Straight Outta Compton Page #14

69 INT. DOUBLETREE SUITES - LOBBY - DAY 69

Dre, Ren and Yella lounge on the lobby couch, packed bags

beside them. And they couldn’t be happier.

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REN:

I’mma get me a El Camino with some

gold Daytons and a Phantom top.

YELLA:

I can't wait to get out of that "poman's

Porsche" and get me some real

sh*t -

Face crumpled with anger, Cube approaches. Drops his bags.

CUBE:

Y’all signed that Ruthless contract

without a lawyer?

REN:

Yeah -- And we got paaaaaid!

YELLA:

For $75,000 dollars, I don't give a

f*** what's in that contract!

Dre and Ren chuckle at Yella’s candor.

DRE:

You ain’t signed?

CUBE:

Hell naw I ain’t signin’ that

bullshit. Don’t y’all think it’s a

little f***ed up that Jerry won’t

let us show it to nobody? That seem

honest to y’all? If he offered us

seventy-five thousand, he probably

owes us double that.

(to Ren)

Thought we talked about this, dude?

REN:

It is what it is... I don't trust

Jerry but I trust Eric.

Cube's disgusted by their ignorance. Only Dre seems to be

considering Cube’s words -

CUBE:

At this point, Eric and Jerry in

this thing together. Believe dat!

70 EXT. LEIMERT PARK - LATE AFTERNOON 70

The bus is parked back where the tour began. Exhausted,

D.O.C.

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exits the bus and heads toward a BURGUNDY CHEVY BLAZER, where

SUGE KNIGHT waits to pick him up. D.O.C. throws his bags in

the back. Kicks it with Suge for a minute as --

Eazy exits the bus with Yella. They watch D.O.C. and Suge.

EAZY:

What up with Doc and Suge?

YELLA:

Guess that dude's “managing” him

now. One day you Bobby Brown’s

bodyguard, next day you reppin’

talent. Everybody wanna get into

the act...

Dre exits, looking discouraged. And we understand why when an

equally despondent Cube exits the bus and begins to move away

from the crew. Dre catches up to him -

DRE:

Yo Cube-- You can’t just sign that

sh*t, homie..? Keep making

history..?

CUBE:

Naw man, not like this. I'd rather

be broke then get f***ed -- Why did

you sign that sh*t, Dre?

DRE:

Nigga, I got bills to pay -- and I

need to put some money in my

Momma's hands after Tyree passed.

CUBE:

Yo, I get it. Everybody gotta do

what they gotta do. They're gonna

take care you. You they're bread

and butter.

DRE:

Cube, we Ruthless.

CUBE:

Nah, we NWA. They Ruthless.

T-BONE (O.S.)

You comin’, Cube?

Cube turns to find T-BONE from the Lench Mob and Jinx,

waiting for him in his CAR. He looks back at Dre --I’m out.

They pound hug and Cube heads off. Hops into T-Bone’s ride.

73.

BACK WITH DRE, considering the scene as everyone drives away,

going in separate directions:

Cube leaves with T-Bone... Yella leaves with Ren... Eazy

leaves with Jerry... And D.O.C. leaves with Suge...

Dre finds himself all alone, confronting a new reality.

A71 INT./EXT. T-BONES CAR - MOMENTS LATER A71

Cube rides in the passenger seat, pretty low at this point.

No money, no group. JINX MOUTH IS RUNNING, but Cube’s in a

daze -- doesn't hear a word he's saying.

JINX:

Can't believe you left the group,

man. What you gonna do now? Guess

we gotta start working on some solo

stuff, huh? Cube? Cube?!

As the car pulls up to a stop light, Cube looks over, spots a

beautiful YOUNG LADY in a nice jeep on rims. She's looks back

over at him, their eyes locked. Is this love at first sight?

After a few magical moments. Cube finally speaks.

CUBE:

How you doing? My name O'Shea.

What's yours?

KIM:

Kim.

CUBE:

Hey Kim-- You the best thing I've

seen all day.

She smiles.

CUBE (CONT’D)

You believe in love at first sight?

