Plot Synopsis

As told through the eyes of rapper The Game, other celebrities, and the city's current and former residents and leaders, STREETS OF COMPTON is a three-part series about the city of Compton, chronicling the its history and illustrating how the iconic music, culture and style that came out of the area in the '80s and early '90s were influenced by the drugs, gangs and political turmoil of the time. The city was a predominantly white, conservative suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s, transforming over the years into ground zero for notorious gangs the Bloods, the Crips and Surenos in the 1980s and influencing a generation of hip hop artists and rappers like NWA, The Game and Kendrick Lamar. Additional exclusive interviews with current and former Compton residents include actress Niecy Nash, comedian Paul Rodriguez and musicians Lil Eazy-E, DJ Yella, Arabian Prince, DJ Speed, Tha Chill, MC Eiht, AD, Payso and Problem. The Game's mother Lynette Baker, father G.A.Taylor and manager Cash Jones as well as Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams and former Black Panther Robert Johnson are also interviewed. Other Compton notables featured in the docuseries include Mayor Aja Brown, former mayors Omar Bradley and Eric Perrodin, former Compton Councilwoman Patricia Moore, members of the Compton police department gang unit, gang experts and many more. STREETS OF COMPTON, also called a three-part A&E original film, features exclusive music from The Game's new companion project, also entitled "Streets of Compton," which is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016. The album features The Game on each of the eleven tracks, and is a hip hop homage to his hometown. STREETS OF COMPTON premiered from 9-11pm ET/PT on Thursday, June 9, 2016, as A&E debuted the first and second parts of the program.
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On Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 10pm ET/PT, A&E premiered the third and final part of STREETS OF COMPTON, immediately following an encore presentation of the first two hours from 8-10pm. In the finale, the city of Compton tries to recover from the crack epidemic as a new generation finds its voice. The Game, Venus and Serena Williams and Kendrick Lamar make their mark on global culture.