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Compton, a neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles, is a place where drive-by shootings and unemployment are rampant. But it is also a place where harmony coexists with adversity, especially for three young men growing up there: Darren "Doughboy" Baker ([[Ice Cube]]), an unambitious drug dealer; his half-brother Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a college-bound teenage father; and Ricky's best friend Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who aspires to a brighter future. In a world where a trip to the store can end in death, the friends have diverse reactions to their bleak surroundings. Tre's resolve is strengthened by a strong father (Laurence Fishburne) who does his best to keep him on the right track, but the lessons Tre learns are put to the test when tragedy strikes close to home, and violence seems like the only recourse.

 

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Tre's dad, Furious Styles (Laurence Fishburne)... and yes, that's his actual name.

* [[Boomerang Bigot]]: Officer Coffey is a black policeman who shows apathy and hostility to blacks.

 

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