The Sound

Dr. Dre is next up to set the hip hop world ablaze in 2015. Just ahead of the very highly-anticipated N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton hitting theaters in 2 weeks, Dre announced today that he will be releasing his first album since 2001. Dropping the bombshell on his Apple Music Beats 1 show “The Pharmacy,” Dre […]

Yes, you read that headline right. Ice Cube, along with F. Gary Gray, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Jason Mitchell, appeared on Philadelphia’s Power 99 yesterday morning (July 29) to speak on the forthcoming N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton. During the conversation, Ice Cube revealed that Dr. Dre—an invidivual to whom he’s worked closely with on […]

The Screen

West coast rap pioneers Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have remained relatively silent on the upcoming “Straight Outta Compton” film release which will chronicle the story of N.W.A, but now that the release date is approaching, the pair is breaking their silence. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in an exclusive interview, Dre and Cube opened […]

Prime

Prior to the release of the forthcoming N.W.A biopic, Ice Cube will reunite onstage with group members MC Ren and DJ Yella at BET’s Experience concert on June 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the rapper recently told Rolling Stone. “It’s just gonna be a great night,” Ice Cube says. “We’re gonna be […]

It’s been over a decade since the last movie in the Barbershop franchise hit theaters, and now fans are getting a third one in the series. Even…

Word?

The problems just keep mounting for Suge Knight. The former Death Row Records CEO—who has spent the majority of 2015 behind bars— is now being sued by Lilian Carter—the widow of Terry Carter who Knight allegedly ran over and killed back in January—for wrongful death. The incident took place near the location of a promotional […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (May 28th) On this date in 1991, N.W.A released their second and final studio album Niggaz4Life or know as EFIL4ZAGGIN. The group…

It’s been 20 years since Friday‘s release, and phrases from the cult-hit film are still relevant today, especially “Bye, Felicia.” The phrase took off everywhere within the past year, from reality TV and hashtags, to normal conversation. Ice Cube visited Conan to talk about how it’s become part of our vernacular. “‘Bye, Felicia’ right now is the phrase to […]

Need plans for 4/20? New Line Cinema has announced that it will screen the stoner-comedy Friday for a single day on April 20 in celebration of the movie’s 20th anniversary. The Ice Cube and Chris Tucker-starring movie will get rolled out at theaters nationwide on the unofficial weed holiday for a 7:30 PM local time screening, according to BuzzFeed. “For the theaters, for […]

  The long-awaited trailer for ‘Straight Outta Compton‘ has finally arrived. Ice Cube gave us all a brief preview of what to expect, but that pales in comparison to the official first look. Channeling classic L.A. films ‘Boyz ‘N The Hood‘ and ‘Menace II Society‘, the N.W.A. biopic looks like an instant classic. Take a […]

  Ruthless Records CEO Jerry Heller recently sat down with White Label Radio to discuss a wide range of topics. A large portion of the conversation centered around N.W.A. and the issues within the group. The controversial clique was easily one of the most polarizing crews in hip-hop, but like many, battled with internal jealousy […]

Movies

  A while back, Ice Cube gave the good people of Australia a glimpse of what the N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton‘ will look like.   The film is set to hit theaters August 14, and looks like it will definitely meet the expectations of the fans.   Take a look below.   Like TheUrbanDaily.com […]