The Raiders will likely have plenty of celebrity fans if/when they end up back in Los Angeles.
But one of the biggest from their previous incarnation in L.A. sent them a little gift last night.
According to tweets from a number of players, rapper Ice Cube sent the team a videotaped message and an advance copy of the new movie “Straight Outta Compton,” which they watched last night in lieu of meetings.
@icecube thanks for hooking the @RAIDERS up with the early peek of "Straight outta Compton".
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) August 13, 2015
Cube and the rest of the members of N.W.A. wore Raiders gear throughout their rise to prominence in the 1980s, with the swagger associated with the team in those days a perfect fit for the group’s hard-edged style.