he wanted to dote on his oldest son o'shea jackson jr. who plays him in the movie. >> i don't mind making him bigger and better. >> you played your daddy well. what was it like for you playing a time in history which in many ways is repeating itself now? >> this movie is so relevant with the times because nothing's really changed. >> it's a movie about standing up for your rights. >> reporter: fighting against a government they say tried to censor them. >> we had the fbi against us. we had major media against us. >> nwa talked in brutal and vulgar language about retaliating against cops. >> reporter: the group formed in an era when crime in compton was at an all-time high and police were making routine gang sweeps. if you were black you felt like a target. >> check these bangers -- >> sorry, these are not bangers, these are artists. >> artists? >> yeah. >> reporter: before there was #blacklivesmatter, nwa started their own movement with a song that even today has the power to shock called "f the police." >> it was our only weapon. >> repo