FIVE IDEAS FOR RAP BIOPICS IN THE WAKE OF THE SUCCESS AND ACCLAIM OF "STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON", IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER...

1. "CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME: The Wu Tang Clan Saga", a Netflix original series. First season centers around cousins RZA (known back then as Prince Rakeem), GZA (aka The Genius) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (formerly Ason Unique). Largely dealing with Rakeem's criminal lifestyle, the first season ends with the forming of the earliest version of the Wu Tang Clan, with Rakeem becoming The RZA and christening Staten Island as Shaolin.

2. "Boogie Down Bronx", the life and times of KRS-ONE and DJ Scott La Rock. Directed by Sam Raimi, combining elements of movies like "Stand And Deliver" and "Lean On Me" with budding young social worker Scott Sterling trying to reach out to homeless graffiti ragamuffin Larry Parker. As the rise of Boogie Down Productions is chronicled, the movie ends with the tragic death of Scott and KRS-ONE's new-found consciousness as a rapper and a teacher.

3. "King Of Rock" is the story of how RUN-DMC revived Aerosmith's career. Focusing on the making of the Raising Hell album in general and the landmark "Walk This Way" in particular, this made-for-TV movie splits its time between the Queens rap trio's soaring career and the downward spiral of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, culminating in the creation of rap-rock. The grand finale is the making of the classic video featuring the two groups at odds with each but finally sharing the stage together.

4. "East West", directed by Oliver Stone. An unflinching panoramic view of the East Coast/West Coast feuds in the '90s that ended with the unsolved murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Done in the manic style of his masterpiece JFK, Stone's pseudo-documentary film boasts an all-star cast, a soundtrack produced by Trent Reznor, and plenty of op-eds in publications such as the New York Times and XXL.

5. "Banned In The U.S.A." Straight-to-DVD independently-produced biopic of Luther "Luke" Campbell and his run-ins with the Miami law and the First Amendment over the lyrics of the 2 Live Crew's As Nasty As They Wanna Be. Milos Forman was originally attached to the project but ultimately left citing 'creative differences' with Campbell, the executive producer. Due to the non-involvement of the other members of the group, many names and song titles are changed in order to get the movie made.