dre, easy-e, key members of nwa. >> you can't listen to nwa sleeping. you got to be wide awake. >> reporter: they pushed back against police violence. >> you cannot come down here and harass these guys because they're black! >> reporter: with the one blunt object readily accessible to them. music. ♪ ♪ they have the authority to kill a minority ♪ >> reporter: in this age of freddie gray, sandra bland, cell phone images across the nation, their lyrics rez nate more than 20 years later. >> yo, dre, what up? i got something to say. >> reporter: sounds from the street headed for the silver screen in "straight outta compton." the timing a teachable moment about compton. talking to former gang members. >> all i was really doing is killing all black people, hurting black people and [ bleep ] the community. >> reporter: i wanted to talk to ice cube about his attitude. he wanted to dote on his oldest son o'shea jackson jr. who plays him in the movie. >> i don't mind making him bigger and better. >> you played your daddy well. what was it like for you playin

. >>> and ice cube told us what nwa doesn't stand for. >> nwa does not stand for nonwhite account. nwa does not stand for nickelback was awesome. and nwa, and finally, does not stand for new wand abrucudab ru. >> i'm betty win nguyen, this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. gazing out on an unforgiving landscape. for while the people who come in here use quilted northern, a toilet paper that works so well they completely forget their experience... daddy gator sees all and forgets nothing. "i've got to motor out of here," he thinks. "this is no place to raise a child." quilted northern. designed to be forgotten. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, incredible photo captures the dark side of the moon. one image released yesterday shows the far side of the moon, which humans have never seen until 1959. >>> and in fort meyers florida, vandals spray painted the words "lion killer" on the home of the dentist who shot the famous dentist. and police, are still investigating. >>> other stories we're following for you, autopsy on convicted kille

we told it like it was. >> nwa. let's kill them, nwa. >> i feel like i hit the life lottery lottery. everything's changing. so many hours in this. >> reporter: did he give you one great piece of advice so you nailed the performance? >> don't have we frown all the time. >> reporter: one star of the rap world sees this rap music as all inclusive. >> everybody's in it. if you have seen boyz in the hood, watched the struggle coming up. >> reporter: straight into theaters nationwide on friday. >>> ice cube's son plays ice cube in the movie. >> looks exactly like him. that's what's making news in "america this morning." >> stay tuned for "good morning

ice cube told what nwa does not stand for. >> nwa does not stand for nine white accountments. nwa does not stand for nickel back was awesome. nwa does not stand for new wine abracadabra. >>> you had to tell me what it stands for. >> i never knew. if you don't know look it up. >>> "way too early" starts right now. >>> scary moments inside a tennessee movie theater after a man with history of psychiatric issues. >>> we'll have the latest on that. >>> as jon stewart prepares to sign off we're learning power the comedian yields. this is "way too early." ♪ >>> good morning everyone. it's thursday august 6th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. we begin with another armed attack at a movie theater. this time in antioch tennessee, just outside of nashville. the suspect, 20-year-old montano. >> just before 1:15 local time reports came in of a man carrying a gun and hatchet at the hickory hollow cinemas. >>

we told it like it was. >> nwa. let's kill them, nwa. >> i feel like i hit the life lotte lottery. everything's changing. so many hours in this. >> reporter: did he give you one great piece of advice so you nailed the performance? >> don't have we frown all the time. >> reporter: one star of the rap world sees this rap music as all inclusive. >> everybody's in it. if you have seen boyz in the hood, watched the struggle coming up. >> reporter: straight into theaters nationwide on friday. >>> ice cube's son plays ice cube in the movie. >> looks exactly like him. that's what's making news in "america this morning." >> stay tuned for "good morning america." >> ♪ "action news." delaware valley's news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning, we are starting with breaking news this morning. a huge problem when it comes to your commute. you're taking a live look here sky6, 76 westbound at south street completely shut down. around 4 a.m. this morning a tractor-trailer jackknifed all those lanes are cut off and you

