Ice Cube & DJ Yella Talk STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Subscribe to YouTube! ► http://ow.ly/LC9yE Twitter ► https://twitter.com/backstageol Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/BackstageOL BackstageOL's Dave Morales sits down with hip-hop icons Ice Cube and DJ Yella to talk about the N.W.A. biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON. Film Synopsis: In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
About Yella
Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1961), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, record producer, and former pornographic film producer and director from Compton, California. DJ Yella began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along with Dr. Dre. He later joined the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A (originally composed of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince and Eazy-E) and became the least vocal but longest-lasting member of the group. His first and only st...
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