This is in keeping with the movie’s vagueness about the consequences of unprotected sex. When he died of AIDS in April 1995, Wright reportedly had seven children from six women. Straight Outta Compton is careful to suggest that the members of N.W.A had mostly reconciled by the time of Eazy-E’s diagnosis, much less his death. Only Antoine Carraby, a/k/a DJ Yella, reportedly attended, and was a pallbearer for Wright’s casket. No One Went to Eazy’s Funeral Except YellaĮric Wright’s headstone at Rose Hill cemetery is hard to find, but during his funeral so were members of N.W.A. And thus, rap legends - true and false - were made.Ĩ. As part of his repayment, Dre produced, along with DJ Yella, “Boyz-n-the-Hood,” Eazy-E’s debut single. At least the next scene of Straight Outta Compton is true enough: Eazy-E bailed Dre out of jail and the two agreed Dre would produce tracks for Eazy-E to work off what he owed him. Finally, Williams refused to help Dre come up with another $900.

This happened often enough that Dre was already in debt to Dooto owner Lonzo Williams, who typically helped Dre pay bail. In reality, Dre was arrested for thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets for his Mazda RX7. Dre is arrested in the parking lot of the Dooto’s for defending his younger brother Tyree. Here’s a rundown of nine big things the movie leaves out:Īt the beginning of the film, Dr. Hang on to your Raiders caps, kids of 2070.” That didn’t stop audiences from flocking to the movie on its opening weekend, as it made $56.1 million at the box office. The true tale of N.W.A won’t be told on film until all of its members are in the grave. In our review, Amy Nicholson writes that there’s much more to the group’s story: “It’s as if the story of these real-life legends was so unruly and dangerous that the filmmakers became the cops, forcing it into submission.

Gary Gray during an audience Q&A after a recent screening of Straight Outta Compton, the long-awaited N.W.A movie. “You could make five different N.W.A movies. Where are they walking? Photo by Jaimie Trueblood

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