Jason Mitchell on How He Got the Lead Role of Eazy-E in 'Straight Outta Compton' Biopic (Part 6)

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[@jaygabbana6852]

I remember watching Straight Outta Compton in the theater, crazy it’s been almost a decade since it came out

[@datboiijuanhtx]

2015

[@thestephenelder1996]

I remember going to the movies seeing it too

[@davidbutler5101]

That's crazy, time flies

[@drethewriter4761]

Right, good times

[@tayvion-lamar]

@@datboiijuanhtx literally almost a decade.

[@OmarScruggs]

That opening scene in the movie is an all time classic opening. That set the movie off perfect

[@reeseromeo6]

I can listen to him tell stories all day foreal. Great story teller

[@HollywoodBS]

Right! That’s what we told him

[@pocahontas2190]

Jason and the rest of the cast was amazing! The only thing that I felt was missing was them showcasing when Eazy went at Dre and Snoop on “Real MF G’s”. That scene would’ve been crazy!

[@straycatsanctuary3475]

Lol. The movie was half bullshit and a lot conveniently left out.

[@JNo-sk5mz]

He did such a good job as Eazy, I'm glad they went with him, Lil Eazy looked the part, but this guy was able to bring some acting depth to the role, and Lil Eazy, was super positive and said they gave him a fair shot in his most recent interview with Dub C

[@katekush]

I really like him. He’s seems so genuine and down to earth.

[@FyaahTV]

Such a shame he never got the spotlight he deserved. A phenomenal actor

[@philosophy20]

He shot himself in the foot with his alleged, actions.

[@CesareNero]

He had every opportunity and dropped the bag

[@TCfromSC]

His jacket is Me Too colored

[@chadariu]

He was OK him being a weirdo ruined his career

[@kingmemf4002]

Damn what did I miss. I'm about to Google now 😂

[@ThePresentTimeNow]

Jason is a phenomenal! I enjoyed hearing this story because it is the reaction most of would have had. It gave some insight into how auditions work. Wishing Jason all the success and peace!

[@ThePresentTimeNow]

He deserves more shine. Actors have it very hard. All we see are the films and the completed project, but there is so much more to it than just that.

[@cubedmack]

Dam, now I want to watch Straight Outta Compton again.

[@juswolf22]

I was a bit bothered when lil eazy didn’t get the role but after the role he killed it

[@j.d.1585]

Leon from snowfall should’ve played easy e

[@untitled06]

as much as dre n shit said they didnt have beef with eazy after his death, they were still bitter and thats why they didnt cast lil easy

[@imequinn5713]

lil eazy fat asf u wrong 😂😂

[@Kev_-qm1je]

Lil Eazy doesn't have to same body type as his pops, lil E short like his pops but he hella buff & husky, his pops wasn't

[@brazyfilmo3121]

@@Kev_-qm1jehe also didn’t have da high pitch.

[@dammitdannie215]

Fam killd that role, he made The Chi fire, he even did good in the Kong movie it’s one of my favorites now because of that cast. Fire actor. Nobody else could ever play Eazy E including his son 😭😭

[@drethewriter4761]

He killed that role inna movie💯 I think he did phenomenal fasho, hope they’re bring ‘em bac for a Eazy E biopic or sum

[@AnonymousC-lm6tc]

That won’t happen. His career is over and deservedly so.

[@PapiKD]

Had to be a white dude who said he look like bow wow 😭😭😭

[@m.icrazy2849]

His time is coming back to be a better actor and performer have faith he's walking the right path.. blessing

[@Emelllll64]

his movie mudbound was phenomenal, he was on the cusp of mainstream then but he fucked it all up with his antics.

[@Ithrowcontrollers]

Mud bound is a masterpiece for sure!!

[@CVGamingLab]

This is dope to hear this casting story💪🏿💪🏿!!! Salute to you for being a HUGE part of a Masterpiece Fam🫡!!!

[@DetroitsChosenOne]

Shout out to my boy BRANDON T. JACKSON. I Watched him grow up from a Elementary school Kid to a grown Adult. Going all the way back to the late 90's at GREAT FAITH MINISTRIES. Very happy and proud of his progress and successes! Salute King! An DETROIT in the Building!!! East 7-Mile to be exact!

