STACK #135 Jan 2016

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Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. talks about the challenges of playing his father in the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton.

from outset, he could easily envision his then 20-year-old son stepping into the on-screen role of Cube’s younger self. One look at O’Shea Jackson, Jr., and there’s no mistaking he is his father’s son. It’s not just the striking physical similarities between the two, but subtle nuances that genetics can’t deny, like a confident swagger that comes from a deep and strong sense of self.

W hen casting Straight Outta Compton , the makers knew authenticity would be the key. And you can’t get more authentic than giving one of the movie’s leading roles to the character’s real-life son. Ice Cube, who formed gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A. in 1987 with Dr Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren, is one of the driving forces behind the project and right

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