I could have sworn I saw Little Kings in one of my local liquor stores not long ago.

 

Little Kings is definitely still around. I had some for the first time about 5 years ago....drank a couple and really liked it. Ended up buying a case for a party I had a couple of weeks later, and drank a bunch. Turns out, I ended up not liking it so much, and regretting I ever was introduced to it.

 

Where I'm from, we would always get either Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull, 40's of Colt 45, or the occasional Old English. I've never had Steel Reserve.

While it's not going to win any of the actors an Oscar it was a really good movie. Didn't sugarcoat much of their history.

 

Dude that played Snoop sounded JUST like him.

While it's not going to win any of the actors an Oscar it was a really good movie. Didn't sugarcoat much of their history.

 

Dude that played Snoop sounded JUST like him.

 

I thought the Tupac dude looked just like him.

Hoping to see it Thursday night with my oldest.

Finally home with a chance to chill and put my thoughts out on the movie. I loved every minute. I wish it had gone more in depth and I look forward to watching the Director's Cut when the Blu Ray is released. All right......

 

Straight Outta Compton:

 

*Ice Cube has always been one of my favorite rappers and having followed his whole career it was cool to see him tell his story. The movie covered everything that was reported in rap magazines back in the day.

 

*I'm glad Cube's son put in the work to land that part. I thought he nailed Cube just how I always remembered Cube

 

*Loved seeing Dre's story. Especially about his brother. Never knew that story.

 

*Dre's portrayal has Dre a lot harder than I remember him being made out to be but it's his movie. I ain't mad at him.

 

*Bye, Felicia. :lol2: I read today that Cube, Jr asked to say that line and they gave him approval to ad lib it to see if it would work. It made the cut. :lol2:

 

*Paul Giamatti was excellent and exactly how I thought Jerry Heller would be.

 

*I still can't help but wonder if the younger generation knows just how hard Cube was when he first came out. The evolvement of Cube as a person, businessman and rapper is amazing.

 

*I don't think the younger generation will ever truly understand just how influential and amazing Dr. Dre was/is. Dope headphones though....:lol2:

 

*To see where they all started from and to where they are today is mind boggling

 

*The casting was superb. I'm glad they took the time to make it as authentic as possible.

 

*We need a Tupac movie made in the same vein. Not a documentary. A movie like this was for N.W.A and Notorious was for Biggie. It's time.

 

*Gained a whole new respect for Eazy E after this movie. I always loved him before but when it came time to pick sides, I chose Cube.

 

*The No Vaseline scene was hilarious. DJ Yella had me laughing the whole movie.

 

*Loved seeing the whole beginning of Suge Knight.

 

*Eazy E's first rhymes in the studio were comedy gold.

Suge was portrayed rather accurately, I thought.

Finally home with a chance to chill and put my thoughts out on the movie. I loved every minute. I wish it had gone more in depth and I look forward to watching the Director's Cut when the Blu Ray is released. All right......

 

Straight Outta Compton:

 

*Ice Cube has always been one of my favorite rappers and having followed his whole career it was cool to see him tell his story. The movie covered everything that was reported in rap magazines back in the day.

 

*I'm glad Cube's son put in the work to land that part. I thought he nailed Cube just how I always remembered Cube

 

*Loved seeing Dre's story. Especially about his brother. Never knew that story.

 

*Dre's portrayal has Dre a lot harder than I remember him being made out to be but it's his movie. I ain't mad at him.

 

*Bye, Felicia. :lol2: I read today that Cube, Jr asked to say that line and they gave him approval to ad lib it to see if it would work. It made the cut. :lol2:

 

*Paul Giamatti was excellent and exactly how I thought Jerry Heller would be.

 

*I still can't help but wonder if the younger generation knows just how hard Cube was when he first came out. The evolvement of Cube as a person, businessman and rapper is amazing.

 

*I don't think the younger generation will ever truly understand just how influential and amazing Dr. Dre was/is. Dope headphones though....:lol2:

 

*To see where they all started from and to where they are today is mind boggling

 

*The casting was superb. I'm glad they took the time to make it as authentic as possible.

 

*We need a Tupac movie made in the same vein. Not a documentary. A movie like this was for N.W.A and Notorious was for Biggie. It's time.

 

*Gained a whole new respect for Eazy E after this movie. I always loved him before but when it came time to pick sides, I chose Cube.

 

*The No Vaseline scene was hilarious. DJ Yella had me laughing the whole movie.

 

*Loved seeing the whole beginning of Suge Knight.

 

*Eazy E's first rhymes in the studio were comedy gold.

 

I'm still struggling to reconcile kiddie flick Ice Cube with the AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted version.

I'm still struggling to reconcile kiddie flick Ice Cube with the AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted version.

 

I went with my 22-yr-old son. I was mentioning to him that the Ice Cube he knows is NOT the same one in this movie.

Heard on the radio today that in the very first scene where Easy-E is picking up his drug money, he is shown wearing a Chicago White Sox hat. Scene takes place in 1986. The specific White Sox hat features the team's logo that they debuted in 1991. Hard to believe someone missed that during production.

 

Regardless, still loved the movie.

I totally turned "Boyz-n-the-Hood" up really loud in my car when driving through town today. Really, really loud, with the bass col' rompin'. I get a lot more embarrassed than I used to when I drive past elderly folks and children when f-bombs are flying out of the stereo.

Little Kings is definitely still around. I had some for the first time about 5 years ago....drank a couple and really liked it. Ended up buying a case for a party I had a couple of weeks later, and drank a bunch. Turns out, I ended up not liking it so much, and regretting I ever was introduced to it.

 

Where I'm from, we would always get either Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull, 40's of Colt 45, or the occasional Old English. I've never had Steel Reserve.

