio was saying that he was the best man for the job.
Compton marks the acting debut for O'Shea Jr., also a rapper who goes by the stage name OMG (Oh My Goodness). He prepped for the role for two years, working with acting coaches in both New York and Los Angeles. It got to a point where I didnt want to see anyone else play him, it wouldve killed me to see someone else play him, the younger Jackson said. So it became an obsession to get this part.
Im living the ultimate dream as a producer, as an artist, and as a father, Cube said from the set. Though the surreal experience reminds him of the exploits of a certain Marty McFly, who tinkered with the time-space continuum when he encountered his high-school-aged father.
Its already like Back to the Future for me anyway, he said. I feel like if I run into my son in the hallway at the wrong time, I could change history.
Kind of like NWA did.
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/ice-cube-son-playing-him-straight-outta-compton-119948269327.html
Can't wait for this to hit theaters. Wife and I will catch it opening weekend.
As for kids & hip hop, our parents hated the music we listened to, as their parents with them. I pretty much can't listen to anything my kids like, it all sounds like the same crap to me. When our kids grow up, they'll hate what their kids listen to. It's just the natural progression of things...
As for kids & hip hop, our parents hated the music we listened to, as their parents with them. I pretty much can't listen to anything my kids like, it all sounds like the same crap to me. When our kids grow up, they'll hate what their kids listen to. It's just the natural progression of things...
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This movie looks awesome.
Here's the First Complete Picture of NWA and Their 'Straight Outta Compton' Counterparts
NWA hasnt performed on stage together in over a decade, but the groundbreaking rap groups surviving members did have a stage reunion of sorts on the set of their upcoming biopic, Straight Outta Compton. And it included their screen doppelgangers (doppelgangstas, if you will), too.
Yahoo Movies was on the films Santa Monica, Calif. set in September to witness the photo opp, and you can see the exclusive shot above. The picture features remaining NWA alum (from left) DJ Yella, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Dr. Dre in the top row, with Compton actors Neil Brown Jr. (Yella), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Cube), Jason Mitchell (Eazy-E), Aldis Hodge (Ren), and Corey Hawkins (Dre) taking knees in front of them. (Universal previously released this image, which did not include Yella and Ren or the actors playing them.)
While Cube and Dre both serve as producers on the film and were regularly involved in the productions daily operations Yella and Ren were both visiting the set when the picture was taken. (The groups fifth member, Eazy-E, passed away in 1995.)
It was a special day, Compton director F. Gary Gray told us by phone this week. I dont think they had all been together for a very a long time. So to experience the surviving members of NWA, all together and then for them to experience the cast playing them was magical.
Gray (Friday, Set It Off) likened the cross-generational grouping to the meeting of McFlys in Back to the Future, the same analogy Ice Cube used while explaining what it was like seeing his own son, OShea Jackson Jr., playing him in the film. You can watch that interview here:
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ice Cube's Son Proves Himself To His Dad
NWA producer Ice Cube wanted his son to play him in the legendary rap biopic but first he had to prove himself.
Cube and Dres first-hand intel on the films events was invaluable. Hip-hop is all about authenticity, Gray said. Having them as partners helped with finding and delivering not only the authenticity, but also the detail of some of the things that happened 20 or 30 years ago. Its what makes the film feel real.
Yella and Ren stopped by the production at several points, Gray said, as did family members of Eazy-E. His son came and watched Jason perform, and was really, really happy with not only our choice of Jason to play Eazy, but [with] how we captured some of the moments that he was in with his dad. Im sure it was interesting to see it recreated.
Straight Outta Compton opens Aug 14. Watch the latest trailer:
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'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer 2
Straight Outta Compton
NWA hasnt performed on stage together in over a decade, but the groundbreaking rap groups surviving members did have a stage reunion of sorts on the set of their upcoming biopic, Straight Outta Compton. And it included their screen doppelgangers (doppelgangstas, if you will), too.
Yahoo Movies was on the films Santa Monica, Calif. set in September to witness the photo opp, and you can see the exclusive shot above. The picture features remaining NWA alum (from left) DJ Yella, Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Dr. Dre in the top row, with Compton actors Neil Brown Jr. (Yella), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Cube), Jason Mitchell (Eazy-E), Aldis Hodge (Ren), and Corey Hawkins (Dre) taking knees in front of them. (Universal previously released this image, which did not include Yella and Ren or the actors playing them.)
While Cube and Dre both serve as producers on the film and were regularly involved in the productions daily operations Yella and Ren were both visiting the set when the picture was taken. (The groups fifth member, Eazy-E, passed away in 1995.)
It was a special day, Compton director F. Gary Gray told us by phone this week. I dont think they had all been together for a very a long time. So to experience the surviving members of NWA, all together and then for them to experience the cast playing them was magical.
