Straight Outta Compton exploded in the box offices last weekend, raking in an unprecedented $60.2 million and landing at number one for its debut. Looks like it wasn’t just beginner’s luck, either, as early forecasts predict they’ll easily take the number one spot again this weekend! The N.W.A. biopic is expected to bring in around $30 million in its second week, as they’ve added an additional 243 theaters in the U.S. to meet exhibitor demand. That brings the total number of theaters to 3,000 now…but zero of them are actually in the city of Compton. And no, it’s not that Compton isn’t supporting their hometown heroes…it’s simply because they don’t actually have a movie theater!
(Video) Ice Cube & His Son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Interview Each Other For Noisey
Noisey has a popular segment that they produce called “Back and Forth,” putting together two celebrities and having them interview each other, giving them both the chance to be on the other side of the spectrum for once. This time, they’ve gathered Ice Cube and his newly-famous son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., who stars as dad in the blockbuster hit, Straight Outta Compton. In the clip, the pair discuss O’Shea’s acting, Cube’s favorite and least favorite scenes in the movie and more. Check it out below.
(Video) O’Shea Jackson Jr. Talks To Playboy About ‘Straight Outta Compton’
As you’re well aware of by now, Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. stars as his father in the box office smash, Straight Outta Compton. Though it was his first-ever acting role, lil’ Cube delivered a spot-on portrayal of the hip-hop legend, launching what’s sure to be a fruitful acting career in the future. Sitting down with Playboy, my future baby’s daddy O’Shea discussed how he prepared for the role for over two years, the challenges in playing his own flesh and blood, and more…as well as being tricked into asking his parents to order the Playboy channel before he was too old to even know what he was asking for! LOL! Check out the interview below.
(Photo) Man Of His Word: The Game’s Manager Lost A Bet & Shaved His Eyebrows Off!
The Game recently made a bet with his manager, Wack100 – who ended up being the biggest loser of the evening. The bet was about whether or not Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson was going to kill his roll as his father in the movie Straight Outta Compton. Unfortunately for Wack, he not only took a $100K loss but he also had to shave his eyebrows off. The Game took to his Instagram page to show off Wack’s eyebrow-less face and to announce that he was indeed the lucky winner of their little bet they made. Props to Wack100 though for being a man of his word because I would NOT shave my brows off for ANY bet… crazy! Check out the post in the gallery.
(Photo) Here’s A Breakdown Of How N.W.A Launched The Careers Of Your Favorite Rappers
The worldwide release of Straight Outta Compton shows the vital contributions N.W.A made to hip-hop history. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and the D.O.C set a precedent for upcoming MC’s all around the country over the past 20 years. Without them, we wouldn’t have found legends like Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Eminem as well as today’s popular MC’s like Kendrick Lamar and The Game. See how N.W.A helped launch the careers of some of your favorite rappers after the jump!
(Video) Sports: Ice Cube Sits Down With ESPN & Judges Kobe, Shumpert & Other Rapping Athletes
Some athletes never need to go anywhere near a studio but they do it anyway. Having access to money and connections starts to make some of them believe they actually have skills on the mic but in reality they sound like the worst rappers ever. There are a few exceptions and the OG Ice Cube, going hard on his “Straight Outta Compton” promo run, stopped by ESPN to give us his thoughts.
