Ice Cube's Son O'Shea Jackson Jr on Police Brutality

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In 1986, Ice Cube and his rap group NWA lyrically exposed the abuse of power by police against black men. Nearly 30 years later, it’s a matter of history repeating.

“The same problems that were happening back then are happening now, there’s just a bigger eye on them,” O’Shea Jackson Jr tells Made in Hollywood. The 23-year-old actor highlights the issue of police violence in urban communities while portraying his father, Ice Cube, in “Straight Outta Compton.”

And with the advent of smartphone cameras and social media, the raw reality is undeniable. In the biopic, which follows Cube, Dr. Dre and the original lineup of the gangster rap group, their way of revealing the brutality of their streets was through their music. For Jackson, it’s a lesson that’s relevant today.

“There’s always people that need to be inspired and people who need to a little more courage and a movie like this is a real life movie,” he says. “It speaks on things that us, as humanity, need to be refreshed on again.”

“Straight Outta Compton” hits theaters Friday. Watch the trailer below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5r5cZk0EfY