STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Gets A New Trailer and Character Posters

Universal has just sent over the second trailer and some new character posters for Straight Outta Compton, the music biopic of the seminal rap group N.W.A. For those who weren't tuned into what was going on at that time, it's tough to describe how much of a cultural impact these guys had, but the trailer does a good job giving us a look at how these guys weren't just rappers — they were representing the feelings of a large segment of the American population who were fed up with police brutality (sound familiar?).

The movie drops on August 14th.

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country.  When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation.  Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these young men revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, Straight Outta Compton is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off,The Italian Job).  The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright.  Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.
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