so you now are part of the big story that is nwa. that is huge. >> gary used to say to us on set you guys are making history about a group that made history. those words always resonated, always came with a little bit of pressure but it's funny, when we talk to dre, they were just having fun. they wanted to be hood stars, they wanted to make music for the neighborhood and they ended up touching a nerve and they pushed their foot on the gas and went forward. that's what we hope to do with this. >> coming up, the cast talks about making a movie about the n with, a in the context of the ferguson and the black lives matter movement. that's next. of those. one? are you kidding? we'll end up eating like thirty. wanna split that? ughhhh...no, so much fat. don't fight your instincts. with each each for 150 calories or less try our chocolatey brownies, tangy lemon bars, and new creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. go on, have one. why are you deleting these photos? because my teeth are yellow. why don't you use a whitening toothpaste? i'm afraid it

live, original nwa members were there. other big stars coming out like wesley snipes, gabrielle union and r&b artist tyrese gibson. check out this fan moment with snoop dogg and ice cube. >> a great nice, a great movie. have fun and understand it was a lot of hard work that went into this movie. respect the black business. that's what it is, first and foremost. >> listen, this movie is amazing. it's long, but it is amazing. and it chronicles not just nwa's rise but the journey of all the members including the tragic death of easy e. it was tough to relive the death of their close friend. it's for adults but great. >> i cannot wait for that one. >>> another great story in the making, melissa gilbert from "little house on the prairie" announced she is running for office. that's right. hopes to go to washington. >> nothing's the matter with me. >> laura -- >> go away. >> funky is the word. i'm spunky. >> spunky laura ingalls on "little house" to feisty house of representatives. melissa, a democrat, taking on mike bishop in mi

. >> straight out of compton is the anticipated movie about the 1980s rap group nwa. >> this is going to be like going down memory lane i grew up listening to nwa. >> the line started early outside the theater which had two showings of the movie. >> nothing's changed people are still angry, people are still getting hurt, there's a message out there that needs to be passed on. >> i do see a lot of connection with what happened back then and what's going on now. >> stand offs between police and many in the black community are modern day examples of the same struggles that nwa highlighted in their music. theaters have decided to add extra security personnel. the main reason for added precautionses are are because of recent incidents and shootings. >> these days they need extra security in the movie theaters any way. >> it makes us open our eyes a little mother -- more and we have done that. and we upped our checks accordingly. >> well universal is the studio that released the film. however still unclear if the support means that they will reimburse the theater. >>> well, a contra costa d

anyway, nwa, in a way, put compton on the map, fair to say? >> yeah, exactly. >> we can learn all about nwa in the new film called straight outta compton. hit the trailer, please. >> got my woman and my baby, man. >> everybody can't do what you do. >> really what i do can -- >> the money at? >> why you got to be so ruthless, cuz? >> do you think you're going? you need to get back in the house -- >> don't talk to my mom like that! >> change the situation. hard. you cruising down the street. >> all right. >> cruising down the street in my -- >> hey, that was dope. >> compton's very own ice cube. >> the lives of ice uncube, dr. dre and easy-e. let's meet the cast. >> yeah. corey hawkins, he plays dr. dre. hi, corey. >> jackson jr., he plays ice cube, and maybe you know a little more about that -- is [laughter] fantastic. >> yeah. >> so you guys too young to remember when all that stuff was going on in compton? >> i'm definitely reminded a little bit more than these -- [laughter] >> why are you? >> you know, my father has always told me about his

. >>> nwa does not stand for -- nine white accountants. >> nwa does not stand for nickelback was awesome. >> nwa, finally, does not stand for new wand abracadabra. >> i'm dara brown, this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. daddy gator couldn't push the throttle on his little boat any harder if he tried. he's beached here, gazing out on an unforgiving landscape. for while the people who come in here use quilted northern, a toilet paper that works so well they completely forget their experience... daddy gator sees all and forgets nothing. "i've got to motor out of here," he thinks. "this is no place to raise a child." quilted northern. designed to be forgotten. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, incredible photo captures the dark side of the moon. the deep space climate observatory captured a series of photos last month. isn't this amazing? it shows the far side of the moon, which humans had never seen until 1959. >>> and from "u.s.a. today," vandals hit cecil the lion killer's florida getaway. spray-painted the words "lion killer" on the home.

