Witness the rise of the world’s most notorious group.
In 1987, five young men—Ice Cube (O’SHEA JACKSON, JR.), Dr. Dre (COREY HAWKINS of Non- Stop), Eazy-E (JASON MITCHELL of Contraband), DJ Yella (NEIL BROWN, JR. of Fast & Furious) and MC Ren (ALDIS HODGE of A Good Day to Die Hard)—using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, transformed their frustration and anger about life in their inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood into the most powerful weapon they had: their music.
During the late ’80s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. The plague of crack cocaine was escalating at a rate as alarming as the violent, gang-driven business
that propelled its use. The LAPD and its specialized gang unit were leading the charge on the war on drugs with an unchecked mercilessness, one that left residents of the Southern California community not merely tense, but shell-shocked, distrustful of authority and sorely embittered.