“We get to L.A., and the L.A. riots had occurred one week earlier, and we’re supposed to shoot in Compton, but you can’t get a film permit to shoot in Compton at the time because there are sniper attacks going on. So I go, ‘What looks like Compton?’”
Part 6 of my uncredited rap director series is a hilarious talk with Peter Lauer on Run-DMC’s “Run’s House,” Black & White’s “Feel the Vibe” (featuring Heather Hunter), and why DJ Quik’s “Jus Lyke Compton” was the last video he made.
http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/articles/on-the-job-training-part-six