Gray (Friday, Set It Off) likened the cross-generational grouping to the meeting of McFlys in Back to the Future, the same analogy Ice Cube used while explaining what it was like seeing his own son, OShea Jackson Jr., playing him in the film. You can watch that interview here:
ice Cube's Son Proves Himself To His Dad
NWA producer Ice Cube wanted his son to play him in the legendary rap biopic but first he had to prove himself.
Cube and Dres first-hand intel on the films events was invaluable. Hip-hop is all about authenticity, Gray said. Having them as partners helped with finding and delivering not only the authenticity, but also the detail of some of the things that happened 20 or 30 years ago. Its what makes the film feel real.
Yella and Ren stopped by the production at several points, Gray said, as did family members of Eazy-E. His son came and watched Jason perform, and was really, really happy with not only our choice of Jason to play Eazy, but [with] how we captured some of the moments that he was in with his dad. Im sure it was interesting to see it recreated.
Straight Outta Compton opens Aug 14. Watch the latest trailer:
'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer 2
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MC REN BLASTS N.W.A \\\"STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON\" MOVIE PROMOTION
MC Ren Blasts N.W.A "Straight Outta Compton" Movie Promotion
by SOREN BAKER
posted Wednesday June 10, 2015 at 10:30AM PST | 9 comments
F*** these b*****s at universal pictures leaving me out the movie trailers tryin to rewrite history, MC Ren writes on Twitter.
MC Ren made a series of social media posts today (June 10) regarding the promotion ofStraight Outta Compton, the forthcoming film on N.W.A that is due in theaters August 14.
"Man f*** these b*****s at universal pictures leaving me out the movie trailers tryin to rewrite history," MC Ren writes on Twitter.
MC Ren, who with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was a member of N.W.A, is not depicted in the trailers.
The trailers focus on Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. The trailers also feature Ruthless Records executive and N.W.A manger Jerry Heller, but do not focus on either MC Ren or DJ Yella.
DJ Yella produced N.W.As material with Dr. Dre.
MC Ren was one of N.W.As main rappers and has been name-dropped in songs by several rappers, including OutKast on Aquemini.He also wrote some of Eazy-Es lyrics.
"When you have b*****s work on a hip hop film that don't know **** about hip hop this is what happens. How the hell u leave me out after all, MC Ren writes, "The work I put into them records. It's disrespectful to me, my family and most of all my FANS.
MC Rens posts are as follows, as are photos of the vinyl of N.W.A's Straight Outta Comptonand Eazy-E's Eazy-Duz-It albums, which highlight MC Ren's writing credits as a member of N.W.A and for Eazy-E:
MC REN BLASTS N.W.A \\\"STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON\" MOVIE PROMOTION
MC Ren Blasts N.W.A "Straight Outta Compton" Movie Promotion
by SOREN BAKER
posted Wednesday June 10, 2015 at 10:30AM PST | 9 comments
F*** these b*****s at universal pictures leaving me out the movie trailers tryin to rewrite history, MC Ren writes on Twitter.
MC Ren made a series of social media posts today (June 10) regarding the promotion ofStraight Outta Compton, the forthcoming film on N.W.A that is due in theaters August 14.
"Man f*** these b*****s at universal pictures leaving me out the movie trailers tryin to rewrite history," MC Ren writes on Twitter.
MC Ren, who with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was a member of N.W.A, is not depicted in the trailers.
The trailers focus on Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. The trailers also feature Ruthless Records executive and N.W.A manger Jerry Heller, but do not focus on either MC Ren or DJ Yella.
DJ Yella produced N.W.As material with Dr. Dre.
MC Ren was one of N.W.As main rappers and has been name-dropped in songs by several rappers, including OutKast on Aquemini.He also wrote some of Eazy-Es lyrics.
"When you have b*****s work on a hip hop film that don't know **** about hip hop this is what happens. How the hell u leave me out after all, MC Ren writes, "The work I put into them records. It's disrespectful to me, my family and most of all my FANS.
MC Rens posts are as follows, as are photos of the vinyl of N.W.A's Straight Outta Comptonand Eazy-E's Eazy-Duz-It albums, which highlight MC Ren's writing credits as a member of N.W.A and for Eazy-E:
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I agree with him. I know Eazy, Dre, and Cube are the biggest members and theyre the focus but really Ren and Yella are getting no shine at all.
Which also is weird because Aldis Hodge is playing Ren and he has more of a fanbase than any of the main 3. Not saying he should be in the forefront but he should at least get something
Which also is weird because Aldis Hodge is playing Ren and he has more of a fanbase than any of the main 3. Not saying he should be in the forefront but he should at least get something
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I am looking forward to this movie, but it is a damn shame those two are getting ignored.
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