also this: >> i'm kevin frazier, coming up the real story of nwa comes to life on real screen, straight out of compton. spy games gets little 60s throw back from the manning from uncle. >> also ahead, why experts are warning about el nino, what it could mean for our winter. we'll have the details on that coming up next. stay with us. >> a driver in custody after hit-and-run on the campus of temple university this morning. police say a car jumps the curb and hit a woman around 2:30. she's in the hospital with leg injuries. >> a map shows two security zones highlighting parameters for the weekends the pope visit philadelphia. the black and red zones of that map are the most secure. no vehicles will be allowed inside that zone. >> also, ahead, oh, also this morning, the us embassy reopens in cuba. john kerry will be there to raise the american flag, and make remarks. he's the first us secretary of state to visit havana in 70 years. >> 5:44. government experts say that a powerful el nino nicknamed godzilla is developing right now in the pacific ocean there is could bring with it some histor

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so been i thinking everybody ki won here. >> the true story of nwa. kevin fraser and cube's son, o'shea jackson. >> what is it like watching you. >> when we was editing this movie, at certain point, i thought i was looking a young nwa. >> it's guys that came from nothing that created something that's just amazing. >> this is a great jobt the an came straight out of brotway. kevin fraser, the busy man that he is, is on the set. and, as expected, it was totally the kevin heart show behi scenes. >> can you guys do that on camera.nd the >> this is how kevin likes to get down. >> no, you can stand back. don't you ever talk like that again. found out that's just how it is onset. >> the i million mansion over the party scene. >> you are what i say you are. >> $16olivia, kevin and ice cu are undercover cops. >> again? >> my nerves is bad, man. >> oe's zombie. >> the first movie with so much comedy, we had to go and reshoot more action. this time,h, her universal was no, that's not happening. thank you. i'm glad i traveled all the way over here for that. >> do

. ♪ >>> nwa, let's give them nwa. ♪ >> this is only the tip of the iceberg, gentlemen. >> what's going on? what do you have in that bag? >> are you kidding me? you can't take that on the bus. ♪ >> the song glamorized gangs and drugs. >> our art is a reflection of our reality. >> "straight outta compton" already a big hit at the box office, predicted to bring in $50 million to $60 million this weekend. and it's reigniting an important conversation on black culture and history. it's a bio-pic about the '90s rap group nwa and their controversial lyrics about gang violence to police brutality and racism and the film takes the experiences and speaks to a new generation facing many of the same issues. joining me now is kevin powell author of the new book "the education of kevin powell a boy's journey into manhood" an autobiography that deals with racism and sexism and violence in america and documents hip-hop culture. good to have you back. >> always good to see you. >> this focuses on long before black lives matter movement. look at a scene and we'll talk about it. >> well, absolutely. yo

. ♪ >> reporter: nwa's rallying call, f the police. these images fueling today's black lives matter movement. before there was a hashtag, nwa's lyrics struck a similar nerve. >> it was the only way to shed light on what was going on. >> reporter: the group formed in an era where crime in compton was at an all-time high. >> these are not bangers, okay, these are artist zblrs the landscape of compton has chakd. now the city is predominantly his that panic. since 199 to 2014, overall crime has done 65%. but gangs are still rampant. would you live in compton? your silence says a lot to me. compton, still a work in progress, but fighting to fix problems generations old. >> what up? i got something to say. >> byron pitts, abc news, compton, california. >> that was done. >>> we thank byron for that story. >>> still ahead -- an airbnb battle. she was just trying to make some extra money using the popular rental site, why has she been slapped with a huge fine. >>> and the rescue, what happened next? all: milk! milk! milk! milk! milk! okay! fun'

i am on the record as saying i found nwa straight up demonic. i had real issues with them when they came out, but they also forced me to create hip-hop feminism, which is an important thing. >> and this idea -- ice cube has also said i never understood why an upstanding lady would think we're talking about her in reference to some of these words. again, this double standard. we wouldn't say words that are derogatory based on race can just be used and then blame people for thinking it applied to them. why would we say that about gender? >> here's the thing that's the problem with the film. there are other stories there. cube's story with his wife kim is a beautiful story. he chose a partner that he saw as an intellectual equal, that he felt was a strong voice in his business, and i felt like that story, even telling that story about their relationship would have given the film another dimension. i just think they did not want to deal with gender at all. even the stronger images that are there. >> well, thank you so much, joan morgan, and clay cai

