![]() “So how could we even propose this as an album cover?” Even at CNN, would you print an image like that? “We don’t even print that stuff in newspapers. Not that they were going to do that to me,” Poppleton says. You’re taking the perspective of someone who is about to be killed essentially. “In hindsight, it was just so provocative. Little did Poppleton know that this shoot would create a picture to symbolize the “gangsta rap” movement. They followed the group around Downtown Los Angeles, experimenting with different shots on the fly, angles and natural lighting. In a recent interview with CNN about the photograph, Poppleton talked about working as a freelancer just after grad school at CalArts and working with a friend and art director Kevin Hosmann on the N.W.A. The unforgettable image was made by photographer and CalArts alumnus Eric Poppleton (Art MFA 86). The record’s album art has proven to be just as iconic: The six members of the group stare from above into the camera lens as Eazy-E points a gun directly at the camera. Pitchfork gave it a 9.7 rating (out of 10) and Rolling Stone ranked it among the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” coming in at no. Dre” Young, O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson, Lorenzo ‘”MC Ren” Patterson and Antoine “DJ Yella” Carraby) rose to the top of the box office this past weekend, debuting at $60.2 million. The biopic borrows its name from N.W.A.’s 1998 debut studio album, which is considered one of the best albums of all time. ![]() and the lives and struggles of its members (Kim “Arabian Prince” Renard Nazel, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, Andre “Dr. ![]() ![]() Straight Outta Compton, the dramatic feature that chronicles the rise of the rap group N.W.A. CalArts alumnus Eric Poppleton created this iconic image on N.W.A.’s debut album. ![]()
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