Episode 218 - Straight Outta Compton *Listener's Choice*

<a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-454f6nL3ths/VyKyufvO3qI/AAAAAAAABko/cHmSvYSiN9gJw0pJ1pyX4a6ZN3qmGgwLQCLcB/s1600/compton.jpg"> <img src= "https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-454f6nL3ths/VyKyufvO3qI/AAAAAAAABko/cHmSvYSiN9gJw0pJ1pyX4a6ZN3qmGgwLQCLcB/s640/compton.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="362" border="0" />  Perhaps the biggest race snub of the Oscars this year was overlooking F. Gary Gray's biopic 'Straight Outta Compton', a uniformly excellent film about the life of rappers N.W.A.  While it did receive a Best Screenplay nomination, this compelling film features stellar acting all around in its portrait of the figures who would become major players in the gangsta rap movement.  Ice Cube's own son, O'Shea Jackson Jr. plays him as an up-and-comer and Jason Mitchell gives tragic dimension to the role of Eazy-E.  The rise of N.W.A. is epic, and their importance as cultural icons has been brought to a new generation.  This listener's choice comes to us from Anne, a new guest and longtime fan.  You can <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/inthequeue/InTheQEp0218_StraightOuttaCompton.mp3" target="_blank">download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player attached to this post.