After two hard weeks of training camp, the Oakland Raiders were given a special treat Wednesday night when rap pioneer/actor/director/producer/Raider fan Ice Cube hosted a special early screening of his upcoming film “Straight Outta Compton.” The film, which has been heavily marketed and opens in theaters tonight, is a biopic about the rise of rap group NWA, of which Ice Cube was a foundational part along with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella.
Aside from Cube being a devoted Raider fan – he was a 14 year old living in South Central LA when the Los Angeles Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII – there is a deep connection between the Raiders franchise and the events of the film and the real life history of gangsta rap’s foundational group.