bungalow-style house where we’re meeting. The windows roll down and the two women inside the car inquire about the houses from Boyz N the Hood. They’re thrilled to hear that they’ve arrived ...

But did you know that the show shares DNA with 1991’s “Boyz n the Hood?” That’s a pretty big “but.” Let’s talk about the big but. In the late ’80s, a University of Southern ...

Boyz n the Hood was writer/director John Singleton’s first film, and to say that the young artist nailed it would be an understatement. The story takes place in an all black neighborhood plagued ...

In 1986, John Singleton crafted the idea for the coming-of-age drama Boyz n the Hood as part of his application for film school. Four years later upon graduation, he sold the script to Columbia ...

A lot of the nostalgia around the 20 th anniversary of writer/director John Singleton's "Boyz N The Hood" misses something: namely that, above everything else, its appeal lay in the fact that its ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since Boyz n the Hood hit the big screen, yet the film’s portrayal of racial inequality in America still remains culturally impactful today. By exploring themes of ...

The film was Boyz n the Hood. Press coverage of violence attributed to its opening made it controversial, while rave reviews made it one of the most critically acclaimed of the year. Later ...

By Lawrence Ware When John Singleton’s first film, “Boyz N the Hood,” was released on July 12, 1991, it immediately made him a household name in many Black communities across the country.