Straight Out Of Compton NWA

"Fuck The Police"- NWA

Explores Racial Profiling - NWA don't like it, which is made pretty obvious
Their message is that we shouldn't trust the police and not respect them. Caused a lot of controversy at the time and upset.

Sampling and Skits are used in the songs - telling an actual story, ends with a white police officer being dragged away by court and told that their wrong

Rap was starting to become really popular - different record labels, lots of feuds.

Issues in America- Gun Law explored

Represents the group as very rebellious - the LA police showed up to one of their concerts and told them that they were not allowed to sing it. Very Anti- Police

Young Black Men - are shown to be very gangster and threatening. Negative Stereotype. They want to prove their point, tired of being criticised. Taking something you're labeled as - "appropriation" and taking ownerships of the name/word, and you can only say it.

White people are represented negatively too.

Very controversial song

Brief context:

Straight Outta Compton was produced by legendary pictures who entered into partnership with Universal Pictures (the film's distributor) 2014

Universal is owned by NBC Universal, a comcast company
It is essential to note the film was produced and distributed by a major, vertically integrated film studio that is part of a media conglomerate is significant in terms of funding, possibilities for cross- promotion and reaching a global audience

police brutality is still an issue now, so it makes the topi relatable, and makes us reflect on how times have not really changed much at all

Hip Hop biotics already exist
Straight Outta Compton - Trailer (Theatrical Trailer)

A lot of trailers spoil everything

Purpose of a trailer is to sell the film, to advertise.

Straight Outta Compton - Biopic film, following the real life situations of Dr Dre, Ice Cube, and E Eazy
 But the film also glosses over a lot of issues that the main characters were involved in

A lot of of swear words were censored (or a radio edit) during the trailer, because otherwise they wouldn't be able to show it. Glosses over.

Conventional:
Hermenutic codes are used in the trailers - creating mystery, very conventional.
Shows a lot of action to keep the audience interested, selling the film
Rags to Riches
Identification with protagonists in the trailer

Un Conventional:
No voiceover - very unconventional. Not needed as each of the main characters are introduced through a narrative. The film is mainly about the soundtrack and the music by NWA, so voice over would ruin this.
No specific release date
No actor names, just the stars

Audiences: 

Teenagers - aspirational message, the fans of NWA, working class, black people, young black men - relatable.

Majority Black Class - unusual for a big blockbuster film
White characters are small and a bit insignificant

Synergy - when two media industries work together well ( Film and Music )