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"Straight Outta Compton": Relevant -- and controversial

Name: "Straight Outta Compton": Relevant -- and controversial
Uploaded: 2015-08-14T18:39:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: The film "Straight Outta Compton" hits theaters Friday in what's expected to be the number one film of the weekend. The profile of N.W.A and its themes of tension between blacks and law enforcement are still relevant today. As CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports, the release is being met with controversy.

The film "Straight Outta Compton" hits theaters Friday in what's expected to be the number one film of the weekend. The profile of N.W.A and its themes of tension between blacks and law enforcement are still relevant today. As CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports, the release is being met with controversy.