The portrayal of Dr. Dre in Michel’le‘s highly anticipated and controversial film, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me,” ignited a lot of conversation about his abusive behavior toward women. While it is common knowledge that some of the men of N.W.A and that era in general were notorious women abusers, not every female artist had […]

Over the weekend, Michel’le‘s biopic, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me” ignited a firestorm aimed toward Dr. Dre when the film brought to light his abusive ways toward women in the N.W.A. days. People took to twitter to express their disgust for him, and vowed to withdraw their support for him in various ways. Sign […]

Michel’le‘s highly anticipated and controversial film, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me,” premiered on Lifetime over the weekend. The portrayal of Dr. Dre‘s abuse of Michel’le when they dated years ago ignited a lot of ire from twitter users as they watched the film. Many people even begun talking about boycotting Dr. Dre’s “Beats” brand […]

This weekend, the controversial biopic of Michel’le, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le,” aired on Lifetime, despite attempts by Dr. Dre to stop the film’s premiere. Unsurprisingly, social media blew up with question and outrage surrounding the entire history, and the issue of domestic violence in general. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Spirit, being the […]

The biopic cut deeper than Lifetime's usual brand of victim-porn by showing a single Black woman's struggle to navigate an industry that was built to prey on her.

When Straight Outta Compton debuted last year, Hollywood was buzzing over the movie about the rise of NWA that became an instant hit. But among all the chatter were whispers wondering why Michel’le Toussaint was nowhere to be found in the narrative even though she was a huge part of their history. By the time Surviving […]