Film Industry - Straight Outta Compton - Historical Context (A & B)

The film portrays events set predominantly in mid 1980's California, USA. The depiction of this period in a contemporary film may have been impacted by the social upheaval caused by the racial tension and the LA riots in 1992 (the portrayal of California and the possible glorification of N.W.A as agents of social change may have been revised or influenced by subsequent events).

Cultural Context 
N.W.A were significant in terms of social change as advocates free speech, producers of protest songs and as highly successful black men from disenfranchised American urban communities.

N.W.A were also heavily criticised for their misogynistic lyrics and their promotion of a lifestyle that objectifies and marginalised women.