“Straight Outta Compton” did a pretty great job showing Suge’s influence on Dre and their team-up with Death Row Records.
However, “Surviving Compton” does shed some light on the big man’s softer side… if only for a small chunk of time. Suge Knight… in shining armorįor all intents and purposes, Suge Knight (R. Not only is he portrayed as a mentor to Michel’le, he’s often viewed as a voice of reason amid a world of drugs and violence. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella with deals that fattened his pockets while leaving the majority of the group consistently broke.īut while Heller (Paul Giamatti) was presented as a manipulative villain - even though you kind of felt sorry for him - in “Straight Outta Compton,” Jamie Kennedy presents a different version of Heller in the Lifetime film. In short, Heller took advantage of Ice Cube, Dr. is well known among both industry insiders and music fans alike. The feud between Jerry Heller and the members of N.W.A. Following Andre Young from his early days spinning records in his bedroom to the beginning of his glory days with Aftermath Entertainment. “Straight Outta Compton” may have been a movie that touched on many well known hip hop artists - N.W.A., Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Tupac, to name a few - but it really is Dr. While the events depicted in “Surviving Compton” began roughly 30 years ago, the subject matter feels as relevant as ever.īut just how different is “Surviving Compton” from “Straight Outta Compton?” Here are four glaring difference between the two films. It’s a darker tale, to be sure, and one that is mired in both physical and substance abuse. biopic, Toussaint teamed with screenwriter Dianne Houston to bring her history with the group - Dr. The film, told from the perspective of Michel’le Toussaint, acts as the flipside to the story brought to the big-screen in 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton.”īarely mentioned in the N.W.A. The film is set to be released in October.Lifetime’s latest original movie, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel’le,” made it debut on Saturday night, with its own unique spin on the now famous lore of the Compton rap scene. In the film’s first promo - that aired exclusively on Billboard earlier today - Michel’le pulls a “Parental Advisory” sticker off her lips as a message that reads, “Behind the men who changed hip-hop is the woman who knows the truth” is shown. Although Dre issued an apology in the face of the complaints at the time, Michel’le categorized them as just ‘Good PR’. Straight Outta Compton drew some audience backlash for omitting Dr. Marcos Taylor will play the role of Suge Knight, one he played priorly in last year’s hit Straight Outta Compton film.
Curtis Hamilton has been pegged to play Dre, Jamie Kennedy to play music manager Jerry Heller, and R.
Michel’le - who has a son with Dre, and is best known for her 1990 hit single “No More Lies,” - will be played by Lincoln Heights star Rhyon Nicole Brown. and Death Row Records camps that were often abusive atmospheres for women. Lifetime has announced the production of Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me, a biopic about Michel’le’s time entrenched in the N.W.A. Dre, Michel’le has said she has a much different recollection of how things went down during the days portrayed in the Straight Outta Compton film, and now she has an avenue to tell them. R&B singer, Suge Knight ex-wife, and one-time fiancée of Dr.