Macbeth in Compton Review: Shakespeare, Skid Row Records and One Very Big Gold Chain
William Shakespeare probably never imagined Macbeth opening with cars cruising through 1990s Compton while a beat evokes the West Coast hip-hop of the period. Then again, Shakespeare also never got to see someone translate “Pray thee, peace” into “You better shut yo ass up!” in the subtitles, so frankly the man missed out. Macbeth in…
