Today we’ll talk about the movie “Voice of the Streets”. Actors and roles will be given in this material. This is an American biographical film, which was directed by F. Gary Gray. The plot is based on real events. The picture tells about the rise and subsequent fall of the NWA hip-hop team. The name of the tape came from the name of the debut album, which was released in 1988. The premiere took place in 2015 in Los Angeles. Soon he was rented in almost all major US cinemas. The film is marked by the positive reviews of many film critics; it has raised 201 million dollars worldwide.
History
Actors of the film “Voice of the Streets”, having reincarnated as heroes of the story, immerse the viewer in the atmosphere of 1987. The story tells how five impudent and young friends living in a suburb of Los Angeles begin their journey to fame. They come together in a group called NWA. Their names were MC Ren, DJ Yella, Ice Cube, Easy-E and Dr. Dre. After the success of the first single of young talented musicians, a producer named Jerry Heller noticed. The debut album entitled Straight Outta Compton turned into a real hit. Listeners came across the true voice of the streets, which was complemented by music and bold lyrics. Soon, NWA rebels conquered the world. The film tells about how they overcame the difficult test of money and fame. As a result, these people have become successful businessmen, producers and musicians, who they are to this day.
Main roles
Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are the names of the two main characters in The Voice of the Streets. Actors O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins embodied these images on the screen. Let's talk about the second in a bit more detail. Corey Antonio Hawkins is an American actor. He is also known for the role of Heath from The Walking Dead.
Eazy-E, MC Ren, DJ Yella
Eric Wright and Lorenzo Patterson are no less significant characters in the film “Voice of the Streets”. Actors Jason Mitchell and Aldis Hodge reincarnated in these images. Antoine Carrabi, also known as DJ Yella, was played by Neil Brown Jr.
Other roles
The characters of Kim and The DOC also appear in the plot of the film “Voice of the Streets”. Actors Alexandra Shipp and Marlon Yates Jr. embodied these roles on the screen. Paul Jamatti appeared on the screen in the image of Jerry Heller. Carra Patterson played Tomika Woods Wright. The role of Alonzo Williams was given to Corey Reynolds. Brian Turner and Doris Jackson are also present in the plot of Voice of the Street. Actors Tate Ellington and Angela Elaine Gibbs played these people. Bruce Beatty got the role of Joshi Jackson. Lisa Renee Pitts played Verna Young. Keith Stanfield embodied on the screen the image of Kelvin Broadus, also known as Snoop Dogg. R. Marcus Taylor starred in the role of Suga Knight. Sheldon A. Smith participated in the film in the image of Warren Griffin III, who is also known as Warren G. Tyrone Woodley played T-Bone. Markk Rose got the role of Tupac Shakur. Brandon Lafurs got the Arabian Prince. F. Gary Gray played himself.
additional information
The film “Voice of the Streets” began to be created in 2009. It was then that New Line Cinema announced that it intends to begin work on a picture of the history of the NWA team. It was planned that the producers of the project would be Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Tomika Woods-Wright. In 2010, Andrea Burloff began developing the script for the upcoming film. In 2012, it was announced that the director of the picture was F. Gary Gray. He has already worked on Friday's tape with Ice Cube.
In Challenge, the director collaborated with Dr. Dre. In addition, he created many video clips specifically for hip hop artists such as Queen Latifah and 50 Cent. In 2013, Universal Studios acted as a distributor of the film. Earlier, back in 2010, the first castings started. Eric Wright, Jr., who is also known as Lil Eazy-E, was to take on the role of the late father - Easy-Y.
In 2014, the director of the film announced the start of an open casting. Auditions were held in Chicago, Atlanta and California. In 2014, Universal made an official announcement on the release date, which was set for 2015. It was also confirmed the participation in the film of the son of Ice Cube. In addition to him, then approved Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins. Soon Paul Giamatti joined the team. He played Jerry Heller - group manager. The painting depicts a pair of famous rappers - Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. Keith Stanfield was approved for the role of the first, the second went to debutant Mark Rose.
Filming began in 2014. Most of the plot scenes were recreated in California, in Compton. The film "Voice of the streets" contains scenes of violence, drug use and sexual nature. Also in it there is obscene language. The picture received a rating of R.
The premiere of the tape in Russia took place in 2015, November 12. It was originally planned that the film would be called "Straight from Compton." However, representatives of Universal Pictures stopped at the Voice of the Street option. In Russia, the picture received an age limit of 18+.
In 2016, the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Original Screenplay. He also advanced to Sputnik. The film was nominated for an award entitled “Critics' Choice,” a category of “Best Cast.” The film was in the top ten projects of the year according to the National Council of Film Critics of the United States.