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N.W.A-Auftritt 1991 Hip-Hopper Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, Ice Cube 1989 N.W.A-Auftritt 1991 Hip-Hopper Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E, Ice Cube 1989 114 DER SPIEGEL 67 / 5348 Kultur Überrollt Gesellschaft „Straight Outta Compton“ sollte von Gettoleben, Polizeigewalt und dem Gangsta- Rap der Band N.W.A erzählen. Dann hat die Wirklichkeit den Film eingeholt. m Ende hätten sie doch recht ge - lerdings: Den Dopeman kanntest du auch. Cube, Dr. Dre und die Witwe des 1995 an habt von Anfang an, sagt O’Shea Er wohnte nur ein paar Häuser die Straße Aids verstorbenen Eazy-E haben einen AJackson. Gerade in diesen Tagen herunter oder ging auf deine Schule.“ Spielfilm aus der Geschichte des „Auf - wird es besonders klar, in denen fast jede Ebenfalls in den Achtzigerjahren be - stiegs der berüchtigtsten Gruppe der Welt“ Woche ein neues Video auftaucht, das gann das Los Angeles Police Department, gemacht. Er heißt wie das erste Album zeigt, wie ein weißer Polizist einen schwar - mit gepanzerten Fahrzeugen in jene von N.W.A: „Straight Outta Compton“. zen Autofahrer misshandelt, grundlos ver - Häuser in Compton hineinzufahren, die Der Film erzählt, wie sich die Band in haftet oder tötet. sie für sogenannte Crackhouses hielten. Compton findet: das musikalische Genie „Fuck the police“, sagt O’Shea Jackson. Polizisten, die meisten von ihnen weiß, Andre Young, genannt Dr. Dre, der für die Davon rücke er auch heute nicht ab. verstärkten ihre Praxis, die vorwiegend Beats und Samples sorgt; Eric Wright, ge - Die Verkehrskontrollen, die Misshand - schwarzen Einwohner, vor allem die Ju - nannt Eazy-E, ein ehemaliger Kleinkrimi - lungen, die Leibesvisitationen, das Stür - gendlichen, anzuhalten, zu kontrollieren, neller mit großem Charisma und quäken - men der Häuser schwarzer Familien, die zu verhaften. der Stimme als Mastermind, Ice Cube als Schüsse aus den Dienstwaffen – das sei Ice Cube hat keine Drogen verkauft, er Texter. schon vor knapp 30 Jahren so gewesen. war auch in keiner Straßengang. Er wollte Es gibt ein, zwei eindringliche Szenen Doch die Menschen in Compton hatten da - Bauzeichner werden und interessierte sich über das, was in Amerika mit „police bru - mals keine Handykameras und keine Netz - für Hip-Hop. Aber auch er erinnert sich, tality“ seinen eigenen Begriff hat, der Film werke im Internet, und deshalb hat die wie die Polizisten seinen Kopf auf Motor - zeigt den Spaß im Studio, die exzessive Welt davon nicht erfahren. hauben schlugen. Am schlimmsten, sagt er, Tournee 1989, den ersten Zwist über das Außer von ihm. sei es gewesen, wenn ein schwarzer Cop Finanzielle. Schließlich tritt der frühere O’Shea Jackson ist unter dem Namen mit dabei gewesen war. Der musste sich Bodyguard des R &B-Stars Bobby Brown Ice Cube berühmt geworden, erst als Rap - dann beweisen vor den weißen Kollegen. auf den Plan, ein ehemaliger Footballer, per in der Hip-Hop-Formation N.W.A, da - Sein damaliger N.W.A-Kollege DJ Yella Marion Knight, den seine Eltern wegen nach als Solokünstler, der ein Nummer- berichtet, Ice Cube habe damals immer seiner Statur und seines angeblich freund - eins-Album veröffentlichte, und schließlich einen Spiralblock dabeigehabt. Darin no - lichen Wesens „Sugar Bear“ genannt