There's a shot early in the new film about rap group N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton," that shows a teenaged Andre Young lying on his back at home, surrounded by records.
It's a quick moment. Albums encircle the artist now known as Dr. Dre, a selection of funk, soul and early rap by James Brown, Roy Ayers, Zapp, Parliament-Funkadelic and others that both inspired the platinum producer as he became a household name and helped soundtrack big chunks of "Straight Outta Compton."
Dre's favorite songs propel the movie, one about the rise of gangsta rap, "the strength of street knowledge" and the power of music as messenger.