[@thomasmcintosh2977]

Cap

[@Matthew2002_M_]

Watching straight outta Compton is almost nostalgic for me now, I remember the night I saw it in cinema and thought to myself self I don’t remember the last time I enjoyed a movie as much as I did this one, the years have just rolled on bye crazy how time flys

[@ye_215]

Going to see straight outta Compton gave me a early 80’s and 90’s feel in the movie theater that shit was electric in there

[@lotusflowerbomb7219]

I swear I went to see it 4 times in theaters it's opening month....it felt great each time it was packed each time the whole movie theater was into it I felt proud to be from Compton born and raised

[@mikeswolen2935]

He was suppose to be were Micheal B Jordon is now. Damn I hope he bounce back

[@wills.9422]

Can’t bounce back from those allegations unless you got extraordinary talent sadly

[@malcolmxpanther]

@ Wi Woo those allegations were bull tho

[@wills.9422]

@@malcolmxpanther yea i’m not a fan of potentially ending someone’s career unless he was just that disrespectful.. otherwise i would’ve left the show.

[@albertdaley9093]

@@wills.9422 first off she got caught lying so lets stop the cap

[@albertdaley9093]

@@wills.9422 she got caught lying

[@leetheaarceneaux8151]

I knew Eazy through his cousin Brian who was my best friend’s boyfriend so I could honestly say he nailed Eazy E . I felt like he was brought back to life .

[@thebettingpublicsportsshow]

He sounds like Too Short, Symba and DL Hughley all at the same time

[@demetriharlan5887]

He was killing it on the Chi.

[@SELFTALK]

Yup i stopped watching when they kicked him off

[@WhiteSauceher]

Became less interested after he left and stopped watching after they killed off Ronnie

[@jddarby007]

​@@WhiteSauceher me too. When Ronnie died it seemed like the soul of the series left.

[@DariusJeffries-lm2vw]

Jason did a good job playing the godfather of gangster rap 👍 up

[@JustRicky]

What Jason basically said ppl from New Orleans talk 'funny' is so true. I remember a few time I went out of town, esp St. Louis, and I started a convo with someone I always get asked where I'm from lol

[@jackjill8129]

I'm from Florida and the same thing happens to me lol. They always ask if I'm Jamaican

[@idgaf1241]

Bruh eazy’s daughter tried to get the role, dafuq💀

[@goofballlarry2031]

Oh hell naw 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Emanuel-wu3zn]

I know she know she misses her daddy and all but god she done lost her damn mind 😂😂😂😂

[@goofballlarry2031]

@@Emanuel-wu3zn she doing too much. Acting like she’s the only daughter

[@DreMurrz]

W/ her masculine azz

[@pwpstrick]

😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@jcchambers7896]

Mans looks nothing like bow wow wtf but he did a great easy e not gone lie bro he should have been brigger that chi situation fucked him up

[@malcolmxpanther]

Tiffany Boone lied on him

[@albertdaley9093]

@@malcolmxpanther facts

[@rafail32]

His interview is raw and uncut, like I have never seen before on Vlad he did a great job potraying a Soldier coming Home from World War II in The Netflix movie with Mary J Blige. The only reason he does not have Michael B. Jordan status is because of the Me-Too movement.

[@billclay9489]

"Buster" LOL We in the south laugh at west coast cats talk. "Get in the cuur" LOL

[@cwm662]

When I heard F. Gary Gray was on board I knew it was going to be a good movie!

[@n.b.johanson4732]

Love Gary Gray's work. He also did Jay-Z's Show Me What You Got video, Friday and Set it Off.

[@kingstonking411]

I must be really going blind there’s no way they saw Bow Wow when they look at him😁🤣

[@RicoSoprano_]

I said the same thing until I looked a bow wow in lottery ticket which came out 13 years ago. They actually favor a lil bit ain’t no telling how Jason looked back then

[@DealwiththeReal]

Bring him back as Eazy in a Bone Thugs biopic

[@anniemoore9094]

I watched this again yesterday. It is one of my all time favorite movies and he was amazing!

