Y'know what, Mc Ren and DJ Yella never really got the credit they deserved for their contributions to legendary gangsta rap group, N.W.A. Ren in particular was instrumental in writing many of group's hard lyrics, while Yella co-produced the beats alongside Dr. Dre. And even now as the biopic Straight Outta Compton was being cast the focus was solely on Ice Cube, Dre, and Eazy-E, but now the other two are starting to get their due.
Universal Pictures has announced relatively unknown actors Aldis Hodge and Neil Brown Jr. have taken the roles of Ren and Yella, respectively. Hodge had a starring role on the TNT series Leverage and had a role in The East opposite Brit Marling, while Brown has appeared in Fast & Furious and Battle: Los Angeles. They join O'Shea Jackson Jr. as his father Ice Cube, Corey Hawkins as Ice Cube, and Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E.
F. Gary Gray is directing Straight Outta Compton for release August 14th 2015.
