![]() ![]() Dre and his group aren’t sure that Michel’le has the look or the sound that they are looking for. Dre is on the hunt for a new act when he meets Michel’le, a pint-sized singer with a squeaky voice. Dre and Suge Knight told by ex-girlfriend Michel’le is the untold true story that dedicated hip hop fans won’t want to miss. It’s raw, and at times, painful to watch. Synopsis Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le on Lifetime Television Michel'le is completely unbothered by Dr Dre's threats over biopic #SurvivingCompton: /qAKiwoiaXI It stars Rhyon Nicole Brown, Curtis Hamilton, R. Surviving Compton: The Michel’le Story is directed by Janice Cooke and written by Dianne Houston. Coming on the heels of Straight Outta Compton, Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, threatens to blow the 2015 film out of the water. Dre and Suge Knight, will be chronicled this Saturday night. Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le was nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Original at the 69th Writers Guild of America Awards in 2016.Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, the explosive new Lifetime movie based on the true story of R&B singer, Michel’le, and the alleged domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of rappers Dr. ![]() A Ruthless rapper named Tairrie B also maintains that Dre beat her.) Awards and nominations (Dre pled no contest to beating Barnes, and received probation, while Johnson was granted a restraining order against him. The film largely echoes Michel'le’s accounts to me, though she never went to police with her allegations – unlike other women including television host Dee Barnes and Lisa Johnson, the mother of three of Dre's children who alleged he beat her many times, including while she was pregnant. I extensively interviewed Michel’le and other survivors of Dre’s alleged abuse for my new book Original Gangstas: the Untold Story of Dr Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap, and investigated their claims. The question many viewers will have after their viewing: is the film accurate? I would say, for the most part, yes. Reviewing the film, Ben Westhoff at The Guardian wrote: Dre ultimately did not take any legal actions for his depiction. However, the film portrays Dre physically abusing Michel'le, even shooting at her in one scene. Prior to the release of the film, Dr Dre's lawyers threatened legal action against the filmmakers if the movie contained scenes of him assaulting her, which he denied. She was determined to find her voice again. With children from both men and a career to protect, Michel’le's voice became silenced by Compton’s biggest power players. Friendship would turn into a courtly romance, but the union Michel'le thought they had did not end happily-ever-after. Dre (Hamilton) pushed her into a life tarnished by alcohol, drugs and violence until her savior came in the unlikely form of Suge Knight (Taylor), co-founder of Death Row Records and Dre's business partner. ![]() A nearly decade-long abusive relationship with the infamous Dr. Surrounded by industry visionaries from Eazy-E to Tupac Shakur, Michel’le quickly climbed the charts but, her musical successes were soon overshadowed by betrayal and corruption. Plot ĭiscovered at a young age, the shy, squeaky-voiced Michel'le ( Brown) was plucked straight from South Central, Los Angeles and catapulted into the spotlight while riding N.W.A’s rocket ride of early success. The film premiered on Lifetime on October 15, 2016. The omission of Michel'le's involvement in the lives of Dre in N.W.A's 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton, gave her an opportunity to tell her story as a former artist on Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. The film is based on the true story of R&B singer Michel'le. ![]() Dre and Jamie Kennedy as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller. Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le is a 2016 American biographical television drama film directed by Jackie Cooke, starring Rhyon Nicole Brown as Michel'le, Curtis Hamilton as Dr. 2016 American TV series or program Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le ![]()
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