About
Straight Outta Somewhere is a generator of the logo of the 2015 biographical drama film Straight Outta Compton to promote the film. Images made from the generator have been posted on social media and has become a trending topic in many sites.
Origin
The Red Band trailer of Straight Outta Compton was released on February 8, 2015, and will be released on theaters on August 14, 2015. The film shows the rise and disbandment of the 90’s rap group N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit Attitudes). The title of the movie was borrowed from their debut album of the same name.[1]
On July 23, 2015, a promotional site for the film named Straight Outta Somewhere was created as an image generator based on the film’s logo. The images made from it can be saved and shared via Facebook and Twitter.[2]
Spread
Most of the images are posted with the hashtag “#StraightOutta” or “#StraightOuttaSomewhere”. The hashtag has been trending on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. As of August 9, 2015, both hashtags have a total of approximately 206,000 tweets.[3] On August 7, 2015, Vine personality LeJuan James posted on a picture from the site on Twitter with the caption “HISPANICPARENTS #StraightOutta #TeamLeJuan” (below, left), and has acquired 140 retweets and 195 favorites. On August 9, 2015, rapper Lil’ Kim posted a picture also made from the generator on Instagram, with the caption “#StraightOutta BROOKLYN!! @beatsbydre” (below, right). The image has gained over 16,100 likes and 360 comments.
On August 7, 2015, the 120 Sports Facebook page posted a video about the pictures from the site, specifically the sports-related ones. The video currently has over 1,700 views and 62 likes.
Comin' straight outta Compton!In honor of Ice Cube's new movie Straight Outta Compton, the internet had a FIELDDAY creating #StraightOutta memes that did not disappoint!
Posted by 120 Sports on Friday, August 7, 2015
On the same day, the website for Dime Magazine published an article about the NBA-related images from the generator, featuring pictures poking fun of DeAndre Jordan, Chris Broussard and other NBA-related stars.[4] On August 8, 2015, one of USA Today Sports’ websites For The Win published an article on mixed martial artist Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino’s post on Instagram to “troll” Ronda Rousey (below, right). The article currently has more than 8,000 shares.[5]
Notable Examples