(laughter) >> larry: nwa? yes, larry. the negrometric wave accelerator. (laughter) (applause) >> larry: oh. okay. i never heard of that. >> yeah. and so far, her numbers are underwater. (laughter) and i'm not getting my hair wet to go save her. >> larry: okay. (laughter) i get it. i understand. i'll tell you what, why don't we look at the first clip? >> okay. america's first drug is free black labor and turning black bodies into profit. >> mm-hmm. and the mass incarceration system mirrors an awful lot like the prison plantation system. >> mm-hmm. (laughter) >> okay, larry, i want to stop it right here. >> larry: okay. i've just seen a spike in the meter. >> larry: really? yeah. i'm going to attribute it to hillary's "mm-hmms." (laughter) >> larry: wait, her "mm-hmms"? mm-hmm. (laughter) (applause) >> larry: okay. what did you notice? >> yeah. well, they started off nervous, but now she's doing exactly what black people like, letting somebody know what you're thinking by making an affirmative noise. >> larry: mm-hmm! mm-hmm! (laughter) >> exactly. exactly.

." >> plus the muppets channel nwa. seriously, "the skinny" is next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> okay. we start with breaking news. kelly clarkson is pregnant again. >> she announced late last night in the middle of her concert in los angeles. getting emotional while performing. >> and clarkson revealed that the news to her fans that this will be her second child for both her and her husband brandon blackstock. congratulations to them. >> switching gears now to shannen doherty. she revealed she has breast cancer. she says she could have caught it sooner if it weren't for a mistake that she's now suing over. >> she rose to fame in the hit show from the '90s "beverly hills 90210 playing brenda and starred in the show "charmed." according to legal documents obtained tmz she is suing her former business manager for failing to pay insurance premiums which led to a lapses in coverage. >> she claims her cancer is more advanced now than it would have been had she been able to

door and he shot at me and missed me by that much. >> reporter: nearly two decades later, the former nwa rapper reinventing himself as the entrepreneur behind beats music, which apple bought in 2014 for $3 billion. >> dre is one of the greatest, most influential music producers of all time. then this is another element of the story, that he did things that he's ashamed of. he acknowledged that that's part of his story as well. >> reporter: aditi roy, abc news, los angeles. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight," the massive alligator setting a near record in alabama. can you guess how much that guy weighs? alabama. can you guess how much that guy weighs? unbelievable! toenail fungus? seriously? smash it with jublia! jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. look at the footwork! most common side effects include ingrown toenail, application site redness, itching, swelling, burning or stinging, blisters, and pain. smash it! make the call and ask your doctor if jublia is right for you. new larger size now available. >>> strai

as i was watching it, i was--at one appointment i was very excited, of course, and i love nwa and i'm a hip-hop head, but you're incredibly frustrated with the fact that the same things they were dealing with we're dealing with now. the same things they were talking about, we're talking about it now. and when it comes down to it blacks lives matter as a movement is nothing new. the hashtag is new, but the movement is happening. i do want to mention that what they did leave out was the nwa's misogyny, but they did leave in that they came up with some good jams. >> thank you very much. that's our broadcast. i'm john seigenthaler. the news continues next with antonio mora. >>> bangkok bombings dash. >> the government will work to find the perpetrators and bring justice on any network involved. >> the hunt for the man thai authorities believe is responsible for the massacre. another bomb goes out today >>> running out of patience. >> iranis is here,

"straight outta compton" follows the rise of the hip-hop group nwa. it premiered in oakland last night. some feared that movie would insight violence. >>> good morning, everyone. from our kpix 5 weather center, we're looking outdoors towards coit tower around we see that we still have that marine layer slow to clear. however, some areas are already sunny and bright and in the mid- 60s towards the tri-valley. 60 in san rafael. it's currently in the upper 50s in pacifica. later today, the coast will clear. we'll have sunshine from the beaches through the bay into the peninsula well inland. temperatures span from 71 in pacifica to 90 degrees in fairfield. mid-60s today in daly city. otherwise 93 degrees for the warmest locations inland. then check out your weekend as high pressure is in command. mid-60s daly city. triple digits in our inland areas. mid-70s pacifica and mid-80s around the rim of the bay. slightly cooler conditions monday through thursday. make it a great, everyone. before you go, liza battalones is in the house next. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good m

