vibemagazineA Letter From the Editor-In-Chief (@datwon)

When watching @outtacomptonmovie you have to remember that the way the story is told is a squishing of 10 years of drama and success rammed in 2 hours or so. There is no way to get all the golden nuggets of detail and worthy-of-inclusion moments the proper screen time. There has been more praise for the film than extreme criticism. Which is cool considering the way the story is presented by the executive directors @DrDre, @IceCube and Eazy- E's widow Tomica Wright. If you want the version that ties it up perfectly, then you have #StraightOuttaCompton. Yet, there was and is so much more complexity to the incredibly inspiring and iconic story of the N.W.A crew. Funded and lead primarily by Eazy-E, the group fed off his raw street hustler energy. A natural star but a put together rapper, his drug dealing days helped sharpen his early executive moves as he formed Ruthless Records. With most of the media hype being swirled around Ice Cube and Dre, we felt that E's story needed more touch ups. More spotlight on his personality and how he was as an individual. We painstakingly interviewed many of those who worked, won and willed his success to also see his loss to AIDS devastate his plans and fracture his support system.

I want to thank every single person that helped our writer, the tireless Keith Murphy and myself for the last few weeks, on contacting people on our behalf to make this story the greatness that it is. This goes for our family, friends and industry connects as well. Special thanks to @PeterDokus for the cover image. You came through bro, I'm sure Eazy appreciates you as well. Read on (in our profile link). #WeWantEazy #RuthlessRecords #TheStoryIsLongAsHell #ButItsDopeTho #WeWorkedHardSoReadIt! #NWA #ThxVibeTribeStaff