KIM:

What you think?

She is the only one that can get Cube to smile at this point.

DISSOLVE TO:

B71 INT. PRIORITY RECORDS - BRYAN TURNER’S OFFICE - DAY B71

Cube, Kim by his side, is seated opposite Bryan Turner --

who's floored by the news.

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BRYAN:

Wow, you’re really leaving the

group...

CUBE:

Yeah, I’m tired of the games. Eazy

puts everything on Jerry and Jerry

puts everything on Eazy. They can

have it.

BRYAN:

How do you feel about that Kim? Is

he making a big mistake?

KIM:

I don't think so-- after hearing

everything that happened, I

would've left too. Now he has the

chance to showcase all his talents.

BRYAN:

Well, I believe in you Cube, so

I’ll tell ya what: there’s not a

lot of money in this right now, but

if this first record hits, I’ll

make it up to you on the next one.

Cube gets up and shakes Bryan’s hand.

CUBE:

Well get ready-- ‘cause these

albums are gonna be comin’ real

fast. I'm hungry and I got a lot to

say that's gonna f*** the world up.

BRYAN TURNER:

Who’re you gonna get to produce?

Ruthless is probably gonna veto Dre

working on the project. So what's

your plan?

CUBE:

If I can't get the best producer in

the in the west. I gotta go get the

best in the east.

Off Cube's determined look-

HARD CUT TO:

SUPERIMPOSE:
SIX MONTHS LATER - NEW YORK CITY

75.

71 INT. GREENE STREET STUDIO - NEW YORK CITY - DAY 71

CUBE, rocking a LENCH MOB JACKET, spitting new lyrics into

the mic with crazy energy, a stack of notebooks on the chair

beside him. It’s the creation of NIGGA YA LOVE TO HATE -

CUBE:

Kickin’ sh*t called street

knowledge. Why more niggas in the

pen than in college? Now cause of

that line I might be your cellmate.

That’s from the nigga ya love to

hate.

IN THE MIXING BOOTH: CHUCK D -- Pittsburgh Pirates hat, brim

low, PUBLIC ENEMY on his jacket -- along with the SHOCKLEES,

JINX and DA LENCH MOB plus 2 members of the FRUIT OF ISLAM,

Security and KIM. Everyone exchanging looks, impressed.

ON A SUSPENDED TV in the corner, we see LOUIS FARRAKHAN

preaching to a crowd of F.O.I. It’s clear this is a very

different world than the one Cube left behind in L.A.

72 INT./EXT. DRE’S LOW RIDER - EAZY’S HOUSE - DAY 72

The completed version of NIGGA YA LOVE TO HATE POUNDS out of

the SPEAKERS in DRE’s ride as he pulls up to Eazy’s crib.

CUBE TRACK:

(F*** YOU ICE CUBE!) Yeah, HA-HA!

I’m the nigga ya love to hate --

Dre chuckles to himself in disbelief. Sh*t is dope. On the

SEAT beside him, a CD with the plastic freshly torn off --

It’s Ice Cube’s AMERIKKKA’S MOST WANTED.

73 EXT. EAZY’S HOUSE - CALABASAS - DAY 73

There’s a PARTY going on at Eazy’s huge new mansion,

reminiscent of Scarface’s estate. And the gang’s all here,

everyone we know... except for Cube. Over by the poolside

gazebo, JERRY talks with a troubled EAZY.

EAZY:

Cube’s record’s in the Billboard

top 20! Our sh*t never even came

close to that. He’s blowin’ the

f*** up -

JERRY:

It’s gonna be fine, Eric. It’s not

just NWA anymore, it’s our whole

Ruthless roster.

(MORE)

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JERRY (CONT'D)

We’ve got D.O.C., we’ve got

Michel’le, we’ve got Above the Law.

We’re moving up to the next level.

EAZY:

We gotta keep Dre happy. Keep him

motivated.

Eazy looks over at DRE, across the pool -- He’s DANCING with

three drop-dead BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. Dre’s smile is massive. He

clearly loves this sweet life.

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