 

When we weren't living high on the hog drinking Natural Light or Busch Light in college we would partake in Mickeys Big Mouths (hand grenades), and Red Bull ( 40 ouncers ). Red Bull makes Milwaukees Best Ice taste like Samuel Adams. :lol2:

 

Listened to a lot of RUN DMC, LL Cool J, Kool Moe Dee, 2 LIVE CREW, the Fat Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, NWA, and when the Wutang Clan came into being they were ground breaking. Great football and weight lifting pump up music!!!

I totally turned "Boyz-n-the-Hood" up really loud in my car when driving through town today. Really, really loud, with the bass col' rompin'. I get a lot more embarrassed than I used to when I drive past elderly folks and children when f-bombs are flying out of the stereo.

 

I remember years ago pulling into a gas station with a friend jamming NWA very loudly undoubtedly for shock value, and left my bud for a second with the jams still thumping to go inside the store.

 

By the time I came out a middle aged white preacher man started in on me of how disgusted he was to hear what was coming from my car.

 

I don't know where I pulled this explanation from, and although a bit embarrassed, I kept calm and said that I was a post graduate student at the University studying sociology, and was examining music of various cultures, and that I was sorry that he was offended, but perhaps he could be a little more open minded to things that he might not understand.

 

He looked at me puzzled because I'm certain that this was not the response that he was expecting, and said regardless of all that, what I was listening to was downright despicable and that I should respect others to not force in on them in public.

 

I said that I would take what he said into consideration and for him to have a good evening.

 

Truly I was just being a smart alec brat, all the while pretending to maturely justify a legitimate foundation for my stance.

 

Poor guy, I'm sure that what he was hearing was a sign to him that we were living in the end times, and that if this is what the youth was listening to, the future was looking mighty bleak.

 

I realized at the time that this album was a complete shock to the system in the music world and was going to be considered by many just as, if not more so, volatile as the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks was when it first hit the scene.

 

To this day neither one of these releases' impact has lessened with the changing of times, as for many they would undoubtedly still be as shocking now to them as they were when they were first released.

 

Revolutionary? No doubt.

 

A welcome addition to culture? Debatable.

I remember years ago pulling into a gas station with a friend jamming NWA very loudly undoubtedly for shock value, and left my bud for a second with the jams still thumping to go inside the store.

 

By the time I came out a middle aged white preacher man started in on me of how disgusted he was to hear what was coming from my car.

 

I don't know where I pulled this explanation from, and although a bit embarrassed, I kept calm and said that I was a post graduate student at the University studying sociology, and was examining music of various cultures, and that I was sorry that he was offended, but perhaps he could be a little more open minded to things that he might not understand.

 

He looked at me puzzled because I'm certain that this was not the response that he was expecting, and said regardless of all that, what I was listening to was downright despicable and that I should respect others to not force in on them in public.

 

I said that I would take what he said into consideration and for him to have a good evening.

 

Truly I was just being a smart alec brat, all the while pretending to maturely justify a legitimate foundation for my stance.

 

Poor guy, I'm sure that what he was hearing was a sign to him that we were living in the end times, and that if this is what the youth was listening to, the future was looking mighty bleak.

 

I realized at the time that this album was a complete shock to the system in the music world and was going to be considered by many just as, if not more so, volatile as the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks was when it first hit the scene.

 

To this day neither one of these releases' impact has lessened with the changing of times, as for many they would undoubtedly still be as shocking now to them as they were when they were first released.

 

Revolutionary? No doubt.

 

A welcome addition to culture? Debatable.

 

I mentioned earlier that I was going to be in New York with a friend the weekend this was released. Last weekend as we sat around the fire pit catching up we threw on the old N.W.A. and Eazy E albums while discussing the movie. Of course we remembered a large majority of the lyrics as if it was 1988 but it was funny as 40 year olds listening to the lyrics again and taking in exactly what they were saying. I'm laughing now thinking about our conversations about the lyrics. When we were younger we loved all of the lyrics and didn't care what they said. We jammed everyday all day. At 40 years old we're drunk around the fire pit reciting lyrics and incredulous at what we loved and listened to back in the day. Those lyrics are pretty hardcore. :lol2:

I mentioned earlier that I was going to be in New York with a friend the weekend this was released. Last weekend as we sat around the fire pit catching up we threw on the old N.W.A. and Eazy E albums while discussing the movie. Of course we remembered a large majority of the lyrics as if it was 1988 but it was funny as 40 year olds listening to the lyrics again and taking in exactly what they were saying. I'm laughing now thinking about our conversations about the lyrics. When we were younger we loved all of the lyrics and didn't care what they said. We jammed everyday all day. At 40 years old we're drunk around the fire pit reciting lyrics and incredulous at what we loved and listened to back in the day. Those lyrics are pretty hardcore. :lol2:

 

I still do the same thing with 100 miles and runnin', my all time fave rap.

I mentioned earlier that I was going to be in New York with a friend the weekend this was released. Last weekend as we sat around the fire pit catching up we threw on the old N.W.A. and Eazy E albums while discussing the movie. Of course we remembered a large majority of the lyrics as if it was 1988 but it was funny as 40 year olds listening to the lyrics again and taking in exactly what they were saying. I'm laughing now thinking about our conversations about the lyrics. When we were younger we loved all of the lyrics and didn't care what they said. We jammed everyday all day. At 40 years old we're drunk around the fire pit reciting lyrics and incredulous at what we loved and listened to back in the day. Those lyrics are pretty hardcore. :lol2:

 

That was another convo my son and I had. We talked about how lyrics today are criticized by some but it is NOTHING like it was when F The Police came out. That was headline news stuff!

 

I also explained that Ferguson was a JV game compared to the "varsity" in LA when the King verdict was announced.