Actor Jason Mitchell, who plays rapper Eazy E in new NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton, says he saw huge similarities between his own upbringing in post-Katrina New Orleans and the troubled early life of the late rapper.
Speaking to RTÉ TEN, Mitchell said: "I think I tapped into that fire that we both had to leave our situation. I love my city, I love New Orleans but I want to be an example of how you can still be you and be cool but not have to be a thug and not have to be in and out of jail or be dead. I think Eazy was trying to do the same thing."
.@JasonMitch talks to @corralan about playing #EazyE in new #NWA biopic @StraightOuttaCompton https://t.co/GZROyHpAcc
— RTÉ TEN (@RTE_TEN) August 28, 2015
Watch TEN's full interview with Jason Mitchell and our interviews with Ice Cube and his son O'Shea Jackson by clicking on the video links above.
Read TEN's review of Straight Outta Compton here.
