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Rapper Ice Cube flashes his Raiders t-shirt at the NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 in Oakland, Calif.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Rapper Ice Cube flashes his Raiders t-shirt at the NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 in Oakland, Calif.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Paul Sakuma/Associated Press

Ice Cube Gives Oakland Raiders Sneak Peek of 'Straight Outta Compton'

Kyle Newport
Aug 13, 2015

As if they didn't know it already, Oakland Raiders players recently found out there are perks to being a professional athlete.

Rapper and actor Ice Cube—who is a Raiders fan—gave the team a sneak peek at his new movie, Straight Outta Compton, on Wednesday night. The movie is set to hit theaters Thursday, but he held a private screening to let players from his favorite team check it out before the general public.

It never hurts to have a celebrity devoted to your team, and the relationship can be beneficial to both sides. As Ice Cube showed, having a celebrity fan can lead to some cool perks.

Here's what some of the Raiders players thought about Straight Outta Compton:

The early reviews are in, and it looks like the film lives up to the hype.

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