All throughout the movie you see the violence and racism towards the black race in the ghetto. They were arrested for just standing and doing nothing and beaten for the same. They were constantly mistreated by the police. Almost every song they wrote was about the everyday struggles that they faced and encountered. When they tried to tell people about their struggles through their music, they would get shut down and told that their music was too violent for the public people. They almost got kicked out of the club they were allowed to play in because of it. But it was a good thing that they were discovered while playing there. After they were discovered and got a record deal, they went outside the building and were eating. They cops rolled buy and saw them. They arrested them and tackled them to the ground for no reason. They were treated horribly. They wanted their music to express their everyday battles. This includes the issues and fights with the police and the everyday difficulties of living in the ghetto. They constantly needed to watch out for the people they were around and talked to. They began the journey with teaching Eazy E how to rap while Dre came up with the beat and did the DJing. This song, “Boyz in the Hood”, became a huge hit and started them out on their journey to be political rappers. Their journey began difficultly. Within the first few months, Dre’s brother had been murdered. It was difficult time, not only for him but for the group. They began to write more music. Their music started to shoot off and become very popular. It started an uproar in most of the large cities. People started fighting against the police and their racism. Their music finally doing what they hoped it would. It started fighting against their everyday tribulations. They became a public figure against racist police and racism in general. In Michigan, they encountered police and head people of a concert telling them that they could not rap about violence and could not swear and use inappropriate words in their music. They did not listen and ended up doing it anyways. The police got upset and shot gun shots in the building. They freaked everyone out and everyone ran out in fear. They were tired of being told what to do and they wanted to stand up for what they believed in. The police finally seemed to stop messing with them. They then began partying all the time. They were with women all the time and were taking advantage of the life of a super star. They occasionally ran into trouble with some bad people but always got through it. Soon after their uproar, the LA Riots began. The LA Riots was a huge event in NWA’s history and the history of LA. They began the rebellion against police racism and the racism of many others. This lasted for days and caused a lot of damage to the city.

The quote in the movie was a very important part to not only the movie, but to the background of their music. “Our art is a reflection of our reality,” is the basis of everything that they do in life. They want people to try and understand what is going on in the cities and in their lives. They wanted change and they wanted it to be done through their music. People often got upset over their music and their lyrics because they involved violence and profanity. This is true but this is also what their everyday lives entail. They wanted their music to not only send a message but they also wanted people to be able to relate to something. They wanted the people who were in the same position of them to be able to know that they have someone that knows what it is like to have these everyday struggles.

In the interview that they said the quote in, they wanted people to understand why their music was the way it was. They wanted people to know that it was not just for fun; that it had a point and a purpose to it. NWA worked really hard to make an impact on the country and to make things known. They not only wanted people to know what was going on but they also wanted to put Compton on the map. It may have been a rough place to live but it was home and it was where they came from. This whole movie is pretty much made around this whole quote. It is the basis of their life. Every day they went through trials and tribulations. They were constantly being beat down on. Even when they were rich and famous they still went through their problems and issues but in a different way. They also went through a difficult time with their manager. Jerry was making them sign contracts that were not good for them. He took advantage of them and hurt them. He was supposed to be their friend and business partner. It hurt everyone else when Jerry and Eazy E became really close and everyone was left behind. It also was hard on them when they left Jerry and Eazy stayed with him. It was a tough situation for all of them. Eazy E didn’t know why they left him but was also angry that they did. When Eazy E found out what Jerry was really doing, he was hurt that he could do that to him. He acted like he would never do anything like that to him. He thought that he had him in his best interest. When he left Jerry, he finally goes back together with the rest of the group. Unfortunately, that did not last long. He then passed out and was rushed to the hospital. He was diagnosed with AIDS and soon after he was told that he only had a few months to live, most of those he was in a coma.

This quote was very important part of the movie and the story line of every song they sang. “Our art is a reflection of our reality”