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. >>> the box office smash "straight outta compton" chronicling the band n.w.a. is providing inspiration to another legendary group, and that may surprise you. >> we are talking about the muppets and their new mash-up that includes video from their 1979 muppets movie featuring fozzie bear there, kermit and others paired with audio of n.w.a.'s "express yourself" featuring dr. dre. ♪ now getting back to the pg that's program and it's easy dre is back ♪ ♪ new jacks are made hollow expressing ain't their subject because they like to follow the words ♪ >> they are so cool, those muppets. >> yeah, they got attitude, they got swag. looks legit. >>> we should mention that credit for mixing that audio and video goes to animal robot. >> not to be confused with the muppet animal. >> there you go. >>> a viral video this morning, another one we got for you. >> a mom in the boston area finding a creative and entertaining way to beat those labor pains. there she is. you see her there doing the butterfly. at some point she does a side shuffle -- there you go -- and the t
. >>> the box office smash "straight outta compton" chronicling the band n.w.a. is providing inspiration to another legendary group, and that may surprise you. >> we are talking about the muppets and their new mash-up that includes video from their 1979 muppets movie featuring fozzie bear there, kermit and others paired with audio of n.w.a.'s "express yourself" featuring dr. dre. ♪ now getting back to the pg that's program and it's easy dre is back ♪ ♪...
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dre as the film about his early days in n.w.a. tops the box office, his troubled past with women coming to light. what he's now saying about it. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, taken out at the ballpark. more fans hit by foul balls this weekend at major league games, leading to more calls for better safety measures by one of sport's biggest stars. you're watching "world news now." stars. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> the blockbuster "straight outta compton" topped the box office once again this weekend totaling $111 million in just two weeks. >> it's a big blockbuster, but the movie's success bringing to light old allegations. and now one of the biggest names in hip-hop is apologizing. abc's aditi roy has more. >> yo, player. >> what up? >> i got something to say. >> reporter: the blockbuster hit "straight outta compton," the biopic of rap group n.w.a. drawing criticism for not addressing allegations that former member and hip-hop mogul dr. dre physically abused women. dr. dre expressing regret in "the new york ti
dre as the film about his early days in n.w.a. tops the box office, his troubled past with women coming to light. what he's now saying about it. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, taken out at the ballpark. more fans hit by foul balls this weekend at major league games, leading to more calls for better safety measures by one of sport's biggest stars. you're watching "world news now." stars. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> the blockbuster...
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but before there was a hashtag, n.w.a.'s lyrics struck a similar nerve. >> it was our only way to shed light on what was going on. >> reporter: the group formed in an era when crime in compton was at an all-time high. >> we're trying to check these bangers to make sure they're clean. >> all right, i'm sorry, these are not bangers, okay? these are artists. >> reporter: the landscape of compton has changed. now the city is predominantly hispanic. the murder rate is down. since 1989 to 2014, overall crime has dropped 65%. but gangs are still rampant. would you live in compton? your silence says a lot to me. compton, still a work in progress, but fighting to fix problems generations old. ♪ yo, dre >> what up? >> i got something to say. >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, compton, california. >>> introducing an entire new generation to the guys of n.w.a. >> and it's a message that really resonates, and the film itself is getting great reviews, 88% on rotten tomatoes. not too bad. >> no. people have to go watch that, i guess. i
but before there was a hashtag, n.w.a.'s lyrics struck a similar nerve. >> it was our only way to shed light on what was going on. >> reporter: the group formed in an era when crime in compton was at an all-time high. >> we're trying to check these bangers to make sure they're clean. >> all right, i'm sorry, these are not bangers, okay? these are artists. >> reporter: the landscape of compton has changed. now the city is predominantly hispanic. the murder rate is...
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." >>> plus the muppets channel n.w.a. seriously. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news no ÷ h ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> okay, we start with breaking news. kelly clarkson is pregnant again. >> she announced it late last night in the middle of her concert in los angeles, getting emotional while performing. >> yep. and clarkson revealed that the news to her fans that this will be her second child for both her and her husband, brandon blackstock. so, congratulations to them. >>> switching gears now to shannen doherty. she revealed she has breast cancer. she says she could have caught it sooner if it weren't for a mistake that she's now suing over. >> doherty rose to fame in the hit show from the '90s, "beverly hills 90210," playing brenda walsh. she also standard in the show "charmed." according to legal documents obtained by tmz, doherty is suing her former business manager for failing to pay insurance premiums which led to lapses in her health care coverage. >> she claims her cancer is more advanced now than it would hav
." >>> plus the muppets channel n.w.a. seriously. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news no ÷h ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> okay, we start with breaking news. kelly clarkson is pregnant again. >> she announced it late last night in the middle of her concert in los angeles, getting emotional while performing. >> yep. and clarkson revealed that the news to her fans that this will be her second child for both her and her husband,...
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dre, the rapper, entrepreneur and media mogul is getting some tough questions over the n.w.a. biopic he co-produced accused of ignoring abuse allegations against dre and this morning, some of those alleged victims are speaking out. this morning, the man behind the $56 million blockbuster biopic "straight outta compton" -- >> just hit that first beat hard. you're cruising down the street. >> reporter: -- is apologizing in "the new york times." hip-hop mogul and beats headphone founder dr. dre issuing a statement to the paper saying, "25 years ago i was a young man, drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. however, none of this is an excuse for what i did." adding, "i apologize to the women i've hurt." the decades old allegations now resurfacing on social media centered on three women accusing dr. dre of physical violence. hip-hop journalist dee barnes, singer and dr. dre's former girlfriend, michel'le and fellow rapper tairrie b. in an essay for "gawker," barnes writing, "dr. dre straddled me and beat me mercilessly on the floor of the women's re
dre, the rapper, entrepreneur and media mogul is getting some tough questions over the n.w.a. biopic he co-produced accused of ignoring abuse allegations against dre and this morning, some of those alleged victims are speaking out. this morning, the man behind the $56 million blockbuster biopic "straight outta compton" -- >> just hit that first beat hard. you're cruising down the street. >> reporter: -- is apologizing in "the new york times." hip-hop mogul and...
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this is no ice cube/n.w.a. sort of -- no. >> maybe it was a show. who knows. we're not sure. >> this is very toned down compared to the way those guys used to get down. >>> a moment though for taylor swift and kanye west. taylor presenting kanye with the michael jackson video vanguard award. recalling that historic vma moment when kanye rushed onto the stage and protested her award when she got it over beyonce. >> yeah, but kanye's rambling acceptance speech got a little weird, partly because he admitted he had smoked a little something something, you know, to, quote, take the edge off. we'll take a listen to some excerpts. >> when i'm in the grocery store with my daughter, and i have a really great conversation about fresh juice. sometimes i feel like i died for the artist's opinion, for artists to be able to have an opinion after they were successful. i don't understand when the biggest album or the biggest video, i still don't -- i've been conflicted, bro. i just wanted people to like me more. as you probably could have guessed by this moment, i have decide
this is no ice cube/n.w.a. sort of -- no. >> maybe it was a show. who knows. we're not sure. >> this is very toned down compared to the way those guys used to get down. >>> a moment though for taylor swift and kanye west. taylor presenting kanye with the michael jackson video vanguard award. recalling that historic vma moment when kanye rushed onto the stage and protested her award when she got it over beyonce. >> yeah, but kanye's rambling acceptance speech got a...