http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34195/ti...ovie-promotion
"MC Ren made a series of social media posts today (June 10) regarding the promotion of Straight Outta Compton, the forthcoming film on N.W.A that is due in theaters August 14.
"Man fuck these bitches at universal pictures leaving me out the movie trailers tryin to rewrite history,"*MC Ren*writes on Twitter.
MC Ren, who with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and DJ Yella was a member of N.W.A, is not depicted in the trailers.
The trailers focus on Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. The trailers also feature Ruthless Records executive and N.W.A manger Jerry Heller, but do not focus on either MC Ren or DJ Yella.
DJ Yella*produced N.W.A’s material with Dr. Dre.
MC Ren was one of*N.W.A’s main rappers and has been name-dropped in songs by several rappers, including OutKast on “Aquemini.”He also wrote some of Eazy-E’s lyrics.
"When you have bitches work on a hip hop film that don't know shit about hip hop this is what happens. How the hell u leave me out after all,” MC Ren writes, "The work I put into them records. It's disrespectful to me, my family and most of all my FANS.”
MC Ren’s posts are as follows, as are photos of the vinyl of N.W.A's*Straight Outta Compton*and Eazy-E's*Eazy-Duz-It*albums, which highlight MC Ren's writing credits as a member of N.W.A and for Eazy-E."
I agree entirely with MC Ren. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed MC Ren and DJ Yella being largely excluded from the trailer and a "trio" being emphasized, when Ren and Yella were just as responsible for N.W.A's success, as the members who managed to excell within their solo careers. Ren was a staple in NWA with rhyming and overall lyric writing for himself, Dre and Eazy (with the DOC assisting in Dre and Eazy lyrics), especially when he assumed head role within the group for 100 Miles and Runnin' and Niggaz4Life. MC Ren should get the credit he deserves. Without NWA, there would have been no major solo career launches for Cube, Dre, and Eazy.
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