hat - als Hollywoodschauspieler und Produzent. tierte er die Texte für N.W.A. Über die ten. Daraus wurde kurz Suge. Im Jahr 1988, Jackson war keine zwan - Suge Knight also, der stets mit einer En - zig, schrieb er den Text „Fuck tha Police“ Vielleicht ist „Fuck tourage aus Mitgliedern der Bloods auf - für die Gruppe N.W.A, die er mit seinen tauchte, überzeugte erst Dr. Dre (noch Freunden Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella und tha Police“ sogar einer der ohne Gewalt) davon, dass sein Freund MC Ren gegründet hatte. Der Bandname wichtigsten Protest- Eazy-E ihn zusammen mit seinem Mana - N.W.A stand für „Niggaz with Attitude“. ger übers Ohr gehauen hat. Dann über - Sie kamen aus Compton, damals wie songs der US-Geschichte. zeugte er Eazy-E (diesmal mit Gewalt), heute eine schwierige Gegend in der Nähe Dre aus seinem Vertrag zu entlassen, so von jenem Konglomerat von Vierteln, das Dealer, die Gangs, Crackhuren, Polizisten. berichtete es zumindest später der ehema - früher als South Central berüchtigt war Aber er kritisierte das Beschriebene nicht. lige N.W.A-Manager Jerry Heller. und wo gerade Ende Juli zwei rivalisieren - Das wäre ihm wie die Negation seiner ei - 1991 gründen Suge Knight und Dr. Dre de Gangs unter dem gruseligen Hashtag genen Existenz vorgekommen. Stattdessen ihre eigene Plattenfirma. Sie sollte Knight #100Days100Nights einen Wettbewerb machte er saftige Geschichten daraus. zufolge das „Motown der Neunziger“ wer - darüber ausgerufen haben, wer schneller Schließlich schrieb er „Fuck tha Police“. den, und tatsächlich ist Death Row Records 100 Morde begehen kann. Das Lied handelte von einer rassistischen eine der legendären Adressen des Hip- Compton in den Achtzigerjahren, er - und überreizten Staatsmacht. Wenn man Hop. Was N.W.A begonnen hatten und zählt Ice Cube an diesem Nachmittag An - die rabiate Rapsemantik abzieht, kommt was bald Gangsta-Rap oder G-Funk ge - fang August, das war die Hochphase der einem an dem Text nach den Erfahrungen nannt wurde, entwickelte sich zu einem ) . Straßengangs, das waren die Crips und die von heute nicht vieles falsch vor. Vielleicht der dominierenden Musikstile der Neun - U ( S C Bloods. Menschen wurden aus vorbeifah - ist das Lied sogar einer der wichtigsten zigerjahre sowie zu einem Millionenge - I P O T renden Autos erschossen, man nannte das Protestsongs der US-Geschichte. schäft: Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg und R E T N I Drive-by-Shootings. Und es gab Aids und Doch 1989 schaltete sich das FBI ein und später 2Pac wurden alle zu Weltstars. / R A die massive Verbreitung von Crack. schrieb dem Label der Band eine eindring - Gleichzeitig ging 1991 schließlich das ers - T S G „Du sahst Nachbarn“, sagt Ice Cube, liche Warnung, und als N.W.A das Stück te Video um die Welt, auf dem zu sehen N I T O „die gestern noch respektierte Familien - weiterhin auf ihren Konzerten spielten, war, wie mehrere weiße Polizisten einen O H S ; väter waren, wie sie sich über Nacht in stürmten in Detroit Beamte die Bühne und am Boden liegenden Schwarzen zusam - ) . O ( Crack süchtige verwandelten. Letzte Woche verhafteten noch in derselben Nacht die menprügelten. Als die Polizisten, die Rod - S C I P ging man am Nachbarn vorbei – ,Hey Mr. Bandmitglieder. ney King mit Tritten und Stockhieben O T R E Johnson, wie geht es Ihnen?