Straight Outta Compton starts out in 1986, but one of its accessories is from 1991.
In one of the film's early scenes, Eazy-E (played by Jason Mitchell) sports a black Chicago White Sox hat with a white logo. However, some sports history buffs immediately realized something -- that logo didn't even exist in 1986.
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#161: Straight Outta Compton - MovieCount 2015. Great movie! Except Easy-E's 1991 White Sox hat in 1986. #anachronism pic.twitter.com/jETH1sxAbC— Mike Provine (@mjprovine) August 18, 2015
The white logo was created in 1990 and officially rolled out in 1991. Prior to that, the Sox logo went through a few other incarnations.
Even though it was placed in the wrong year, the film wasn't wrong to show E wearing the cap. That Sox logo was particularly popular with the hip-hop set in the '90s, with Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and 50 Cent donning it at one time or another.
Rap legends Eazy-E ,@drdre @icecube & @50cent all seen wearing the classic @whitesox hat. #Chicago #WhiteSox #50cent pic.twitter.com/lwz6lAt0pj— Chicago History (@Chicago_History) August 23, 2014