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Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Dre commented on the incident that left one person dead after the mogul stormed a promotional shoot for the N.W.A movie. “It’s insane that this happened during the f***ing filming of the commercial”.
Eminem is reportedly on the soundtrack for Straight Outta Compton, which might explain the choice to have him join the group. “Maybe (Knight) was looking for trouble”.
Dr Dre last performed with his former band mates during the 2000 Up in Smoke Tour across North America, which brought together leading rappers including Eminem. “That’s the great thing about being in this country, is to be able to speak your mind and not be censored”. “And now, it’s just like, ‘OK, we understand.’ This movie will keep shining a light on the problem, especially because of all the situations that are happening in Ferguson and here in Los Angeles”.
Eminem has history with N.W.A. member and the Mr. Mathers’ long-time mentor Dr. Dre, though he was just a teenager when the group formed in 1986.
Rumors of an N.W.A. reunion tour have been circulating for the better part of the ’00s and the ’10s, most notably a 2000 tour with Snoop Dogg stepping in for Eazy, but nothing has ever materialized. “We don’t have anything settled yet with everyone’s schedules,” said Donna Langley, Universal’s chief.
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“But we think it can create a lot of buzz”, she was quoted as saying. “Our legacy is something that’s very important to me”.
As Suge Knight waits behind bars for the start of his murder case, his fellow Death Row records co-founder opened up to the Hollywood Reporter about the deadly January 29 incident on the set of a trailer shoot for the upcoming N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton“. The film hits theaters August 14.