The rap group N.W.A.
was known in the 1980s as “The World’s Most Dangerous Group” (viaBBC).
Comprised of rappers Eazy-E,Dr.
“We always saw ourselves as street reporters,” Ice Cube toldNPR.
Ice Cube was a producer on the film, as wasDr.
Dre at least eventually.
It took some convincing, but Ice Cube was able to convince Dr. Dre to sign on as well.
I just told him that we’re not gonna be wack."
The movie tracks the group’s disputes with manager Jerry Heller and music producer Suge Knight.
Of course, like any aspiring group, there was infighting in N.W.A as well.
The beginnings of N.W.A.
When Dr. Dre and fellow N.W.A.
Eazy-E asked Dr. Dre to come on board to create beats (viaBritannica).
In exchange, Eazy-E provided Dr. Dre with bail money.
Not long after that, N.W.A.
Eazy-E recorded it himself, and not long after that, N.W.A.
Eventually, however, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube had a falling out with Eazy-E, and N.W.A.
went their separate ways (viaPhoenix News Times,The Hollywood Reporter).
Eazy-E continued to work with Ruthless Records, signing Bone Thugs-n-Harmony out of Cleveland.
Sadly, Eazy-E died due to complications from AIDS in 1995.
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube were able to patch things up with Eazy-E before his death.
“We would probably be working together right now,” Dr. Dre told The Hollywood Reporter.
[We would probably be] arguing about the work, as we did back in the past.
