Guys, "Straight Outta Compton," - Yes.
Possibly the best film I've seen this year, - Wow.
So moving, so inspirational, and it kind of took me on a whole rollercoaster of emotions,
Yes. - when you were making it, was it what you knew growing up, or did you learn more making the film?
Oh no, I've heard these stories my whole life, and, you know, that's something I wanted to take advantage of
when I was going through the auditioning process, they were speaking about how authentic they wanted
to make this film, and our authenticity makes Staright Outta Compton stand out
beyond any biopic in my eyes, and I've heard these my whole life, I know the details,
I got the inside word a little bit here, but the thing I took away from it is
just his courageousness at a young age, he was making decisions that
I - you know, at 17, 18, 19, most people I know wouldn't take or couldn't do
and he's always stayed himself throughout the years, this is the guy I know.
There is so much to this group's history. -Right.
What did you pick out from it? - The beauty that we had was
playing the actual person, and not these icons that we see, you know?
So you kind of take this whole rollercoaster ride with them, but
you don't know the magnitude of the things they built on until you really watch this movie, and you really
start seeing the power of words, like when the FBI comes looking for you because of a song, you're like
"Wow," you know? It's crazy. There were so many small details,
that I didn't know about this story that were revealed.
Is there a worry - because when I was watching the film, it made me feel angry. Is there that worry that
it could incite violence? 'Cause the climate, how it is at the moment, it's so fragile, and anything can set it
off and as someone who lives over here, I'm not surrounded by guns and things, but it made me angry
Yes. What really made you angry was the fact that you knew there was innocent people - or not "innocent"
'cause nobody's "innocent" but there was people who were trying to do something constructive, they were
they were trying to do music, and you see police abusing guys, that shouldn't be getting it,
that what's makes you angry, but we feel that the movie has so many emotions, you know,
makes you laugh, makes you cheer, makes you cry, and by the end of the movie, you're too inspired
by the story, the perseverance, you're too inspired to be angry or start violence.
All this is is just a form of non-violent protest. We really don't wanna incite anything, it's not a cop-hating movie,
or anything like that, the thing is, it's the truth, so to some people, it's gonna hurt, you know?
Everybody can't look in the mirror and smile all the time, but that's all we wanna do,
We just wanna bring up the conversation, and make you ask yourself;
"Can I smile in the mirror?" That's it. It's not about anybody else knowing about you personally,
if you're one of those cops who have an issue with your aggressiveness,
then maybe you can just bring it down a notch, you know? And maybe things will stop once they look in a mirror.
You know, we had the biggest opening in the US of August, with no incidents,
no trouble, and that's where it's going down, right there in America, so we feel that this is
gonna be a great slice of history, and a great look at a group that people been knowing for over 25 years.
As an '80s girl, your names I've grown up with, so for me to learn that backstory, I really appreciated it.
Thank you. - What would you say you miss
about the old days?
Oh, man, just being with the guys, just having fun,
you know, out of all that, we were having fun, it was like, serious when the government and the
family groups, parent groups started to come against us, that was when it started to get serious, but
most of the time, you know, it was fun, so that's what I miss, us just climbing to the top, and enjoying it.
Did you feel pressure having to play Dad in this role? 'Cause, he's gonna be looking over your shoulder,
the whole time... - Oh, not by him! Not by him, most of the pressure was
applied by myself, this is my family's legacy, it's bigger than music, you know?
So it was all pressure that I applied to myself because I know it would help me grow,
and seeing him on set really calmed me down, it really had me feel like I wanted to show him what we could
do, you know? He's got me in my classes, I've been going to acting classes for over two years,
so it's time to really show him what we've been doing, what we've been working on, so it was a blessing,
his presence definitely calmed me on set, from the pressure I applied to myself.
And what do you hope people take from this movie? Because there is so much, it was so inspirational,
What do you want people- - That's exactly - that's exactly what I wanted to hear,
because I just want people to be inspired, I want them to watch this movie and say,
"Man, they did it again," because we're making history about guys who made history.
So I want people to look at us and say "These guys did it," you know, "NWA did it,"
and there's so many things that are inspired about this story" all together, that, you know, we really want you
to take this rollercoaster of emotions with you, and leave with a smile.
And how proud do you feel of how he's done? 'Cause I thought he did amazing, in the film.
I mean, I'm so proud of him, you know, he's the best!
He's a great actor, did a great job, he did everything we asked him to do, no complaints,
You know, that's the real test of passion. On the hard days you suck it up, and you do what you gotta do,
do what you need to do, and you do it professionally, you do it to the best of your ability,
and he's done that every single day, that we've asked him to focus on this movie,
I mean, even he grew his hair out for a whole year and they ended up cutting it on the first day he got there!
Amazing! - But that just shows commitment on him, so I'm so
proud of him, you know, I love him to death, and we're gonna build a big career for him here in Hollywood,
and around the world. - Well, I'm sure you're gonna be
hearing that a lot, because everyone wants to hear how proud he is of you,
I hope everyone enjoys this film as much as I did, I hope it brings the music to a whole new generation,
It was just amazing, thank you so much for making it, guys. - Alright! Take it easy.