It Ain’t Just Ice Cube And Dr. Dre: Did You Know They Were From Compton?

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Tiny Lister

You know, Deebo. The 6’5″ professional tough guy, aka actor, was another born and raised in Compton. But before he was playing a black president in The Fifth Element or an overgrown bully with s**t streaks in his drawls, Lister was a big young man trying to stay out of trouble. According to his biography on his website, Lister stayed away from gang life and focused on “religion over wrongdoing.” So don’t let his characters fool you.

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