The dramatic intro to Dr. Dre’s final album provides an overview on the city and its reputation, setting the scene like an introduction to a movie. This is perfectly fitting considering this is the self-proclaimed “Soundtrack” to Compton.

The news report sounds like a young Bill Kurtis in the 1980’s. However when released in 2015, Compton was only about 33% African American, while the largest ethnic group is Latino at 65%. The murder rate had also dropped – there were only 28 homicides in Compton during 2014.