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AchievementAugust 14, 2015· arts

Straight Outta Compton becomes highest-grossing music biopic

F. Gary Gray's biographical film about N.W.A grossed over $200 million worldwide on a $29 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing music biopic of all time at that point. The film sparked renewed public debate about the policing of Black artists and brought N.W.A's catalog to a new generation.