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'Straight Outta Compton' screenwriters react to Oscar nomination
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Jan 14, 2016
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'Straight Outta Compton' screenwriters react to Oscar nomination
Writers for the wildly popular music biopic "Straight Outta Compton" about rap group N.W.A, speak to the show about their Oscar nomination
The N.W.A. bio pic "Straight Outta Compton" directed by F. Gary Gray
The N.W.A. bio pic "Straight Outta Compton" directed by F. Gary Gray
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Writers for the wildly popular music biopic "Straight Outta Compton" about rap group N.W.A, speak to the show about their Oscar nomination

"Straight Outta Compton" screenwriters Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman joined the show to talk about their Oscar nomination.

The film follows the journey of rap group N.W.A.'s rise to fame in the mid 1980s to early 1990s.

To hear the full interview, press the play button above.