The Strength of Street Knowledge

The Strength of Street Knowledge was a live-action TV series airing on Netflix. The series was based around the history of N.W.A., and their respective careers and lives. Each season consisted of 13 episodes.

Starring Cast

 * Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre (Season 1)
 * O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube (Season 1)
 * Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E (Season 1)
 * Aldis Hodge as MC Ren (Season 1)
 * Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella (Season 1)
 * Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller (Season 1)

Recurring Cast

 * Marlon Yates Jr. as The D.O.C. (Season 1)
 * Corey Reynolds as Alonzo Williams (Season 1)

Guest Stars

 * Brandon Lafourche as Arabian Prince (Season 1)
 * Lisa Renee Pitts as Verna Young (Season 1)
 * Keith Powers as Tyree Crayon (Season 1)
 * Rhyon Nicole Brown as Michel'le (Season 1)
 * Camryn Howard as DJ Speed (Season 1)
 * Cleavon McClendon as Sir Jinx (Season 1)
 * R. Marcos Taylor as Suge Knight (Season 1)

Season One
A group of kids from Compton, California have a dream; for their voice to be heard. After co-founding Ruthless Records with Jerry Heller, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright forms the group N.W.A. with producer Andre "Dr. Dre" Young. After recruiting rappers Ice Cube and MC Ren, and producer DJ Yella, the group got to work on making what they refer to as "reality rap", with their debut album as N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton, as well as Eazy-E's hit debut single "Boyz-n-the-Hood", and solo album Eazy-Duz-It.