The film follows the rise of rap group N.W.A, made up of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella Ice Cube's oldest son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., portrayed him in the movie It's been a decade since ...

'Straight Outta Compton,' starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell, premiered on Aug. 14, 2015 Samantha Stutsman is a writer and surveillance editor at PEOPLE. AJ Pics/alamay; Al Pereira/Michael ...

On August 8, 1988, Ice Cube, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, and the legendary Dr. Dre, fresh from the World Class Wreckin’ Cru, unleashed their second N.W.A. project, Straight Outta Compton. Arriving on ...

Melissa Trejo is a Film and Television features writer here on Collider. Born and raised in the rougher parts of South Los Angeles, Melissa always loved the magic of storytelling from an early age.

It's been a decade since Straight Outta Compton hit theaters — and cranked the volume all the way up for viewers. “Not to sound cliché, but we worked really, really hard to get this on the screen,” ...