MC Ren, DJ Yella Roles Cast For N.W.A Biopic “Straight Outta Compton”

    Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have released a promotional photograph with N.W.A biopic cast members.

    Cube released the photograph on Twitter. The image features Ice Cube, director Gary F. Gray and Dr. Dre standing behind O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins.

    Jackson Jr. is slated to play his father, Ice Cube. Meanwhile, Mitchell is set to play Eazy-E and Hawkins is slated to play Dr. Dre.

    No actors have been selected to play MC Ren and DJ Yella. Ice Cube said they are still searching for actors to fill these remaining roles. 

    The film is scheduled to be released August 14, 2015. 

    (June 19, 2014) 

    UPDATE: The roles of DJ Yella and MC Ren have been filled, according to AllHipHop.

    According to the report, Aldis Hodge is set to play Ren while Neil Brown Jr. is slated for the DJ Yella role.

    Hodge and Aldis have appeared on The Walking Dead.

    Images of Hodge and Brown Jr. (in that order) are as follows:

    RELATED: Ice Cube’s Son O’Shea Jackson Jr. To Reportedly Play Cube In “Straight Outta Compton” Film

    34 thoughts on “MC Ren, DJ Yella Roles Cast For N.W.A Biopic “Straight Outta Compton”

      1. Wackass MC Ren, who do you think wrote most of the classics with Ice Cube and after he left. You’re a fuckin donkey.

      2. are you serious? Ren was the best rapper in NWA. infact he’s one of the greatest lyricists to come out of the west coast period. You better ask somebody.

    1. Are they playing NWA when they were younger ? I hope they do this movie right and not like that wack ass Notorious movie.

      1. it will never be good enough for die hard fans, i suggest you dont go see it. All these wack ass 3rd generation stans with romaticised ideals about their favourite rappers being super humans, you aint going to like the truth, you just want the character they portray in the media, you get butthurt when you see they aint hardcore gangbanging thugs 24/7.

    2. the rest of the crew adopted Ren’s style, he was the one from the street with the gang connects. look at the first album cover, the rest of them were on that flava flav style, Rens in the khakis and white T.

      1. None on them niggas was about that and that’s a fact. They’ll tell you themselves. So stop spreading the lies.

    3. I think a World Class Wreckin Cru biopic would be more interesting.

      Anyway, on another note, are they going to show Ice Cube getting bullied in his private school days???

      1. Maybe because he’s a wack ass actor. I rather see a nigga that can play his part well than a nigga who just’s a look-a-like

    4. Who’s playing Jerry Heller, JJ Fad, D.O.C., Above the Law, BG Knocc Out, Dresta, Suge Knight, Snoop, Warren G, Pac, DPG, The Lench Mob, Will.i.am, H.W.A, and BONE Thugs N Harmony

      1. “Who’s playing Jerry Heller, JJ Fad, D.O.C., Above the Law, BG Knocc Out, Dresta, Suge Knight, Snoop, Warren G, Pac, DPG, The Lench Mob, Will.i.am, H.W.A, and BONE Thugs N Harmony”

        Lol that’s why I see a lot of niggas in the internet asking

        Acting like the movie is about Ruthless Records and not N.W.A

    5. If the movie is anything like Ice Cube’s new music it’s going to suck like a Kardashian at NBA All Star weekend

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