Dr. Dre talks Biopic And The Groups Respect For Women.There is a alot of buzz about the “Straight Outta Compton” Biopic.There is also a lot of drama with the whole Suge Knight ordeal.In a recent interview The “Dr” revealed he didn’t want to do the movie at first. Find out why after the jump.
Dr. Dre Talks Biopic And The Groups Respect For Women “There’s A Big Misconception”
Most rappers are accused of being misogynistic. There has been claims of domestic violence with Dr Dre and his ex.The “Straight Outta Compton” rapper wanted to set the record straight and let everyone know that he and the group N.W.A respected their women.
“I hope they can be inspired,” Dr. Dre said. “That was the main word that we used when we went into this. We wanted it to be inspirational. We want to show just the ultimate brotherhood. It has everything. And what we really wanted to get across—One of the things was how we feel about women. Because there’s a big misconception. How much we respect our women. So, these are some of the things that we wanted to come across.”
Dr. Dre speaks passionately about the brotherhood the group shared; he hopes people get to capture the essence of it in the film. Initially he didn’t want to do the film because he didn’t want to tarnish the groups legacy. As time went on he began to fall in love with the project. He hopes the film is inspirational to people.
“We want to show the heart of the guys,” he said. “The heart of the guys and everything we went through during the creation of the record. And everything we went through before the demise of the group…It was never in my head. I didn’t even want to do the movie at first. You know what I mean? Like I said, I thought it would put a blemish on our legacy. So, once we got in it it started feeling good. I was on the set everyday making sure things were—Not babysitting, but making sure I agreed with everything that was happening.”
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