. >> they want nwa? let's give them nwa. >> reporter: "straight outta compton" the group about the rap group nwa broke august box office records last weekends by earning more than $60 million. >> you will learn a lot about the history if you are interested in rap and you have a good laugh. >> it's actually expected to top the box office for the next three weekends. >> reporter: sinister 2 is expected to take second place. >> this is a classic horror film single mom moves to a rural town with her twin sons evil spirits. >>> why are people trying to kill you. >> reporter: a stoner in american ultra who discovers he is a sleeper agent for the u.s. government. his girlfriend is played by kristen stewart. >> we are dweebs in the movie and we become these strong ninja warriors. >> reporter: genetically engineered super agent in hit man 47. starring lily tomlin. >> she wants to encourage her granddaughter to stand up for herself and be her own person. >> reporter: if romantic comedy is your style some kind of b

. ♪ >> reporter: nwa's rallying call, "f the police." in this era of ferguson, freddie gray and sandra bland, these images fueling today's black lives matter movement. but before there was a hashtag, nwa's lyrics struck a similar nerve. >> it was our only way to shed light on what was going on. >> reporter: the group formed in an era when crime in compton was at an all-time high. >> we're trying to check these bangers to make sure they're clean. >> all right, i'm sorry, these are not bangers, okay, these are artists. >> reporter: the landscape of compton has changed. now the city is predominantly hispanic. the murder rate is down. since 1989 to 2014, overall crime has dropped 65%. but gangs are still rampant. would you live in compton? your silence says a lot to me. compton, still a work in progress, but fighting to fix problems generations old. >> what up? i got something to say. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, compton, california. >> hey, that was dope. >> we thank byron for that story. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight" -- an

last night we had a republican presidential candidate debate, and there was more time spent on the "nwa" movie commercial after a 30-second segment and is issue of race relations was not discussed. that is the problem. we have a cancer. organisms are killed from the inside out, and that is what is taking place in our country. bruce: young man right here in front. >> hello. i attend morehouse college. i believe that we cannot wait for white people to fix our communities. our church and our politicians need to work together so that 30, 40 years now, we will have stronger relations within our community because that is the only way that black people will advance, and i do not think it is something we can truly wait for another race or another culture to ask for us. bruce: young lady right here. >> hi. i am olivia brand, and i'm from baltimore city, attending the university of maryland, and i would like to completely agree because when i thought would happen in baltimore, i did not do that as, you know -- i saw that as someone being killed in my home, a family member, someone from baltimore.

we wanted to show our environment forged nwa. and then nwa was affecting the environment. but the situation at the time was daryl gates who was the chief of police, cheese of the lapd had declared a war on gangs. now, to a law-abiding citizen, a war on gangs seems like a good idea. but cops think every single black young male or brown young male look like a gang banger, dress like a gang banger, now it's a war on young black males. >> hey, man, i'm just trying to get home. >> that's the thing that struck me in the movie for the first time i have to say, and the way that it's played coming out of that scene. and isn't it interesting that as we sit here in 2015, what we saw in the movie way back when still goes on today. >> it's sad. you know, it's real sad. but, you know, it's been going on before us. this has been a constant in our history, and it's time to hold these officers, these officials accountable. >> but by the same token you're not painting the police in the same broad brush either. >> no. i love good police. i mean if somebody break in our house, we're going to

would you take it. >> nwa became one of the most influential rap groups, through honest lyrics and raw talent and now their story is being told on screen co produced by doctor dray and ice cube played by summer shake johnson but don't think that he gets any slack. >> i get two years of auditions and call backs, and you know, it was almost all together, a thousand days of hard work. >> i didn't want it to be easy. i wanted, i wanted him to earn it, and i wanted him to be good. and, you know, he is surpassing my expectations in every way, you know, this guy is a pro, great actor. >> yo. >> and i work for them too. >> this team, teams up to stop the bad guys in man from uncle, direct by guy richie, is there plenty of action and style. >> it has got that, you know, that guy puts in every single one of his movies. is there something really cool about it. it is just fun to get up and work with every day. >> we will work with period clothing, cool cars and it looks great. >> to get messy. >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier back to you in the studio. >>> for latest news w

the movie also takes us back to a time when another version of this conversation was being had by nwa, when the police were raising questions about how local law enforcement agencies did their work in communities of color. and all of this was taking place before hip hop dominated pop news stream culture. before dr. dre and ice cube were household names. now both are very chip and very famous. dr. dre has joined apple as part of a $3 billion deal to acquire his company, bates electronics. ice cube and dr. dre are about as mainstream as it gets now. so much so that a hollywood studio decided to make a movie about their group called n-words with attitudes. we'll talk about the movie and what it chose to shy away from, next. toenail fungus? seriously? smash it with jublia! jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. look at the footwork! most common side effects include ingrown toenail, application site redness, itching, swelling, burning or stinging, blisters, and pain. smash it! make the call and ask your doctor if jublia is

