F. Gary Gray…N.W.A. Movie

Posted on April 11, 2012 by VegasWorldInc

Sign me up. Not only has he directed some of my favorite videos (one being Ice Cube’s Today Was Good Day), but he’s also overseen some of my favorite flicks (i.e. Friday, Set it Off, Law Abiding Citizen). Now word comes that he may be attached to the N.W.A. biopic. I am a HUGE fan of The Notorious B.I.G. and I thought his biopic Notorious was just ok. I have really high hopes for this one. Plus,the fact that he beat out John Singleton is encouraging….don’t ask me why. Here is the lowdown:

“F. Gary Gray is in talks to direct Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A biopic set up at New Line. Gray beat out contenders John Singleton, George Tillman and Elgin James for the gig. Gray was one of the three directors in contention to direct the Captain America sequel, and this move likely takes him out of the running for that job. (George Nolfi and the Russo Brothers are the front-runners still left standing.)” -The Hollywood Reporter

Re-Release Tuesdays “1st Of The Month”

Posted on August 9, 2011 by VegasWorldInc

I appreciate this song way more today than I did back in 1995. This was pushing the genre. This was artistry. Thugs and Harmony? Who would have thought (R.I.P. Eazy-E)? True stories in this one. Listen closely, because it is still valid today. This week’s Re-Release is Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “First of the Month“. WAKE UP, WAKE UP!

Following the surprise success of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s summer 1994 anthem “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” the group returned a year later with E 1999 Eternal, an impressive debut full-length that dismisses any notion that the group was merely a one-hit wonder. From beginning to end, the album maintains a consistent tone, one that’s menacing and somber, produced entirely by DJ U-Neek, a Los Angeles-based producer who frames the songs with dark, smoked-out G-funk beats and synth melodies. The Bone Thugs interweave their voices well, trading off verses and harmonizing on the choruses. There are a few standout moments, most notably the Grammy-winning ballad “Tha Crossroads” and the feel-good welfare ode “1st of the Month,” as well as, of course, some obligatory blaze-some-to-this tracks, “Budsmokers Only” and “Buddah Lovaz.” The intermittent tracks are good old-fashioned gangsta rap about murder, drugs, and money. – Allmusic.com

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