![]() “And I don’t care if I get to do the voice of a pig, a dog or a bear-I don’t care-I just want it!”Īctress Rhyon Nicole Brown, who plays Michel’le in Surviving Compton, did her best to recreate the voice in the film. I’m waiting for something to bite,” she said. ![]() “I’m signed to a voiceover agency so hopefully I’ll land something really quickly because I love it. When asked Michel’le if she wanted to voice a cartoon character, she said she’d be interested. When asked if her voice was due to anything wrong, she said it wasn’t. ![]() She said that she didn’t start talking until she was 3 or 4 years old. In an interview with The Breakfast Club in March 2015, Michel’le said that her voice has always been like that. Michel’le explained that’s because she talks over her larynx and her singing comes from her diaphragm. Although she has powerful vocals when she sings, she sounds entirely different when she talks. The film also furthers Lifetime’s Broad Focus mission of hiring and supporting female creatives behind the camera, with writing by Dianne Houston (Take The Lead), directing by Janice Cooke (“One Tree Hill,” “UnREAL”), costumes by Jonetta Boon (“The Notebook”), casting by Fern Champion (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Leah Daniels (Empire) and Sharon Lieblein (“Million Dollar Quartet”), and composing by Kathryn Bostic (“Dear White People”), among others.When Michel’le was on The Wendy Williams Show last year, the first thing Williams wanted to get out of the way was her unique, mousy voice. “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le” is produced for Lifetime by Sony Pictures Television and Thinkfactory Media. With children from both men and a career to protect, Michel’le’s voice became silenced by Compton’s biggest power players. Friendship would turn into a courtly romance, but the union Michel’le thought they had did not end happily-ever-after. Dre (Hamilton) pushed her into a life tarnished by alcohol, drugs and violence until her savior came in the unlikely form of Suge Knight (Taylor), co-founder of Death Row Records and Dre’s business partner. A nearly decade-long romance with the infamous Dr. Surrounded by industry visionaries from Eazy-E to Tupac Shakur, Michel’le quickly climbed the charts but, her musical successes were soon overshadowed by betrayal and corruption. Marcos Taylor, who reprises his role as Suge Knight after having starred as the music executive in last year’s feature film, “Straight Outta Compton.” Jamie Kennedy (“Scream,” “Malibu’s Most Wanted”) also stars as music manager Jerry Heller.ĭiscovered at a young age, the shy, squeaky-voiced Michel’le (Brown) was plucked straight from South Central, Los Angeles and catapulted into the spotlight while riding N.W.A.’s rocket ride of early success. Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Thinkfactory Media, Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le stars Rhyon Nicole Brown (“Lincoln Heights”) as Michel’le, newcomer Curtis Hamilton as Dr. The first lady of Ruthless Records, who triumphed over a life riddled with abuse and adversity, is ready to share her story with the world. Celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel’le will speak up and speak out about the darker side of Compton hip-hop as she narrates the Lifetime Original Movie, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le,” based on her life story, premiering Saturday, October 15 at 8PM ET/PT. ![]()
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