Straight Outta Compton–And Into The 30 Under 30 Class Of 2016

NWA 2.0: O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell earned their spots on our 30 Under 30 list thanks to their roles in Straight Outta Compton. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images).

When O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson started to tell his son he’d won the role playing his father in Straight Outta Compton, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. thought he was in trouble.

“I was driving, and my dad called and told me he wanted to talk to me when I got home,” recalls the younger Jackson. “I was thinking, ‘Wha...