Ice Cube was a special guest yesterday (August 1) on Dr. Dre’s “The Pharmacy” Beats 1 radio show. Cube says that seeing his son, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., play him in the forthcoming N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton was something special.
“I describe it as watching your son win the Super Bowl for the same team you won the Super Bowl with,” he says. “That’s the feeling I got watching him work, knowing that he was in great hands.”
Cube expressed a lot of trust in director F. Gary Gray. He says that Gray challenged Jackson, Jr. to be his best.
Gray also comments on the casting, saying that there were many factors besides blood.
“For me, I’m not going to cast him just because he’s your son,” Gray says. “No question. We had a lot of conversations about it. I had to think about the relationship we had. But also had to say, listen, this is my career. This is the story. When the novelty of it being Cube’s son wears off, he’s gotta carry this movie.”
Cube reiterates the fact that his son was not handed the role on merit of his name alone.
“He did not just get the job just because he’s Cube’s son,” he says. “He put in his work. He did everything he needed to do and he worked hard and he’s amazing in the movie.”
Also on “The Pharmacy,” Dr. Dre announced his first album in 14 years, Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre due out August 7. Ice Cube hinted at the project on Wednesday (July 29).
Straight Outta Compton is scheduled to appear in theaters August 14.
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fuck Ice Cube for this, his gave his son the edge by sending him to acting schools, one as far away as New York and another in LA while the screen play was still being developed. Easy E son should have had the same privilege, then they wait until the last minute during auditions to tell Lil Eazy that he dont have the experience to play his pops. Neither does Ice Cube son..The dude playing Eazy E isnt even half way believable. Cube should have made sure Lil Eazy got the same prep his son got because lets face it, Ice Cube son looks like him but Lil Eazy looks just as much if not more like his pops
How is it cube’s fault easy son should have prepared
I agree that the Sons of NWA should have played their fathers. Dre’s son Curtis is a knockout of his father. He looks so much like Dre. Ren’s son looks like him as well. And this is a fact. Ice Cube cannot act and neither can his son. this shit was based off of Cube basically just wanting his son to play him. Dre really does not have that kind of relationship with his son -so this is why his son did not portray him. Ren was left out because Ren was left out. Yella? He is a high yella nigga and those come a dime a dozen. I do not think that he even has kids.
All their sons should’ve played their fathers in the movie that would’ve been the respectful thing to do
Nah its a movie u gotta b able to act are u will sink the whole movie
How many Kids Eazy have? and you mean to tell me, you couldn’t fix them up, take them to acting class and make them play there father? smh crazy .. Happy they made Jr work for the part, but no way he was not going to get it. Its about his father, and his father wanted his son to play the part. So i dont buy that he had to compete with others for the gig.. i do believe they work his butt off, but he always had the part from the jump ..
I dont like how Ren was left out of the title, he was one of NWA’s main artists, a very disrespectful slap in his face
Nobody care about Ren. He was the afterthought in the group. Fuck that nigga lol.
This is rap news not hip hop.
“Ice Cube says of seeing his O’Shea Jackson, Jr. play him in the N.W.A film.”…..really? “seeing his O’Shea Jackson, Jr”???? seriously, i routinely see these errors on HHDX, get your acts together….sheessshhhhh