A u g u s t 1 2 , 20 1 5 P a g e 9 M fi s s fi s s fi p p fi A l b e r t a N o r t h P o r t l a n d V a n c o u v e r E a s t C o u n t y B e a v e r t o n In the m fid -1980 s , the s t ree t s o f Comp t on , Ca l fi fo rn fia , we re some o f the mo s t dange rou s fin the coun t r y . When fi ve young men t ran s la t ed the fi r e xpe r fien ce s g row fing up fin t o b ru ta l l y hone s t mu s fi c tha t rebe l led aga fin s t abu s fi ve au tho r fi t y , the y ga ve an e xp lo s fi ve vo fi ce t o a s fi len ced gene ra - t fion . Fo l low fing the me t eo r fi c r fi se and fa l l o f N .W .A . , S t ra figh t Ou t ta Comp t on t e l l s the a s t on fi sh fing s t o r y o f how the se young men re vo lu t fion fi zed mu s fi c and pop cu l tu re fo re ve r the momen t the y t o ld the wo r ld the t ru th abou t l fi fe fin the hood and fign fi t ed a cu l tu ra l wa r . S t ra figh t Ou t ta Comp ton BY O L IV IA O L IV IA / T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER H fip hop f an s g e t r e ady : th fi s F r fid ay m a rk s th e p r e- m fi e r e o f S t ra figh t Ou t ta Comp ton, a b fiog r aph fi c a l d r a - m a th a t fo cu s e s on th e l fiv e s and mu s fi c o f no to r fiou s r ap g roup N .W .A . and th e fi r po l fi t fi c fi z ed mu s fi c th a t m a rk ed a g en e r a t fion . Th e fi lm fi s exp e c t ed to b e a h fi t w fi th young w e s t co a s t h fip hop lov e r s a s w e l l a s o ld e r f an s who g r ew up w fi th N .W .A . and r em emb e r a t fim e wh en th e con t rov e r s fi a l mu s fi c w a s b ann ed f rom r ad fio s t a t fion s wh fi l e s fimu l t an eou s ly s e l l fing ou t fin s to r e s a c ro s s th e n a t fion . R app e r I c e Cub e , who fi s h e lp fing p rodu c e th e fi lm and fi s po r t r ay ed by h fi s own son , h a s exp r e s s ed h fi s ex c fi t em en t abou t th e fi lm pub l fi c ly . “W e ’ r e t ak fing fi t to th e nook s and c r ann fi e s , I th fink d e ep e r th an any o th e r a r t fi c l e o r do cum en t a ry on th e g roup , ” h e s a fid . “Th e s e a r e th e fin t fim a t e conv e r s a t fion s th a t h e lp ed fo r g e N .W .A . T o m e , I th fink fi t ’ s fin t e r e s t fing to any - body who lov e s th a t e r a and I don ’ t know any o th e r mov fi e wh e r e you c an m fix G ang s t e r R ap , th e F .B . I . , L .A . r fio t s , H IV , and f eud fing w fi th e a ch o th e r . Th fi s mov fi e h a s ev e ry th fing f rom D a r ry l G a t e s and th e b a t- t e r fing r am . ” Th e mov fi e w fi l l b r fing aud fi en c e s a c lo s e r g l fimp s e o f f amou s 80 s e r a h fip hop a r t fi s t s , fin c lud fing T up a c Sh aku r , D r . D r e , Snoop Dogg , and Sug e Kn figh t , among o th e r s . “Th e mov fi e show s th e why , no t ju s t th e wh e r e– wh en , bu t why d fid w e do th fi s k find o f mu s fi c , ” I c e Cub e sh a r ed fin a pub l fi c s t a t em en t . “P eop l e go t t a un- d e r s t and th a t wh e r e w e com e f rom fo r g ed N .W .A . ” Now , 26 y e a r s a f t e r th e o r fig fin a l t en s fion s b e tw e en th e Lo s Ang e l e s r fio t s and th e o r fig fin a l r e l e a s e o f th e g roup ’ s a lbum S t ra figh t Ou t ta Comp ton, th e fi lm com e s fin hop e s o f show fing th e hum an fi ty b eh find th e mu s fi c and a l low fing v fi ew e r s to r ev fi s fi t how h fip hop w a s c r e a t ed and wh a t fi t m e an s tod ay . S t ra figh t Ou t ta Comp ton fi s s e t to h fi t th e a t e r s ev - e rywh e r e th fi s F r fid ay , Aug . 14 .