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Dr. Dre Reveals Release Date and First Promo Picture For N.W.A. Biopic

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Dr. Dre Reveals Release Date and First Promo Picture For N.W.A. Biopic

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(AllHipHop News) Earlier today, the wealthiest Hip Hop artist announced the release date for the upcoming N.W.A. bio pic, Straight Outta Compton on his personal Twitter account.

In a succinct twitter message, Dr. Dre revealed the biopic will be released August 15th, 2015. Dre’s Twitter message also included the first promotional picture for the film:

Reports originally placed actor Marcus Callendar as the actor that will portray Dre, however the promo photo and press release from NBC Universal differs. According to the press release, Iron Man 3 actor Corey Hawkins will portray Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton.