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N.W.A’s Dr. Dre and Ice Cube proudly stands next to the starring cast of their biopic, Straight Outta Compton for this week’s issue of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’. For the cover story, they discuss their roles, touring with Eminem, Eazy-Z,  as well as Suge Knight’s murder case.

“I was there. But I was just leaving, so I didn’t know what happened until I was halfway home,” says Dre, who shares his Brentwood mansion with his wife of 19 years, Nicole Young. “I heard about it over the phone. Everybody was supportive everywhere we went, and we didn’t have one issue throughout the entire filming of the movie. It’s crazy that this happened during the f—ing filming of the commercial.”

Cube, who wasn’t on the set, takes a more philosophical view. “It’s the dangerous part of living in South Central,” he says. “Some people don’t care if you’re making a movie or not. It’s unfortunate because the movie is so good, so creative, so many talented people involved.” “It’s just a really unfortunate incident,” says Dre. “Maybe [Knight] was looking for trouble. I don’t know.”

On Eazy-E:

Eazy was a genius when it comes to entertainment and promoting and understanding what people want,” Ice Cube says. “He’s one of the most courageous dudes I ever met,” Ice Cube adds in the video, “and hopefully this is a tribute to him and what he built.”

“Eazy is the reason why this thing really worked,” Dr. Dre says in the exclusive clip.

Read the full article here.