[@carloswebb220]

Lil Eazy feeling some kind of way about not getting the part always felt stupid to me. Out here in L.A. everyone knew Cube Jr was going to USC film school and was put through the ringer cause Cube didn’t want to look bad. Lil E wanted a handout with ZERO prep on his part. Eazy was done Justice✊🏽

[@drphot6050]

He's his son he needs no prep lol

[@QueenSha71]

I like him he a definite story teller👏🏾

[@kingque9704]

Straight outta Compton is what introduced me to Jason Mitchell and ever since that I wanted to see him in more roles

[@kaliboi2475]

One of my favorite actors before all the allegations happened, hopefully Hollywood gives him another shot

[@jackfrost8600]

He was awesome SOC killed it 👍🏻👍🏻

[@therealhiphop007]

Jason actually looks like Lil Eazy E surprising

[@siremet1009]

They're both short and stocky

[@AnonymousC-lm6tc]

They look nothing alike! 😂😂

[@jbroy6618]

Him and Mary were epic in Mudbone

[@Powerule23]

Epic

[@teesweeezy263]

🤣🤣🤣 Jason Mitchell what an outstanding dude he straight comedy

[@drethewriter4761]

Crazy I say this but “straight outta Compton” was the last great movie I ever seen inna movie theater since (2015) ..I had fun✅💐

[@GulfCoastConnection]

Not many ppl mention this film, but I loved his role in Barry. I know his character wasn't all that main but after that invisible man basketball scene his character's presence was established, he really played that role- I wonder how much was improv on set and off-script. Hell of an actor, definitely under rated in today's time.

[@gspar116]

I can’t believe his daughter actually tried to play him 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeandmars2345]

S.m.h crazy

[@galenkincaid5946]

Once they killed his character in the chi that show ain't the same

[@kingspiffy_6mg520]

Met him in Oklahoma he a real solid non Hollywood dude

[@royroberts1475]

BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW

[@micahhayes8770]

Surprised Vlad didn't interrupted with a Flash Back of Lil Eazy E discussing auditioning for the film and y he thought he didn't get. And the the awkward stare by Dre bc he was shocked at how much Lil E has grown to look like Eazy(@ the 1st audition).

[@micahhayes8770]

Nevermind, he did it in part 7. Vlads Flashback drops are so predictable now.

[@controversialist01]

His role was the most powerful in the entire movie, I actually thought I was watching Eazy E. Same height, looks, voice swagger and everything.

[@deniset943]

I like Jason Mitchell in Superfly

[@yourfavoritecommentary5028]

Damn he snitched on Vlad. Ik vlad was never in the room lol😅

[@GDSprodify]

I like how he breaks down the Film industry and how it’s therapeutic for Black men to express our trauma on screen.

[@jasonclyburn1499]

The Chi haven’t been the same since they got rid of his character

[@flygenyus2186]

Word that’s why i stopped watching. Him & Reggie should’ve never been killed off

[@OmarScruggs]

Hes sooo correct. LA hood dudes speak very proper english with their slang

[@valjeanlee7060]

He was dope in "Supa Fly" as well..

[@lotusflowerbomb7219]

He did the LA accent perfect 'aye buster' lmao I've been told by my southern friends that we talk proper and hood at the same time😂

[@ronbanks5467]

Eazy E’s light skinned daughter wanted to play him?

[@86wasdayr2]

Dawg got a dope vibe, hope to see him bac at it soon, get a recast for solo E bio pic!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Eddyedysun1001]

He would’ve definitely killed in the Lottery Ticket movie. I hope they do a number 2 of that.

[@pathellacornelius8559]

OT genisis

[@tonypartridge7085]

Couldn't have seen him in Lottery Ticket. SOC was definitely his forté

[@CrazyEyez777]

They thought Jason Mitchell looked too much like Bow Wow on camera??? Makes zero sense. That's like sayin Bow Wow could've played Eazy E. Never could he ever.

[@404arms2]

He did great as Eazy E , but I think he'd do even better as Jam master Jay in my opinion! Voice is a little different but I think he can pull it off appearance wise ...

[@Wh4L205]

JMJ???? Are you going blind?

