Straight Outta Compton Could Have Won An Oscar If They Did This…

“Straight Outta Compton” was celebrated and beloved by most, but when it came down to the awards, the flick came up short. Well, had the script writers and creators taken a different route, they could have given the story of NWA a better chance. For your consideration: He wasn’t afraid to take a chance, and […]

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“Straight Outta Compton” was celebrated and beloved by most, but when it came down to the awards, the flick came up short. Well, had the script writers and creators taken a different route, they could have given the story of NWA a better chance.

For your consideration: He wasn’t afraid to take a chance, and became the most important figure in hip hop history. Two-time Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti (“Sideways”) stars in “Straight Out of Compton,” a biopic about hip-hop pioneer and N.W.A creator Jerry Heller, a courageous man who risked it all and sparked a music revolution.