The 2015 hip hop biopic continues to score accolades. According to Variety, Straight Outta Compton is nominated by the Producers Guild of America for its annual PGA Awards. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony held January 23rd in Los Angeles. The story of N.W.A. became the highest-grossing film directed by a black filmmaker earlier […]
You can own the unrated director’s cut of the story of N.W.A. with two music projects included. Straight Outta Compton is set to be released on digital HD January 5, 2016. The Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand versions of the film are scheduled to be released January 19. The new version of the movie includes commentary from […]
Straight Outta Compton has set a record as the highest-grossing film by a Black director in cinematic history. According to Complex magazine, Director F. Gary Gray, who is set to direct the next installment of the Fast & The Furious franchise, is now the highest-grossing black director for a single film in domestic sales. VIBE reported that the N.W.A. […]
Well that didn’t take too long. A day after it was reported that Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray was a finalist to direct Furious 8, it’s been made…
Straight Outta Compton helped give N.W.A its first Hot 100 single and made O’Shea Jackson, Jr. a star. Of course, F. Gary Gray also had to reap…
Director F. Gary Gray makes history in the film industry with the movie “Straight Outta Compton.” Bringing in an estimated $157.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, F. Gary Gray is now the highest-grossing black director of a single film in domestic sales. He has just surpassed the top movies with black directors such as “Scary […]
Rapper and journalist Dee Barnes wrote a personal essay following the release of Straight Outta Compton about the exclusion of her assaulted by Dr. Dre. The L.A. Times obtained…
Get ready for one of the most anticipated movies in 2015, the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, based on the story of the notorious West Coast rap group. The film doesn’t hit theaters until August, but Ice Cube gave a sneak peek of the first movie trailer during a concert in Sydney, Australia. Several fans […]