O'Shea Jackson Jr. sits down with Paper Magazine to talk auditioning for Straight Outta Compton, and the social effects of music today vs. the 80s and 90s. Read more after the jump.
Living up to your dad's legacy can be daunting. Even more of a burden? Portraying your dad in not only one of the most iconic times in his life, but also one of the most iconic times in recent American history. But O'Shea Jackson Jr., son of Ice Cube, isn't afraid of the challenge. He'll be appearing in Straight Outta Compton, the highly-anticipated biopic about the rise of N.W.A. While the film is set in the late '80s, it couldn't be timelier with the current events and conversations happening right now about racism, police brutality and America's prison-industrial complex. Ahead of the film's release this Friday, O'Shea talks about stepping into his father's shoes, his big screen aspirations, and donning his dad's famous scowl.