[@404arms2]

@@Wh4L205 I'm pretty sure people thought the same about him prior to playing Eazy . He's actually darker than Eazy , but I believe he'd look similar to JMJ with the proper hat and facial hair

[@columbusohio72]

I can see it

[@CloudieMcDoom]

Close your eyes & Jason Mitchell sounds like a happier D.L. Hughley.

[@drphot6050]

Solid 10-year run is nothing to be saddened about he better get his head on straight and keep it there

[@MarkieB89]

I wonder how he's gonna tie in to 2pac later in the story...

[@ka9202]

"Fa Sho" yea-up he's from New Orleans

[@ty-ronrice5110]

I hope this is his comeback story

[@Nate9ist]

Yo I been watching bro for a minute Jason a funny dude

[@vinylloops2216]

He stays in acting mode. Dope 😂

[@KrayzieMofoGuy]

This dude sounds NOTHING like Eazy in real life, makes his performance all the more impressive damn

[@k-9inethaboss780]

Eazy-E daughter being serious about playing Eazy-E talkin about it's going to be an oscar-winning performance is the perfect example of delusion.😂 A girl playing Eazy-E, that movie would have been trashed talked about so bad😂😂 she trippin😂

[@EbsKnows]

I want to see him in more roles!! Quick and fast.

[@HellcatRail]

thats craaazy no warm up either he put on the 'movie voice like a piece of cake'

[@1darien]

They know damn well bro don't look like Bow Wow lmfao

[@thewyldone3748]

Vlad is coasting with this interview. Jason is talking our ears off.

[@GL_FAB]

Yeah, I know right he always talks over his guest, lol

[@malcolmxpanther]

I liked Jason in the movie Zola. It’s messed up they didn’t allow him to come to the movie premiere

[@auxcordpapi]

Crazy they said he look too much like Bow Wow .. how Cube let that go 😂

[@geraldkfrazier8667]

He played the Eazy E role very well.

[@latricetaylor7928]

Look like Bow Wow? Where

[@wills.9422]

Lol similar build and skin complexion . Not saying they look like brothers but i could see the resemblance

[@malcolmxpanther]

Same height. Short. Small. Similar smile

[@jski97536]

​@@wills.9422 really? Same color? 😂

[@nickelbus7596]

@@jski97536 Bro white lol

[@damienlu7318]

Probably back then back in 08 09,remember lottery ticket came out 2010.

[@DeeBrownLTD]

Dang Vlad didnt even meet him face to face on this interview

[@MiloZfunk]

Yep the cats outta the bag, I’m pretty sure he does the zoom call for a lot of his interviews

[@ShawnMega]

Choke no joke said it recently

[@edwinwilson7481]

I thought everyone kinda knew that... sometimes it's obvious

[@markcollins2409]

He looks nothing like Bow Wow.

[@draco7even956]

“Movie called lottery ticket”bro we all seen lottery ticket😂

[@momageronset]

He’s dope!

[@not_from_here1972]

He got accused for a lot of sexual things in the work place

[@michaelrobinson6073]

Did this man say he looked too much like Bow Wow. He look like Rampage Jackson son.

[@djaceboogie404]

It's weird seeing him without the Jheri Curl

[@julianf147]

I wanna get into acting I feel like the world needs me

[@straycatsanctuary3475]

Do it. 🔥

[@ChiefPeep]

That’s interesting…

[@-Always_Right-]

The usual nature of Vlad's interviews had me looking at the thumbnail wondering how this guy ended up in prison

[@BlkRamdrvnKP]

He sound kinda different, he sound a lil proper now

[@SunnyReignz]

Him & Bow Wow look alike? That dude was letting him down easy cause that's bs.

[@fordaz86]

You killed that role imo

[@fvmoustwinnMEDIA]

He was also good in Kong: Skull Island

[@bryanholmes1019]

That dude look nothing like bow,tf outta here😂😂😂

[@ramonvelasquez9189]

Did he say like me and u on this virtual situation? Lol I heard rumors that vlad don’t even be in the room when he interviews

[@daronjones4408]

Lol that’s crazy

[@senecajones1417]

He was good in Superfly

[@BG-sq4qf]

What was Ya'Mans drinking when he told him he looked too much like Bow-Wow, I don't see it!