‘ –, und ein Aber hatten sie nicht recht?, fragt Ice zugerichtet hatten, zunächst freigespro - T N I / paar Monate später siehst du Mr. Johnson Cube. chen wurden, folgten tagelange Ausschrei - E L L A als Crackhead auf dem Bürgersteig herum - Warum sie recht hatten und wie das alles tungen in Los Angeles. D : S liegen, wo er von einem Dealer herum - geschah, das lässt sich ab Ende August Der Anlass war genau das, wovon O T O F getreten wird. Noch merkwürdiger war al - noch einmal im Kino nacherleben. Ice N.W.A seit Jahren in ihren Texten gespro - DER SPIEGEL 67 / 5348 115 Kultur tauscht, zwei schwarze Gegenstände flie - gen durch die Luft und landen auf dem Boden. Plötzlich setzt der Truck ruckartig zurück, der Mann am Fenster stürzt zu Boden. Dann ist zu sehen, wie der Wagen nach vorn jagt und zuerst die am Boden liegende Person überfährt und dann einen weiteren Mann niedermäht. Der Truck ver - schwindet. Eine Person hebt einen der bei der Schlägerei zu Boden gefallenen Ge - genstände auf. Es sieht so aus, als steckte er sich den Gegenstand vorn in die Hose. „Gesehen?“, ruft Mesereau, „eine Waffe!“ Er schaltet das Video ab. Im Internet kursiert ein ähnlicher Film, auf dem die entscheidenden Szenen aber nicht richtig zu sehen sind. Mesereau sagt, das hier sei die erweiterte Version, mit ihr will er be - weisen, dass Suge Knight in eine Todesfal - le gelockt wurde und in Notwehr gehan - Polizeiübergriff auf Rodney King 1991: Die Geschichte hatte N.W.A recht gegeben delt habe. Einer der beiden Männer, die Knight überfahren hat, ist gestorben. chen hatten. Die Geschichte hatte ihnen Nur eine Figur bleibt einseitig, trist und Seitdem sitzt Knight im L. A. County recht gegeben. böse den ganzen Film über: Suge Knight, Jail, laut Mesereau das schlimmste Gefäng - Wenn nun im Jahr 2015 der Polizist Ray der die Gesetze der Straße, die die anderen nis der USA. Er wartet dort auf seinen Pro - Tensing, der im Juli den unbewaffneten versucht hatten, hinter sich zu lassen, wie - zess. Es geht um Mord, versuchten Mord Schwarzen Samuel DuBose bei einer Ver - der zurück in das Hip-Hop-Geschäft brach - und Fahrerflucht. Mesereau ist vielleicht kehrskontrolle in Cincinatti erschossen hat, te; der nachdem Dr. Dre die Partnerschaft der Letzte, der Knight helfen kann. Im - wegen Mordes angeklagt wird, dann ist mit ihm 1996 aufgekündigt hatte, nach merhin ist es ihm gelungen, im Jahr 2005 das auch ein Sieg für Ice Cube und N.W.A. einer weiteren Phase des Erfolgs erst im eine Jury davon zu überzeugen, dass Mi - In dem Film „Straight Outta Compton“ Gefängnis und schließlich wieder auf den chael Jackson doch keine Kinder miss - erzählen also die Sieger ihre Geschichte. Straßen in Compton landete, während die braucht hat. Mesereau, Mitte sechzig, sieht Das lässt sich schon daran ablesen, dass anderen Villen in Malibu bezogen. mit seinen langen weißen Haaren und man mit Ice Cube über all dies nicht mehr Und so ist die Geschichte von Suge einem dicken Siegelring aus, als würde er in Compton spricht, sondern 35 Kilometer Knight die Komplementärerzählung zu der in dem Film „Straight Outta Compton“ weiter nordwestlich im Hotel Four Sea - Gewinnergeschichte von „Straight Outta einen Staranwalt spielen. sons in Beverly Hills. Dr.
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