. ♪ nwa's rallying call, f the police. in this era of ferguson, freddie gray and sandra bland, these images fueling today's black lives matter movement. but before there was a hashtag, nwa's lyrics struck a similar nerve. >> it was our only way to shed light on what was going on. >> reporter: the group formed in an era when crime in compton was at an all-time high. >> we're trying to check these bangers to make sure they're clean. >> all right, i'm sorry, these are not bangers, okay, these are artists. >> reporter: the landscape of compton has changed. now the city is predominantly hispanic. the murder rate is down. since 1989 to 2014, overall crime has dropped 65%. but gangs are still rampant. would you live in compton? your silence says a lot to me. compton, still a work in progress, but fighting to fix problems generations old. >> what up? i got something to say. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, compton, california. >>> introducing an entire new generation to those guys of nwa. >> it's a message that really resonates

country are ramping up security for the movie premiere of "straight outta compton," about the rap group nwa. lapd is worried that the violence on the big screen could translate into issues inside the theaters. >> we have seen violence across the country at different theaters. that is a concern in los angeles. we don't have expectation something will happen, but we want to be prepared and prevent that. mainhan: lapd said the concern is rival gangs will show up at the same movie theater. they are sending officers already scheduled to work to areas that are close by the theaters. years, first time in 54 the can and flag is flying over cuba. this marks the latest that in repairing our relations with the country. talks begin next month on compensation for damages caused by the u.s. embargo that has been in place for decades. >> time to one for all our flag. let the world know that we wish each other well. jonathan: that was secretary of state john kerry, celebrating meeting and by greeting cuban citizens, browsing with street vendors, and purchasing cuban cigars, joking that was a big reason to

guys in the nwa are 46, 47 right now. >> billionaires, like donald trump. drake could run for president. >> people want to watch this movie, and it's uplifting. it's not a downer. as great a movie as "selma" was, it was a downer. >> i was a seminary professor in hartford seminary running an anti-property project teaching ethics, but i had my bible in one hand and nwa in the other. you know, "blank the police" coming straight from the underground, another brother got it bad because i'm brown, so police think they have the authority to kill the minority, blacks aren't the ones to be beaten on. how relevant is that to black lives matter and the movement in the streets talking about police brutality, mistrust between the police departments and the communities of our broader culture. >> and it's interesting because art sort of helps to amplify what is happening currently, and that's what nwa did, and now it was released at a perfect time to continue that conversation. >> we're going to toss right now to alex witt for an update on the indonesia plane. maybe we ar

son of the original nwa member ice cube. i asked him about portraying his father and the state of modern hip-hop. >> my father's philosophy on this whole thing is at a certain point in the '90s all the media outlets as far as, you know, rap goes and a certain point knocked out the artists who had something to say or were speaking on political issues, if you will, and it turned into the money, music, and that starts to get played on the radio only and so those who want a career in music think that this is the model and that begins to really filter out all those groups that have something to say that are speaking to the people in a different manner. you still have artists today, kendrick is one of them. they have something to say. they're working to inspire. they're speaking on issues. they, as artists, find a balance. that makes them stand out. >> and that young man looks like his father. you can see the rest of my interview with the straight outta compton cast at 10:00 a.m. eastern. next up modern day rap story only in 2015

. >> reporter: "straight outta compton" a biopic on hip-hop group nwa. its rise and fall through the lenses of poverty, gang violence and inner city racial issues. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the film is already generating a lot of buzz even more so after "wall street journal" record universal pictures offered to pay theaters for additional hired security guards. the movie-goers we spoke with say, that makes things worse. >> there are other movies that have the same issues. i don't know why this one is having security as opposed to others. >> creating an issue over this film feels like a stereotype. >> reporter: universal executives fear the film's content plus growing racial tensions in the u.s. could result in another tragic incident like we saw in louisiana where two women died after a gunman opened fire at a showing of "trainwreck." >> the idea of it comes across your mind in a movie theater. >> reporter: she still plans to watch the film in theaters but as for security on hand at this movie? >> maybe this shouldn't be the only movie that requires secu