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Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le

Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 15, 2016

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le

Director

Janice Cooke

Description

Discovered at a young age, the shy, squeaky-voiced Michel'le was plucked straight from South Central, Los Angeles and catapulted into the spotlight while riding N.W.A.'s rocket ride of early success. Surrounded by industry visionaries from Eazy-E to Tupack Skaur, Michel'le quickly climbed the charts, but her musical successes were soon overshadowed by betrayal and corruption. A nearly decade-long romance with the infamous Dr. Dre pushed her into a life tarnished by alcohol, drugs and violence until her savior came in the unlikely form of Suge Knight, co-founder of Death Row Records and Dre's business partner. Friendship would turn into a courtly romance, but the union Michel'le thought they had did not end happily ever after. With children from both men and a career to protect, Michel'le's voice became silenced by Compton's biggest power players. Until now.