It crackled from our headphones during bus rides and lent ambiance to our musings at backyard barbecues. Their music was the soundtrack to our middle school dance parties. Dre's sphere of influence like planets: Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, the Game, arguably 50 Cent and Eminem, and, most recently, Kendrick Lamar and the Top Dawg Entertainment clique. Re-creating N.W.N.W.A casts a long shadow in Southern California.įor Los Angeles kids born in the mid- to late '80s, exposure to the group's work came mostly through its musical descendants, a crew that orbited rapper-producer Dr. "I riffed on that and made it a little bit bigger and exaggerated." - Jeff Wattenhofer "They tried to bring some of those street elements to their stage performance," Valentino said. Because the original tour was very bare bones, Valentino took several true N.W.A stage props such as police caution tape and trash cans and added additional components to create a more visually dynamic stage design. Valentino used tour photos to assemble a pastiche of stage design elements. Instead of the Detroit venue, the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was used to recreate large concerts during N.W.A's rise. The situation quickly devolved into a riot. Joe Louis Arena (left) LA Memorial Sports Arena (right) In 1989, Detroit police stormed the stage at Joe Louis Arena during the middle of an N.W.A show to prevent the group from performing the song "Fuck Tha Police". Vintage arcade games and lighting were added to complete the effect. Moonlight's space themed walls were covered with bare paneling to recreate the plain interior of the original skating rink. Though the structure still exists, Skateland was beyond repair for the film's production crew, so they instead used Glendale's Moonlight Roller Rink on San Fernando Road. Photos on the Facebook page for the old venue show posters for other acts, too, who went on to fame, like Queen Latifah and those who were probably already famous, like Grandmaster Flash. Skateland USA was originally a bowling alley before being turned into a skating rink/music venue. Known as a popular venue for hip hop, Skateland USA in Compton was also the location of N.W.A's first official show. Photos of the original Dooto's were consulted, and with vintage paneling and drapes, Catch One "looked eerily similar," Valentino told the magazine.įilming location: Glendale's Moonlight Rollerway (above) When it shuttered, it had been open for over 40 years. The recently closed disco had been a popular destination for LA's African American LGBT community at a time when West Hollywood catered mostly to whites. Dre and Ice Cube first performed in, Valentino chose Catch One. To stand in for Dooto's, the now-nonexistent club Dr. We've rounded up the locations and their stand-ins so that movie-goers can be prepared for those "Hey, that looks familiar" feelings.įilm location: Catch One aka Jewel's Catch One (above) In many cases, the original locations no longer existed, and substitute locations were dressed to resemble Los Angeles in the 1980s and '90s. Production designer Shane Valentino was charged with the task of recreating N.W.A's Compton. Gary Grey discussed his desire to create an honest portrayal of the legendary hip hop group's rise to fame. In a story for California Sunday Magazine, director F. The upcoming N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton aims to be legit. Posted by Skateland U.S.A - Compton, CA on Sunday, January 6, 2013
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |