
I was surprised: I couldn’t quite see the comedic value in naked women getting pushed around, even in conjunction with everyone’s favorite hashtag. As the door slams, Ice Cube deploys the very first “Bye, Felicia.”Īt the screening I attended, this scene was met with major laughs. After the two intruders run down the hall, Eazy-E grabs Felicia - who is wearing nothing but a hot-pink thong - and pushes her out into the hotel corridor by the head. Ice Cube, Dre, and Eazy-E grab some guns, reopen the door to confront the two intruders, and inform them that Felicia was too busy sucking someone else’s dick to come to the door. Dre slams the door, walks into the next room looking for Felicia, whom he finds fellating Eazy-E. Suddenly, two armed men start pounding on the door - one of them is looking for his girl, Felicia. Dre is in his room while a party rages in the crew’s hotel suite.
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Dre and Snoop writing “Nuthin But a ‘G’ Thang” we see the incident of brutality that inspired Ice Cube to pen “Fuck Tha Police.”Īnd, because no Ice Cube origin story could leave out “Bye, Felicia,” the movie provides a fictionalized version of the moment that phrase was first uttered.Ī young Dr. We see Eazy-E drop that iconic first line of “Boyz-N-the Hood” we see Dr. Dre it’s packed with retellings and reexaminations of crucial moments in the rap group’s history. The movie is essentially N.W.A.’s creation story, as well as a hero’s tale for both Ice Cube and Dr. biopic Straight Outta Compton opens in theaters.

This week is the perfect time to consider the origins of #ByeFelicia, since the N.W.A. You say it to people who annoy you, who’ve insulted you, who’ve dared to disturb your airspace with their existence. More recently, the phrase has found new life as the most satisfying way to dismiss Twitter trolls. Even so, there have been a couple of naysayers who have complained about the movie's accuracy.We have Ice Cube’s 1995 classic, Friday, to thank for the very useful phrase “Bye, Felicia”: In the movie, his character gets rid of a freeloading neighbor with this curt, simple phrase. Still, the tale of N.W.A's groundbreaking music and eventual split rings true.


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As with many films that are "based on a true story," cinematic and creative license are needed just as long as it doesn't interfere with the movie's core story.

But when it comes down to it, it's a movie made for entertainment. The movie is on point when it comes to the casting and the main bullet points of the story hold true to reality. Dre (Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E (Jason Micthell) and the rest of N.W.A. For those wondering how accurate Straight Outta Compton is, the happy answer is that despite injecting some "Hollywood flair" into the movie (which happens in nearly all biopics), the movie is a true-to-life portrayal of the trailblazing group that redefined the rap game.Īs the "Bye Felicia" scene shows, the movie isn't an exact depiction of the lives of Ice Cube, Dr. He shoves her out the door and dismisses her by saying "Bye Felicia!" It's definitely a memorable scene that audiences will certainly laugh at, but at the same time, they'll ask, did that really happen? Is it the real origin story of the popular catchphrase, "Bye Felicia"? Unfortunately, it's totally fake - but on the bright side, it's probably one of the few scenes used to enhance the N.W.A biopic for cinematic purposes. There's a scene in Straight Outta Compton when Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) kicks a girl out of a party after she causes some trouble.
